5.6 today. Did not test immediately, pottered about getting ready for today's tattoo appointment. Bit p**sed off after yesterday 4.6. Had a 7.1 yesterday after 15k on the bike and then eating. Really high for me, washed my hands and re tested 5.8. Must have got something on them that interfered with reading when preparing my salad and chicken? Strange couple of days!!
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Gaz - Don't get too hung up on your readings being absolutely rock steady, because they don't know the rules! Sometimes, an odd reading happens for no apparent reason, and to be honest, you just have to shrug your shoulders, record it and move on. But, that is exactly when your records are important. When I have a rogue reading, I tend to look back through my scores to see when I last had a score like it, then I look to see what I had eaten, and consider if there's any link. Often there isn't, but just sometimes you might find there is a set of circumstances that just nudges things up (or down) a bit.
As T2s, we shouldn't be panicking over our readings, provided our trends are as we might,
reasonably expect. Over time you will build enough data to provide a bit of a reference data bank. I was diagnosed in October, and although I probably test a little less than I did at my peak, I still record every test I take, and everything I eat or drink. Having been using myfitnesspal since January, I have a decent database of things I eat and drink, so it takes no time at all to update it.
You seem to have great support from your HCPs, in that they are supporting very regular HbA1cs, so you are getting excellent monthly benchmark figures. Don't be too hard on yourself.
