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Type 2 how do I do this then? :)

lotuslight

lotuslight

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Location
Yorkshire
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hello I have been advised by doc to test my blood sugar
X 3 day for two weeks.

This morning my first read was 7.1

I had had 2 milky coffees no sugar.

Does anyone have any information links online I can view please about what readings are good or bad please?



Thanks you so much
 
lotuslight said:
Hello I have been advised by doc to test my blood sugar
X 3 day for two weeks.

This morning my first read was 7.1

I had had 2 milky coffees no sugar.

Does anyone have any information links online I can view please about what readings are good or bad please?



Thanks you so much
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There's a tutorial on the site (not forum). I've only been testing for three days and find that you can get a good idea of the effects of food on glucose by testing 2 hours after.
Your fasting test should be done as soon as possible after waking up, without eating or drinking anything. Good luck with your testing and control.

How To Test Your Blood Glucose - Video Guide (diabetes.co.uk)
 
1st take a deep breath, then have a mooch around here. Many of us type 2's find a lowe(er) carb healthy fat diet is the way to go. How low depends on your body. Some go full on Carnivore (meat & animal products only) some Keto (less than 20g carbs a day) some up to 100g carbs a day. If you've not been give one, and you can afford it get a Meter. It has nothing to gain by selling you this WOE (Way of eating) or that WOE. It just tells you what that particular foodstuff does to you.
Remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint.
Finally Welcome to our little corner of the internet
 
Ah thank you my fingers hurt now , sulking a bit but that’s because I stuffed up two.

Yes hopefully putting on the positive road to controlling it more thank you
 
Try the sides, near the nail. Pricking the pad WILL hurt.
Expect to waste a good few more. There a knack to getting a nice rounded drop. 2 of my fingers refuse to play at all! You'll get to know your own, but it is so worth sticking to
 
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