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

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5.8 this morning, which is much better than most of my recent readings and I think especially so as at 11.30 last night it was 6.2. This was a reading 2 hours after a late start to supper and then I was under 5 - only just, mind you (4.9). That was probably down to another very active day walking (again 6 miles and 12,000+ steps). Now if only I could achieve numbers like that with some carbs in my diet!
 
12.8
 
6.4 this morning after being 6.8 on going to bed last night.

Quick question - if you have two meters and one reads higher than the other constantly, which would you go by on a day by day basis? I need new strips and am not sure which meter to continue using.
 
Hope u get back to your fours and fives soon
 
I think the one that reads the highest and you are most comfortable using if your not sure ask you Diabetic nurse. Do you pay for your strips?
 
loulou99782 said:
I think the one that reads the highest and you are most comfortable using if your not sure ask you Diabetic nurse. Do you pay for your strips?
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My doctor's surgery provides a certain amount of strips on prescription, but it is not as many as I like to use, so I have to supplement by buying some myself. Last time I went, the nurse said I needed to change to a meter that uses cheaper strips next time. So I bought a Code Free online as that is the cheapest I believe. However, it consistently reads higher than my Aviva nano.
 
Hola @vit90
Depending on how briskly you are walking and what carbs you were thinking of you could probably get away with it.(NOT a license to scoff a creme egg and then go for a walk!)
Do you know your heart rate during the walks and bs levels before and after?
 
Good morning one & all here is my reading on this nice bright morning in sunny Exeter, @ 08:31 it was 5.7, have a good day.
 

It really dosent matter all that much, whats important is the trend.
 
Hola @cazza54
Is there a big difference between the 2 - if not go with whichever you feel the most comfortable with.
It's a bit like bathroom scales in that you weigh X on your own scales but go round a friend's house and you weigh y. Have you lost or gained weight - no.
Now if you knew that one was 100 % accurate then the choice is easy whereas blood meters only have to comply to the quality standards as described in your manual.
 
Morning campers

6.7 fasting. Can sense quite a bit of joie de vive on the thread this morning.

Here's to a good day all.
 
4.5 !!! Fasting after eating hazelnuts at bedtime. Only got walnuts left now.... Rarely have FOURS and never in a row....surely the nuts can no longer be deemed coincidence?....interesting to say the least. Did you try them @Susikav?
 
We'll done for the public confession..... Looking forward to seeing your lower numbers. Remember...fasting is usually the last to toe the line. Welcomed the thread
 
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