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<blockquote data-quote="jjne" data-source="post: 2415661" data-attributes="member: 544975"><p>I seem to be hitting the same issue I did the other week, where the numbers hit a certain threshold then refuse to go down further.</p><p></p><p>Last night I was 10.1 after a carb-free meal. Excellent I thought, not spiking this is good.</p><p></p><p>However, this morning I was still at 9.8. And after testing myself again today, after eating absolutely nothing, it went from 9.8 to 9.7 and now 9.6.</p><p></p><p>Is this right? It almost seems as if my body "wants" to be at this figure and is failing to produce any insulin to get the number down, despite it still being high. I found this previously without metformin where it would stabilise at about 11.5 or so.</p><p></p><p>Should I inform the doctor about this? Or is this some sort of normal body reaction to being starved of carbs and burning up reserves?</p><p></p><p>I should point out I am not hungry and do not have cravings. I've had probably a total of 20g of carbs since last Wednesday, plus whatever that (almost totally meat) takeaway had in it on Saturday (which did not spike me either).</p><p></p><p>This could be a duff glucose meter, although I have my doubts. I've bought another one to be sure, just in case. I did change to a new batch of strips, direct from the manufacturer the other day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jjne, post: 2415661, member: 544975"] I seem to be hitting the same issue I did the other week, where the numbers hit a certain threshold then refuse to go down further. Last night I was 10.1 after a carb-free meal. Excellent I thought, not spiking this is good. However, this morning I was still at 9.8. And after testing myself again today, after eating absolutely nothing, it went from 9.8 to 9.7 and now 9.6. Is this right? It almost seems as if my body "wants" to be at this figure and is failing to produce any insulin to get the number down, despite it still being high. I found this previously without metformin where it would stabilise at about 11.5 or so. Should I inform the doctor about this? Or is this some sort of normal body reaction to being starved of carbs and burning up reserves? I should point out I am not hungry and do not have cravings. I've had probably a total of 20g of carbs since last Wednesday, plus whatever that (almost totally meat) takeaway had in it on Saturday (which did not spike me either). This could be a duff glucose meter, although I have my doubts. I've bought another one to be sure, just in case. I did change to a new batch of strips, direct from the manufacturer the other day. [/QUOTE]
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