Which BG target limits shall I enter in my settings?

erenta

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Hi everyone,

I'm a new member. In Jan, I was disagnosed prediabetic with A1c 6.1%. The GP gave me a warning and 3-month period to watch my food and lose some weight. So, I thought it would be a good idea to buy a BG monitoring device. I bought Accu-Check Nano. I've been using it since March 11. Last week, I did the new blood test and my A1c was 5.9%.

Along with Accu-Check Nano, I was using the app Diabetes:M. But for some reason, the settings were not correct and I kept eating not very appropriate food (e.g. small portions of honey) because I thought (!) that my readings were good: all green (normal) or blue (low).

So, I decided to find another app, MySugr. I entered all my old readings in the new app manually but I still don't know how to set the normal range, i.e. the target limit. I've checked online but I find controversial information, depending on the country and the website. I see that there are slightly different ranges (American Diabetes Association, diabetes.uk etc.)

I just had a reading of 5.9 after full breakfast. MySugr shows it as orange (high-ish). But when I check this site here it says it is normal.

If I knew that the interpretation of my readings was wrong, I would have eaten better and probably I would have a much lower A1c in the second blood test :(

Can you please help me set my app? Also, if you know any better app, please let me know.

Thank you in advance.
Cheers,
Evi
 
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Bluetit1802

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I think you will find that many of us use the range of 4 to 7. At least, that is the range I use. However, it is usually best to set your own targets according to what is acceptable to you personally.
 

erenta

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Hi, thanks for your reply.

How should one know their own targets? My GP didn't even mention to buy the BG device. It was my own initiative.
 

Bluetit1802

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