timbla
Active Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
i am still new to this. i have only had my meter for three days and have been using it up to 4 times a day, as per my doctor's instructions.
i have two issues - first, certain fingers are beginning to ache, and second, i am still not sure what mmol/l readings i should be aiming for.
with regards the fingertips, can anyone tell me how i do this multiple, frequent testing thing without pain and soreness? my lancing device came with a separate attachment for use on different parts of the body. which parts might they be then?
as for the mmol/l, i have noted the target readings espoused by this site, diabetes uk, the bupa site and a couple of american sites, but there are variations, and since we are talking of decimal place variations in some cases, it suggests to me that these small amounts are significant. so my humble enquiry, fellow diabetizens, is in asking u what figures u aim for, what mmol/l readings are acceptable to you?
if for example u wake up in the morning with a fasting blood glucose reading of 5.9 mmol/l, would u be whooping it up and high-fiving the postman, or concerned it was a a little high? or perhaps neither?
any perspectives on this would be much appreciated.
i have two issues - first, certain fingers are beginning to ache, and second, i am still not sure what mmol/l readings i should be aiming for.
with regards the fingertips, can anyone tell me how i do this multiple, frequent testing thing without pain and soreness? my lancing device came with a separate attachment for use on different parts of the body. which parts might they be then?
as for the mmol/l, i have noted the target readings espoused by this site, diabetes uk, the bupa site and a couple of american sites, but there are variations, and since we are talking of decimal place variations in some cases, it suggests to me that these small amounts are significant. so my humble enquiry, fellow diabetizens, is in asking u what figures u aim for, what mmol/l readings are acceptable to you?
if for example u wake up in the morning with a fasting blood glucose reading of 5.9 mmol/l, would u be whooping it up and high-fiving the postman, or concerned it was a a little high? or perhaps neither?
any perspectives on this would be much appreciated.
