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Hi, here is my background.
I have a strong family history of Diabetes and so have asked for yearly checks from the GP. I was creeping towards pre-diabetes in 2003 but have managed (somehow!) to remain within normal levels since. The last year has been very stressful and my diet has been poor (lots of snacks and hurried meals). I'm overweight and I know I'm not doing myself any favours. I also skipped my yearly test.
My husband is diabetic and I test myself from time to time using his finger strips. My readings are ok. He is using the FreeStyle disc system at the moment, and I thought that if I tried one myself it would give me more detailed information.
I know that any meter can be slightly inaccurate, and the disc system may read lower than the finger test. But I'm confused by two things.
1. Overnight my reading was 4.9, by 8am it was 5.9 (true fasting reading, high for me) - and before I ate an hour later it read at 8.2!! So it climbed from 4.9 50 8.2 in 5 hours yet I'd not eaten? Also, I rarely get readings above 7.7 at any time of day.
2. I are a cooked meal around 1pm. Two hours later my reading was 3.8. And I was really hungry. This is something that I've noticed, just a couple of hours after eating a main meal I am hungry again. Is this a sign of pre diabetes?
The rest of my readings so far (I'm on Day 2) have been normal - so long as the meter is reasonably accurate that is. I think that whether I'm now pre-diabetic or not, I need to sort myself out, lose some weight and watch those carbs.
I have a strong family history of Diabetes and so have asked for yearly checks from the GP. I was creeping towards pre-diabetes in 2003 but have managed (somehow!) to remain within normal levels since. The last year has been very stressful and my diet has been poor (lots of snacks and hurried meals). I'm overweight and I know I'm not doing myself any favours. I also skipped my yearly test.
My husband is diabetic and I test myself from time to time using his finger strips. My readings are ok. He is using the FreeStyle disc system at the moment, and I thought that if I tried one myself it would give me more detailed information.
I know that any meter can be slightly inaccurate, and the disc system may read lower than the finger test. But I'm confused by two things.
1. Overnight my reading was 4.9, by 8am it was 5.9 (true fasting reading, high for me) - and before I ate an hour later it read at 8.2!! So it climbed from 4.9 50 8.2 in 5 hours yet I'd not eaten? Also, I rarely get readings above 7.7 at any time of day.
2. I are a cooked meal around 1pm. Two hours later my reading was 3.8. And I was really hungry. This is something that I've noticed, just a couple of hours after eating a main meal I am hungry again. Is this a sign of pre diabetes?
The rest of my readings so far (I'm on Day 2) have been normal - so long as the meter is reasonably accurate that is. I think that whether I'm now pre-diabetic or not, I need to sort myself out, lose some weight and watch those carbs.