I have done two separate recent finger prick blood glucose tests on myself, on the 27th and the other yesterday on the 5th Jan. Both done about 1hour 50 mins after eating. My results were 5.4 and 5.9 which I see is in the normal range for a non diabetic.
However I know that the most accurate test for a diagnosis of diabetes is the HbA1c blood test along with a fasting blood sample but my question is how likely would it be that those numbers would be high if my finger prick tests were within the normal range?
Don't the finger prick tests provide a good indication that you may have diabetes?
The symptoms I've been having don't seem to be relenting. I'm still having occasional bouts of frequent urination where I find I'm sometimes peeing more than I drink and still occasionally waking up at night with a slight sensation of wanting to pee. A mild dry mouth too in the night but no thirst, hunger or tiredness. No other symptoms otherwise.
If you really want to know what is going on with your body and how it reacts to food, if you are in a country that supports it yu can buy a libre freestyle. the actual scanner costs about £50 an the reader another £50, though you can link it to your phone instead.
I have used these on myself and two none diabetic friends.
One is obese (BMI about 38) and does not react at all to foods, he flatlines at between 3.9 to 4.2 almost all the time no matter what he eats, but his glucose shoots up on exertion showing how unfit he is. He now knows he needs to do something about his weight and his exercise.
The second is overweight (BMI about 27) she generally says between about 4.2 - 4.5 she is more active and so exercise doesn't do much,but she now knows she has to be careful when eating sugary things which cause horrible spikes because all indications are that unless she keeps control of her intake - she is already on the path towards diabetes
I have T2 diabetes, I wear one all the time because I can afford to. In all honesty though I now know pretty much what it will tell me about the food I am going to eat, and as such I don't really need it any more. An occasional reminder would be sufficient.
For anyone concerned about how their body reacts to their food intake, spending £50 to see for yourself for a couple of weeks , is money well spent compared to a good meal out for two.