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

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cazza54 said:
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.
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It would be tempting to say the lower but probably sensible to go with the higher...to be on the safe side come HbA1c time. Alternate thought though is IF you need the boost of those lower numbers to keep you on track... depending how much they differ by....If it's by very little then possibly if cost is an issue go for the cheaper strips...not very helpful really was I :oops:
 
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cazza54 said:
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.
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Is it worth another discussion with your medics about strips, now you are on Victoza? As a drug which can, by virtue of the pancreatic stimulation, induce a hypo, you need to test quite often.

Whatever the detail of the readings, all meters on the UK market will comply with UK regulatory standards, and if you are self-funding, it will be tempting to buy Codefree strips, as we all know they are extremely competitively priced. Does your nurse look at your meter when you go? If so, what does she look at?

The only other niggle I have is surrounding motor insurance, if you drive. If, heaven forbid, you were in a significant accident and your readings examined, as part of the claim process, how many meters would you have to show? I'm just extrapolating, and imagining a period of fractious dialogue between you and your insurers as to why you use two different meters, but maybe others do this too, and it's not a problem.

But, to summarise, surely, to support your lifestyle/work/driving requirements, you need adequate strips?

Could this be worth a thread of its own, where others with more experience could comment, rather than me start derailing this one?
 
Fasting 6.5 this morning...

I did end up going down again yesterday evening after high readings up till post lunch check.

Latest 7 day averages:
Fasting: 6.9
Pre meal : 6.7
Post meal: 6.9
Overall: 6.8

Robbity
 
Baruney said:
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?
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Just using an app on my phone so no heart rate and didn't test before going out. Average speed 3.5 miles an hour but some of that was stopped and going inside shops, for example.
 
vit90 said:
Just using an app on my phone so no heart rate and didn't test before going out. Average speed 3.5 miles an hour but some of that was stopped and going inside shops, for example.
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Hi vit90 what app were u using?
 
PC been in for a service and just got back so Wed morning7.8 and thursday morning 8.1 ;)
 
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