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What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

Just got the reading from the lab. 90 mg/dl == 5 mmol/l and HbA1c id 30 mmol/mol == 4,9%.

At least these are good news!
Seems the meter reads a bit lower (10%) than the lab tests

I think that metformin+statins+regular walking+diet are working, even with the week in France where I ate a lot of cheese, andouillettes, quenelles de brochet, **** with wine,...
 
themwasthedays said:
My reading first thing was 5.7 with my normal meter. It's been between 5.7 & 6.1 for the last few days, despite even greater efforts to eliminate sugars & carbs. Previously I used to test just once a week (as that's all my prescription allows) & it varied from high 4's to mid 5's. Can't work out why it's suddenly a little higher. I also tested with a new meter this morning & it read 5.1. Now I'm becoming even more confused. (The old meter is still OK - as I also did a 'control solution' test).
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Have you checked the expiry date of your test? Strips that are out of date can give an inaccurate reading. I also only test once a day, as soon as I get up, and they vary from a low of 5.3 to as high as 7.2. According to my doctor, a seven day average of 6.0 is a good reading for me. Have a great day, all the best from down under. Paul..
 
glucose kid said:
8.1 this morning. Disappointed. Changed my meter about a week ago from Accu-Check Aviva to SD Codefree and the readings are coming out generally higher all round. Also have friends staying which is making control more difficult.
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I always get higher readings on CodeFree, too.
 
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