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

5.6 this morning. Been raining in my neck of the woods but haven't seen any thunder and lightening as yet. The rain might sort the sea fret out which has been hanging about for the last couple or three days. Have the best day you can folks.
 
A big fat 7 this morning . I'm beginning to run out reasons why level are in 6's and 7's in the mornings other than DP or FOTF as day time numbers usually ok. Does anyone have a suggestion or something that worked for them I could try . Enjoy the day folks
 
Overwhelmed said:
A big fat 7 this morning . I'm beginning to run out reasons why level are in 6's and 7's in the mornings other than DP or FOTF as day time numbers usually ok. Does anyone have a suggestion or something that worked for them I could try . Enjoy the day folks
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Sometimes it just happens this way for no other reason than it can. Stress, angst, feeling unwell, or just the heat. Have you had alcohol recently, sometimes you can have a delayed reaction with alcohol and you will see higher than expected levels for a few days at least that is what sometimes happens with me. If I do see higher numbers, I just eat carnivore (no carbs) until things stabilise.

Just another thought. Are you sure you can trust your test strips with all the heat we have had? I think one of my boxes of test strips or my actual glucose meter is messed up. I have 3 glucose testers (Not greedy really, there are perfectly valid reasons to having 3, used to have 2, one as a backup but inadvertently bought the wrong test strips for one of my devices. It was cheaper to buy a new meter than ditch the multiple boxes of non returnable test strips I had purchased) I generally keep to one for consistency but occasionally will check with one of the others. I did a check with a meter I do not regularly use but have test strips in date to use so I used this tester as a check. Showed up 9.4! Tried once more still results were in the same region, tried with my two other meters, both sets of results came back in the 5s.which is what I would have anticipated. Extremes of temperature can do funny things with test strips. Think I need to check the device with a control solution. Don't know if any of this is helpful but feel for you as it can be so frustrating.
 
Ryhia said:
Sometimes it just happens this way for no other reason than it can. Stress, angst, feeling unwell, or just the heat. Have you had alcohol recently, sometimes you can have a delayed reaction with alcohol and you will see higher than expected levels for a few days at least that is what sometimes happens with me. If I do see higher numbers, I just eat carnivore (no carbs) until things stabilise.

Just another thought. Are you sure you can trust your test strips with all the heat we have had? I think one of my boxes of test strips or my actual glucose meter is messed up. I have 3 glucose testers (Not greedy really, there are perfectly valid reasons to having 3, used to have 2, one as a backup but inadvertently bought the wrong test strips for one of my devices. It was cheaper to buy a new meter than ditch the multiple boxes of non returnable test strips I had purchased) I generally keep to one for consistency but occasionally will check with one of the others. I did a check with a meter I do not regularly use but have test strips in date to use so I used this tester as a check. Showed up 9.4! Tried once more still results were in the same region, tried with my two other meters, both sets of results came back in the 5s.which is what I would have anticipated. Extremes of temperature can do funny things with test strips. Think I need to check the device with a control solution. Don't know if any of this is helpful but feel for you as it can be so frustrating.
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Yeah so frustrating. I have 2 meters both the same brand . I sometimes will test with either one and strips are all in date. What I might do is store some strips in a cooler location and see if temp difference shows a difference on 2 tests. I got up at 9am tested got a 7 . Had breakfast at 10am tested at 1130am and got a 6.2 . I am thinking I just have a big DP response in the mornings.
 
Overwhelmed said:
Yeah so frustrating. I have 2 meters both the same brand . I sometimes will test with either one and strips are all in date. What I might do is store some strips in a cooler location and see if temp difference shows a difference on 2 tests. I got up at 9am tested got a 7 . Had breakfast at 10am tested at 1130am and got a 6.2 . I am thinking I just have a big DP response in the mornings.
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Hopefully the cooler weather will give an improvement if it is to do with test strips.
 
Morning all,

6.2 when I got up but then I had some water, wiped my finger, squished a bit more red stuff out and tested that and got a straight 6.0. I'm using an old Aviva Accu-check. The strips are recent and in date. I was tempted to see if a third reading of the same lancet site got an even lower level but there was no more to squish. :-)
 
PenguinMum said:
I am walking with @Estragon at 7.7 today. I am not happy with that number.
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Yeah, well, my condition allows me to “walk” with many people. “Happy” no, but rather remaining relaxed and caring for myself. Hey look there! A Tiger in a tree, reading Alice in Wonderland.
 
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