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What's your worse figure, and do you know why?

7.2 about 2 months ago. I don't think it was anything I ate because I have been extremely careful to avoid anything that may cause a spike. I had a panic attack and had been under stress at work. I had also recently stopped my metformin after gradually reducing it.




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eddie1968 said:
HbA1c 112 mmol/mol and BS of 31.5 mmol/l. Felt ABSOLUTELY F**CKED. Was ready to crawl into A&E but I hate hospitals with a passion lol
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hmm wondering if maybe this is why I'm feeling so tired and ill atm ?My reading are all in the late 20's mostly atm and i had a reading of 33 four days ago .all i seem able to do is sleep,sleep and sleep :(
 
Susiespearish said:
hmm wondering if maybe this is why I'm feeling so tired and ill atm ?My reading are all in the late 20's mostly atm and i had a reading of 33 four days ago .all i seem able to do is sleep,sleep and sleep :(
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Hi sue,

I see from your sig that you are low carbing - and in my experience (as a definitely non-medical person!). Those BG levels are higher than I would expect in a low carber!

Can I ask what your eating?
 
Brunneria said:
Hi sue,

I see from your sig that you are low carbing - and in my experience (as a definitely non-medical person!). Those BG levels are higher than I would expect in a low carber!

Can I ask what your eating?
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Hi Brunneria :)

I only started low carbing on Mon of this week and it did knock my bg down to around 18 and one morning 13.5 !!but this morning it's back to 26 but I had a colonoscopy yesterday and you have to drink a bowel clearing prep and stick to water and fluids for 24 hours before...and I'm wondering if it's kick back from when I finally ate in the middle of the night with bacon and eggs ?

The high readings are why I decided to give low carbing a go .I'm hoping they'll give me a boost at least .
 
Susiespearish said:
Hi Brunneria :)

I only started low carbing on Mon of this week and it did knock my bg down to around 18 and one morning 13.5 !!but this morning it's back to 26 but I had a colonoscopy yesterday and you have to drink a bowel clearing prep and stick to water and fluids for 24 hours before...and I'm wondering if it's kick back from when I finally ate in the middle of the night with bacon and eggs ?

The high readings are why I decided to give low carbing a go .I'm hoping they'll give me a boost at least .
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I would say that with the extraordinary 48 hours, pre and post-op, it's probably best to just shrug your shoulders on this morning;'s reading - unless you regularly eat during the night. Take heart from the reductions you saw in a short time before your op.
 
since gaining control, 13 something because of dominos pizza, i remember a time 13 would have been awesome lol
 
Highest since gaining control was in February when I had a few days of 8s and 9s after my pneumonia vaccination. I felt tired and clammy, but was reassured by the good folk here that this was the cause and it wouldn't last.
 
Depends how you define worst.
I had a 26.2 back in May when I was on holiday.
We were on a day trip and the food provided was not very suitable so I topped it up with beer.
Honestly, I felt reasonably ok

Last year, again on holiday, I got woken up about 3am by the call to prayer from the mosque outside the hotel in Amman, Jordan.
I felt terrible and knew I had a low.
Tested and was 1.8.
We ram-raided the mini bar and I stocked up on Coke and chocolate until I felt better.
I was slurring my speech, unsteady on my feet, couldn't focus my eyes, was clammy and very confused.
Again it was a day trip where we had an early and healthy lunch but didn't get back to the hotel until after they had stopped serving dinner.
We were so tired we just went to bed.

as a side issue, at what sort of level does a coma kick in?
 
My worst is just over 10 after 200g of turkish delight !!!! Didnt last long just 10 mins later was down to 8 and then I hit the exercise
 
Andrew Colvin said:
My worst is just over 10 after 200g of turkish delight !!!! Didnt last long just 10 mins later was down to 8 and then I hit the exercise
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That seems very strange. I was 18.3 and you were 10. Your HbA1c was much higher than mine.
It does not seem to be an exact science. does it.
 
No but then again it isnt about what it was it is about how your body is handling it at the moment. I will say I have noticed a rise in my fasting numbers since not being able to exercise properly. When I was diagnosed the doc did a finger prick test in the 20s. The turkish delight was rather recent (which means I knew better and needed a good slap for being naughty)
 
Andrew Colvin said:
No but then again it isnt about what it was it is about how your body is handling it at the moment. I will say I have noticed a rise in my fasting numbers since not being able to exercise properly. When I was diagnosed the doc did a finger prick test in the 20s. The turkish delight was rather recent (which means I knew better and needed a good slap for being naughty)
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Ah ok then, your worst figure was in the 20s.
 
Don't count that as it was before diagnosis and getting control
 
Ok sorry so was mine. 9.8 I think then. There may have been a10 but haven't kept good records as my memory used to be very good.
 
The two highest readings I have had since I started testing in January have been 8.3 and 8.4. The first in the very early days on prawn curry and rice, much too much rice! The second back in May when I experimented with my own OGTT. Other than these two I have never had a reading over 8.

Maxwell
 
eddie1968 said:
HbA1c 112 mmol/mol and BS of 31.5 mmol/l. Felt ABSOLUTELY F**CKED. Was ready to crawl into A&E but I hate hospitals with a passion lol
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I knew my sugar was high following a kidney transplant as the anti-rejection tablets can cause diabetes. Hospital rang one day to say they'd just had blood test results back and sugar levels were 31. I felt fine and was watering my allotment at the time!!!!
 
Susiespearish said:
hmm wondering if maybe this is why I'm feeling so tired and ill atm ?My reading are all in the late 20's mostly atm and i had a reading of 33 four days ago .all i seem able to do is sleep,sleep and sleep :(
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You need to see a doctor quickly. When the hospital rang me to say my blood test showed I was 31 they said I could go into a coma at any time. Get some help. If you dont it will start affecting your organs.
 
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