Accu Chek Nexus meter

[baroby]

There are three measuring modes on the Accu Chek Nexus meter-General, AC and PC. I use all three of them, but am curious about whether they would all give the same result; are they simply time of day markers or is there something more significant about the different modes? Any help appreciated.

I am following treatment directions from the local clinic, but am still puzzled why I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. From five days after I got the diagnosis, four months ago, I have finger prick tested my blood at least three times a day and mostly get readings of 5.0 thru' 5.9, but this past week I am getting some readings of 3.9, 4.0 and 4.2-diet and activity same as usual. And today, I woke up to 6.0 after going to bed with 5.2. Are these normal results? Tested the meter-everything OK there.

 

[Kaylz]

I think you have your meter brand wrong, Accu-Chek don't do a Nexus meter, from a google I do however see that GlucoRX do have a Nexus

Looking at the online manual it also has four modes rather than 3, General - anytime of day regardless of time since the last meal, AC - no food intake for at least 8 hours, PC - 2 hours after a meal and QC - testing with the control solution, it has no bearing on the result it displays from a test

Are you on any medication?
xx

 

[brisr949]

If you have been getting those numbers as you say for 4 months from testing that many times daily i would say those numbers look absolutely spot on for a non diabetic..how did your clinic determine you had type 2?

 

[baroby]

Thank you for your replies. Yes, I got the meter name wrong, must have confused it with another app.

No, I don't take any medication. Just following a low carb diet. And I log everything on mysugr app-everything.

In an earlier post I mentioned that many years ago I was hospitalized-only time in my life-with what was described as a disorder of the pancreas. I saw an endocrinologist who told me that the GTT test results for that stay in hospital while outside the normal range were OK for me. Never understood any of it.

A couple of days ago I did a little experiment in the evening, ate some chocolate, some ice cream, a couple of biscuits, and a toasted sandwich-all no nos under my dietary regime. When I got up my b.g. reading was 4.2, and at noon-5.2. I would have thought my b.g. readings would be much, much higher.

So here I am again, all these years later, with b.g. results which say I am not diabetic. I had a blood test for something else 4 months ago, and the result was that the local clinic called me, and told me I was diabetic. Saw a diabetic nurse once, never saw a doctor about the blood tests, still haven't. Am looking to see an endocrinologist and get some answers that make sense to me.

Hope I get the all clear because my fingers are getting sore with all finger pricks.

 

[Kaylz]

A couple of days ago I did a little experiment in the evening, ate some chocolate, some ice cream, a couple of biscuits, and a toasted sandwich-all no nos under my dietary regime. When I got up my b.g. reading was 4.2, and at noon-5.2. I would have thought my b.g. readings would be much, much higher.

I expect your levels would've been much higher throughout the period you were eating all those things if you had tested them then xx

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Well done on your great blood glucose management so far @baroby

It doesn’t sound like you need to check your blood glucose very frequently with those sorts of results, as long as you keep doing what you are doing - though keeping an occasional eye on things is probably a wise move, just in case your diabetes re-appears 🙂