Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

[Defren]

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn

9.1 this morning...single figures!! yay...

I had full faith in you. Well done Clay xx

 

[andrewk]

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You may have a meter free from the manufacturer, but I would lay odds you won't get strips or lancets on prescription.

Don't be too sure about that. I *have* been offered strips on prescription (one box a month) and am going to take them up on the offer, the next time I see the diabetic nurse and GP. I don't see lancets as an issue - if you use one per day, the cost is trivial.

Andrew

 

[Defren]

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn

You may have a meter free from the manufacturer, but I would lay odds you won't get strips or lancets on prescription.

Don't be too sure about that. I *have* been offered strips on prescription (one box a month) and am going to take them up on the offer, the next time I see the diabetic nurse and GP. I don't see lancets as an issue - if you use one per day, the cost is trivial.

Andrew

Good luck and well done if you do, the vast majority of T2's here can't get a thing on prescription.

 

[Arthurk]

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A very happy 5.4 this morning. I decided to try and wean myself off the glic and yesterday was my first day without any at all. Just hope I can maintain it!!!

 

[Anonymous]

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9.1 this morning...single figures!! yay...

How fantastic are you doing now. Brilliant!

 

[Anonymous]

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Errr ....... I was given one - by Abbott, completely free. As it happened, I already had an Abbott Freestyle Mini, which I used. On the Abbott website, you can download software (FOC) that makes it easier to monitor you BG levels. They will also supply you with a free lead to connect a Freestyle monitor to your PC. Two days after I downloaded the software, I got a phone call from someone at Abbott who said they were going to upgrade my monitor to a FreeStyle Lite - which I now use. It arrived in the post a few days later - again, completely free. I'm sure their action is not entirely (or even partly?) altruistic as they will make money on sale of strips for the lifetime of the monitor (they are typically £10 - £12 /box of 50 on Fleabay - but double that elsewhere).

If anyone lives near me (Oldham), they are welcome to have my old FreeStyle Mini. It still works fine

Andrew

Errr I said given by the Doctor or DSN. You may have a meter free from the manufacturer, but I would lay odds you won't get strips or lancets on prescription.

Didn`t you know I get mine on prescription as well? Not for much longer I bet. I have a feeling it will all stop in June.

I was 5.4 this morning. Happy with that after ny naughty ways the other night

 

[chris lowe]

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This morning 6.2 but can vary between 4.8 and 7.2
Don't know why as I rarely eat anything after 8pm and if I am out, it's diet coke or fizzy water. Occasionally I will have a cappuchino but for some reason it hikes my readings up in the 8's

 

[Defren]

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn

Errr ....... I was given one - by Abbott, completely free. As it happened, I already had an Abbott Freestyle Mini, which I used. On the Abbott website, you can download software (FOC) that makes it easier to monitor you BG levels. They will also supply you with a free lead to connect a Freestyle monitor to your PC. Two days after I downloaded the software, I got a phone call from someone at Abbott who said they were going to upgrade my monitor to a FreeStyle Lite - which I now use. It arrived in the post a few days later - again, completely free. I'm sure their action is not entirely (or even partly?) altruistic as they will make money on sale of strips for the lifetime of the monitor (they are typically £10 - £12 /box of 50 on Fleabay - but double that elsewhere).

If anyone lives near me (Oldham), they are welcome to have my old FreeStyle Mini. It still works fine

Andrew

Errr I said given by the Doctor or DSN. You may have a meter free from the manufacturer, but I would lay odds you won't get strips or lancets on prescription.

Didn`t you know I get mine on prescription as well? Not for much longer I bet. I have a feeling it will all stop in June.

I was 5.4 this morning. Happy with that after ny naughty ways the other night

No I didn't know, but you know that the vast majority of T2's here don't get them.

 

[Anonymous]

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Didn`t you know I get mine on prescription as well? Not for much longer I bet. I have a feeling it will all stop in June.

I was 5.4 this morning. Happy with that after ny naughty ways the other night

No I didn't know, but you know that the vast majority of T2's here don't get them.[/quote]

I know. I am very lucky. I have said I get them a few times. No one has put a limit on it, but I think a box a month is as far as I dare push it.

 

[claymic]

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i have to say i am very lucky re strips...i used to get 50 a month but after my yearly check i told them i am trying to sort it out and need to test more so now i had 100 stips.... i still have to buy another 100 for the month but as tesco says...every little helps!!!

 

[Anonymous]

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I have been buying additional strips to go with my meter, but I bit the bullet and bought an SD codefree today. It was cheaper to do that with an extra 50 tests than buy another box of freestyle lite strips.

 

[James131036]

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Hi Defran

Many Thanks for that reply.

Any reccomendations for meters

James

 

[Defren]

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn

Hi Defran

Many Thanks for that reply.

Any reccomendations for meters

James

Myself and many others here use the SD codefree meter. It's just a meter, no bells and whistles but does the job. The strips range in price from £4.99 per 50 to £6.99, much, much cheaper than any other strips on the market. I got mine from Amazon, others from Ebay. Good luck.

 

[Anonymous]

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oh the horror! I dropped my basal significantly last night as I have to get a whole pile of bloods done this morning including the HbA1c. Now I was aiming for above 6 and I get up and test and it's 4.8 :shock: I've got another hour or so before I can get tested and I know I need to drink water but too scared too. I've just decided to have some juice and then try the water. lol. Anyone else got any tips when this happens? I should clarify that once I'm in the 4's I can drop real quick and at high risk of hypo... that's why my endo told me on Monday to lower my basal again. But last night I dropped my basal a further 5 units and wasn't expecting a low BGL this morning. :x I hope they don't tell me off for having the juice.... have to insist they do my bloods before anyone else this morning.

 

[stevolution]

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14.4, dammit! :x
19g total carbs yesterday.
Maybe slight protein overdose with half a roast chicken for tea?

 

[didie]

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It's still lower than the 17 you had the other day Steve.

I was 5 this morning which was a nice surprise as I overslept.

 

[xyzzy]

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5.4 today. Where have all my lovely 4's gone!

 

[Defren]

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There is not a single person now could convince me the Newcastle Diet doesn't work. I was so excited getting fives as they were very rare for my FBG. Today was 4.9. I am so thrilled, well thrilled doesn't touch how I feel today.

 

[Defren]

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn

14.4, dammit! :x
19g total carbs yesterday.
Maybe slight protein overdose with half a roast chicken for tea?

Protein in good, that won't effect your reading. It will come down. Try drinking lots of water, that might help, and continue to keep the carbs tight. Well done so far. Don't be disheartened it will get better.

 

[stevolution]

Re: Type 2's : What was your fasting blood glucose in a morn

Thanks Defren. Just got a pre-prandial 8.6 so I'm a bit chirpier now! :thumbup: