Books 1 thanks for the reply, I guess I'm not too sure what I'm asking but am going to have to go back to my dr with figures as she just wants me on metformin and there are no other options according to her. Obviously I want to give her the lowest readings but it's no good trying to cod myself that everything is ok if it isn'tBoth readings are 'correct' - not sure what you're trying to find out?
Rom35 hi, what is a BG? Or if it just a typo for BS, blood sugar? I've been measuring my sugar. Can you be diagnosed with 1 random test? I seen to get quite big fluctuations, to my uniformed brain anyway, today for instance I had porridge and fruit for breakfast, a couple of mugs of coffee, lamb and veg for lunch, felt very light headed with headache and blood reading at 4:30 was 2.9, took it twice to make sure, ate a honey sambo, it went up to 3 after half an hour, still felt the same, ate a cream egg (luscious ultra sugar heavy chocolate egg) and a bowl of cornflakes and a few mugs of tea, bloods at the moment are 4.2. I guess it's going to take time to sort out but honestly don't think metformin is the answer.12,9 is over 11 and that means you are diabetic. You should start to measure your BG to find out how much of carbs you can take to not cross 8 pints two hours after meal - best to be under 5.6 again.
My personal target is to not go over 7.7 one hour after meal and to be under 5.7 two hours after meal again.
I’ll tag @daisy1 for first pack of information for you.
Which test was it that was a random reading of 12.9? Was it an HbA1c ? Was it a finger prick test? Was it a plasma glucose test? The type of test matters because if it was an HbA1c what you just ate had no significance. This test measures your average glucose over the previous 2 to 3 months. The other two types of test do matter as they are snapshots of your glucose level at the time of the test, so after that sandwich it would be high. The correct diagnostic test is the HbA1c.
Of course, BG, that makes sense, thanks, no I won't try pull the will over my Drs eyes but want to try and be as informed as possible when I do talk with her, she's a bit conservative when it comes to non drug treatmentHi @Troyt BG is blood glucose an alternative way of saying BS. However with your readings that low there is something else going on! Don't try to 'cheat' on your readings - the Dr needs you to be honest in order to give you the correct diagnosis and treatment.
When I was prescribed the metformin my finger prick test was 12.9. I had gone in with high BP and was put on meds for that as well as a prescription for the metformin. Up until about 2 years ago my BS had been on the low normal sideWith a reading of 2.9 I would be surprised if the Dr prescribed metformin. In my humble opinion that is not a T2 reading. You need to have an HbA1c done before a proper diagnosis and medication. You need to go back to your GP asap urgent.
When I was prescribed the metformin my finger prick test was 12.9. I had gone in with high BP and was put on meds for that as well as a prescription for the metformin. Up until about 2 years ago my BS had been on the low normal side
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