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<blockquote data-quote="AndBreathe" data-source="post: 1357675" data-attributes="member: 88961"><p>Confucious - As walnut_face suggests you are focusing to keenly on each and every reading your see.</p><p></p><p>In your shoes, I would live normally (no changes to diet or exercise routines) but test my bloods, for a couple of weeks to get a handle on what my "normal state" actually is. Alongside the finger prick testing, I would keep a food diary of what I ate and drank, and when, so that I could match the numbers and foods up. The lab bloods you had done at the hospital suggest no cause for concern - this tactic would likely back that up. If it didn't, at least you would have ideas where the issues lie.</p><p></p><p>"Normal" people, without diabetes also have variable blood readings if the do finger prick testing, but for obvious reasons, not many do test. It is my further belief that they have the sorts of lows you saw on your meter, especially when either hungry or after certain types of exercise.</p><p></p><p>When a person with a working hormone/digestive system goes a bit low on the blood numbers, their liver releases a bit of glucose to bring the numbers back into a more comfortable zone. That could well have been what you saw when you did your 3.1 test, followed by a 4.7 an hour later.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, I would urge you not to have decided you have a medical condition before you have adequate information (information, not symptoms or feelings).</p><p></p><p>Anyone can see a rogue reading on their meter. It happens if finger tips, strips are contaminated. If you see a number you really cannot get your head around (either very high or very low), it's best to wash and dry your hands and redo the test.</p><p></p><p>You really do need to build up data or there is an acute danger you will send yourself into a stressful tailspin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndBreathe, post: 1357675, member: 88961"] Confucious - As walnut_face suggests you are focusing to keenly on each and every reading your see. In your shoes, I would live normally (no changes to diet or exercise routines) but test my bloods, for a couple of weeks to get a handle on what my "normal state" actually is. Alongside the finger prick testing, I would keep a food diary of what I ate and drank, and when, so that I could match the numbers and foods up. The lab bloods you had done at the hospital suggest no cause for concern - this tactic would likely back that up. If it didn't, at least you would have ideas where the issues lie. "Normal" people, without diabetes also have variable blood readings if the do finger prick testing, but for obvious reasons, not many do test. It is my further belief that they have the sorts of lows you saw on your meter, especially when either hungry or after certain types of exercise. When a person with a working hormone/digestive system goes a bit low on the blood numbers, their liver releases a bit of glucose to bring the numbers back into a more comfortable zone. That could well have been what you saw when you did your 3.1 test, followed by a 4.7 an hour later. To be honest, I would urge you not to have decided you have a medical condition before you have adequate information (information, not symptoms or feelings). Anyone can see a rogue reading on their meter. It happens if finger tips, strips are contaminated. If you see a number you really cannot get your head around (either very high or very low), it's best to wash and dry your hands and redo the test. You really do need to build up data or there is an acute danger you will send yourself into a stressful tailspin. [/QUOTE]
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