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New to test blood glucose levels.

Rosie1953

Rosie1953

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Location
Norwich
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
New to testing

I received my codefree blood glucose monitor this afternoon. Been having a play. I can't work out How to set up the monitor so it record wether it before food or after.

Today food intake.

Breakfast TOTAL carbs 30g

2 Weetabixs (24g carbs) with 4ozs semi skimmed milk. (6g carbs)

Lunch TOTAL carbs 19g

100grms tinned tomatoes, (5g) 60grms lean pork sausages. (0g)
60grms mushrooms (1g) Cup sliced apple (13g)

Dinner TOTAL carbs 6g

Omelette.
2 eggs (1g) 25grms mushrooms (1g) 25grms broccoli (1g) 22grms red pepper (1g)
30grms zucchini (1g) 80grms lean Ham (1g)

Lunch at 12-30.

1st blood test at 2-40pm 5.3

2nd blood test at 5-15pm 6.1

Dinner finished at 5-45

3rd blood test 7-45pm. 5.7



I'm doing a test first thing in the morning do I need to do one before I go to bed this evening.
 
Hello Rosie,

Those readings look very good.

The best way to test out if a meal suits you is to test immediately before you eat. Then again at 2 hours after your first bite. You can also test at 1 hour after and 3 hours after if you wish. Look at the difference between the before meal level and the 2 hour level. If it is more than 2mmol/l that meal needs some attention as there may be too many carbs. An after meal test on its own doesn't mean very much.

First thing in the morning is a good idea, and if it seems to be consistently higher than you want, test at bedtime to see what difference there is.
 
My HbA1c was only just over as I think they say borderline is 48 and mine was 50. But they put me on 500g Metformin as I had several blood test over the last few months that was either borderline or just over and I had been feeling dry all the time and light headed.

I don't know why my pre meal test was higher than the one 21/2 hrs later.
 
Rosie1953 said:
My HbA1c was only just over as I think they say borderline is 48 and mine was 50. But they put me on 500g Metformin as I had several blood test over the last few months that was either borderline or just over and I had been feeling dry all the time and light headed.

I don't know why my pre meal test was higher than the one 21/2 hrs later.
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Mine was 67. I declined medication and ate low carb. It is now 35.
 
Rosie1953 said:
My HbA1c was only just over as I think they say borderline is 48 and mine was 50. But they put me on 500g Metformin as I had several blood test over the last few months that was either borderline or just over and I had been feeling dry all the time and light headed.

I don't know why my pre meal test was higher than the one 21/2 hrs later.
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The reason your reading at 5-15pm was higher could be anything. What did you do in that time? Did you have a drink, have some exercise, rush about? Also, our meters aren't 100% accurate. They only have to be within 15% either way. Your last reading could have been a rogue reading. Did you wash your hand beforehand? So many reasons. I wouldn't worry about it.
 
I'm have been trying to do the low carbs diet for the last couple of days. Not finding it very easy as I not a very big meat eater, I had to force myself to eat the sausages lunch time as I was stuck on what I could have.

I lost 11lbs in a month and I was following the NHS Diabetic diet I had down loaded from the internet. Don't know what my blood reading was as didn't start doing that until today.

I have my 2hr type 2 education course on the 12th November. But will make my own mind up what cause of diet I will follow. Still got plenty more weight to loss.
 
Can stress make it go higher as I had only just got back from the hospital, for Physio on my wrist that's not working. So was feeling rather stressed.
 
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