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It will depend on when you tested, how close to eating.
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It was 14 on a fast this morning.
I’m trying to do it daily so I can so the nurse on Tuesday and learn more about what I can and cannot have.
I’m trying to do it daily so I can so the nurse on Tuesday and learn more about what I can and cannot have.
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That is indeed quite high for a fasting level but it is early days and morning readings are often the last to come down as the liver releases glucose in the absence of food to give you energy for your organs to function and for starting the day.
You will only learn what you can and shouldn't have by testing before you eat and after 2 hours. An increase of no more than 2-3mmol/l would indicate your meal is OK, more than that it is too carb heavy so you will need to reduce the portion size of any high carb food or cut out all together.
Keeping a food diary is what people find helpful of an estimate of the carbs in everything they eat and drink together with the blood glucose readings. Eventually you will build up a repertoire of safe meals.
Welcome to the forum! Like others have said there's a huge amount of lived experience here and lots of friendly people happy to share.
With regards 14 that sounds quite high after fasting. They should give you a HbA1c reading at your next appointment which is a 3 month rolling average and not on the same scale which will probably give a better idea of where you are. In the meantime maybe have a read about reducing your sugar and carb intake and especially reducing some of the non-sugar carbs if you eat a lot of things like rice, pasta and potatoes and see if that helps.
With regards 14 that sounds quite high after fasting. They should give you a HbA1c reading at your next appointment which is a 3 month rolling average and not on the same scale which will probably give a better idea of where you are. In the meantime maybe have a read about reducing your sugar and carb intake and especially reducing some of the non-sugar carbs if you eat a lot of things like rice, pasta and potatoes and see if that helps.