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

[ianpspurs]

@DJC3 if I stab I use Tee 2 - about as reliable as this can be IMHO. @PenguinMum and @DEBBIESCOTT (and anyone else later) thanks for MRI wishes. Basically just seeing if anything has changed in 2/2.5 years. Gestational stenosis was the origin suspect. I think I should have pushed for an op then. Meh.

 

[DJC3]

@DJC3 if I stab I use Tee 2 - about as reliable as this can be IMHO. @PenguinMum and @DEBBIESCOTT (and anyone else later) thanks for MRI wishes. Basically just seeing if anything has changed in 2/2.5 years. Gestational stenosis was the origin suspect. I think I should have pushed for an op then. Meh.

Gestational stenosis has me confused, but best wishes for the MRI from me too.

 

[ianpspurs]

Gestational stenosis has me confused, but best wishes for the MRI from me too.

I could blame predictive text changing congenital to gestational. Personally, I like the gestational better.

 

[DJC3]

I could blame predictive text changing congenital to gestational. Personally, I like the gestational better.

Ah ok that makes better sense. Good luck for Sun still.

 

[Lainie71]

5.3 today

 

[Ryhia]

6.1 maybe, I’ve emailed Spirit Healthcare about some dodgy readings I’ve been getting recently. Anyone else use a Tee2 meter?
@Pipp hope you are fully recovered now. @Marianne67 Fingers crossed the head cold will be well out of the way before Christmas.
@BrianDoc shame about the pup pic, a few people seem to have trouble posting photos, I wish I was techy enough to advise.
Great result @Widgets
Have a great Friday all.

I am using a Sinocare safe accu at present but also have a Tee 2 that was my go to. I stopped using the Tee 2 because the Sinocare strips are cheaper. Tee 2 and Sinocare are very similar to each other for accuracy as they should be I guess. I have found in the past that I have had some dubious results at times from the Tee 2, but never did work out why but did wonder if heat or cold may be a factor. Good luck with Spirit health, I just got fobbed off.

 

[Ryhia]

Late posting, 5.7 this morning. @ianpspurs can I add my good wishes for the MRI scan.

 

[DJC3]

I am using a Sinocare safe accu at present but also have a Tee 2 that was my go to. I stopped using the Tee 2 because the Sinocare strips are cheaper. Tee 2 and Sinocare are very similar to each other for accuracy as they should be I guess. I have found in the past that I have had some dubious results at times from the Tee 2, but never did work out why but did wonder if heat or cold may be a factor. Good luck with Spirit health, I just got fobbed off.

They phoned me today, and were very nice and helpful. They are sending me a new meter and control solution as the lady I spoke to said it was more likely the meter was the problem than the strips. She did say heat and cold can affect it, and something I didn’t know is that the meter should be held vertically all the while it’s got a strip in it, not laid flat ( which I usually do while it counts down). Will see if it makes a difference, the dodgy results have only happened in the last couple of weeks, it’s been pretty good until then ( not that I’ve always liked the results it’s thrown at me!)

 

[DEBBIESCOTT]

Good morning
Larry on phone 9.8
Contour 9.1
Enjoy the weekend everyone

 

[karen8967]

5.4 for me

 

[Ryhia]

They phoned me today, and were very nice and helpful. They are sending me a new meter and control solution as the lady I spoke to said it was more likely the meter was the problem than the strips. She did say heat and cold can affect it, and something I didn’t know is that the meter should be held vertically all the while it’s got a strip in it, not laid flat ( which I usually do while it counts down). Will see if it makes a difference, the dodgy results have only happened in the last couple of weeks, it’s been pretty good until then ( not that I’ve always liked the results it’s thrown at me!)

That's interesting about the meter being held vertically, as like you, I tend to lay mine flat. May try contacting Spirit Health again as maybe I just got the wrong person on the other end, I was simply told to test with control solution. I think my Sinocare may be on its last legs now as it runs out of battery life very quickly.

 

[Ryhia]

5.5 this morning. Have a good day folks.

 

[DJC3]

6.0 or 5.3 depending on meter this morning. I’ll plump for somewhere in the middle.
@Ryhia good luck with Spirit this time, I hope you get the nice lady!

 

[ianpspurs]

No Swipey reading for two reasons - The attached omnishambles and tomorrow's MRI - but my 6.5 year average was around the 5.5 borderline on stabbo. The initial mess still impacts that - 18 months of Swipey so no proper full data set. I know what "went in"yesterday, it is fully analysed via cronometer (<20 gms carb) so fbg is what it is. @DJC3 result from Spirit Health - always most helpful to me. @Ryhia I hope you have the same outcome as DJC. Abbott are sending me a replacement Swipey. The MRI is a status update on a known semi-unknown.

 

[Andydragon]

6.1 today, definitely seems to be a new normal

 

[Widgets]

4.9 here. Lots of exercise yesterday on not brilliant sleep the night before meant appetite was up quite a lot yesterday. Managed to tame the beast with cheese (OK) and walnuts (a definite 'careful now' food for me)

All good though.

@ianpspurs best wishes for the MRI, remember not to dance to the beat in there! It makes the pictures all blurry.

 

[PenguinMum]

Morning All. A very disappointing 7.1 for me though I seem to have a streaming cold since yesterday. Lateral Flow “cooking” atm. Happy Saturday All

 

[ianpspurs]

Morning All. A very disappointing 7.1 for me though I seem to have a streaming cold since yesterday. Lateral Flow “cooking” atm. Happy Saturday All

Oh dear. She'll be right. (I'm now all Aussie in honour of their cricketers. Expecting a call from Silverwood as I type) Take care.

 

[PenguinMum]

Oh dear. She'll be right. (I'm now all Aussie in honour of their cricketers. Expecting a call from Silverwood as I type) Take care.

Thanks Ian first to know LF negative so just a cold. Felt very shivery yesterday! Quiet day with lots of tea prescribed. I am sure waiting for MRI not doing your BG any good but all relative. Everything crossed for you.

 

[JohnEGreen]

6.3 today.

@ianpspurs good luck with the MRI tomorrow my friend hope all goes well.

In the past with MRIs I just usually close my eyes and go for a walk in a meadow or on a beach.