One random test after food or drink is a bit meaningless really, did you test before your few sips of tea? Did you have milk in it? Was there sugar? I suspect your number probably wouldn’t have been much lower before the tea even if it did have milk.
As your new to testing the advice is to test right before first bite of a meal then 2 hrs after first bite to see what that meal has done to your BG. Forgetting for a moment what your starting number is, though ideally you are looking for something below 7. What you are testing for is the 2hr rise between the two numbers. If it’s 2 or less then that meal was probably ok for you. If it’s more than 2 then you either need to reduce the carbs or cut them all together.
Looking at your other post your just on the cusp of diabetes at 49 so if you reduce your carbs in your meals (not just sugar, all carbs turn to sugar) so things like potato,rice,pasta,bread, flour products you should begin to see a reduction in your numbers
A good testing regime in the beginning to establish what your body can cope with is fasting test - so first thing as soon as you rise then test at first bite and 2 hrs after first bite. Try not to snack and stick to 2 or 3 meals a day, drinks are fine but be aware if you do have milk it does have carbs so although minimal they can add up if you drink a lot of hot drinks.
Hopefully if you reduce your carbs you will start to see your numbers come down
Please be aware that OP is new to testing and diagnosis so their numbers will still be higher than liked until they get into the way of things, they are very much in the learning stageNo that's high! Should be between 7-9 ideally. I tried 100g of chip shop chips and haddock and 2hours later it went o 12.2 but then if I have a sandwich made out of Danish bread it can be as low as 7.1 after 2 hours. It really is the carbs that effect the reading. So chips are an absolute treat now!
What did you have to eat? Did you test before you ate? If you did what was that number? If your rise was less than 2 then that meal would seem to be ok, if that’s the case you now have to work on getting your before numbers down. Try not to stress as that can very easily affect numbers too. It’s a marathon not a race and you’ll get there don’t worry. Have you read one of our members @JoKalsbeek blog which has some great info in it, I have tagged her just in case you haven’t seen it yet.It now reads 12.9, 2 hours after first bite. Is that ok?
Hi @Ali58 ,Just started using a Blood Glucose Meter, read 10.8, after only a few sips of tea. Should I be concerned. It was 11.6 last night after a couple of hours after a meal.
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