blood glucose results

[Lian1979]

Hello was wondering if anyone could help, i check my bloods daily and they always vary from in the 6’s up to the 9’s is it normal for the big variation or is it because i am new and haven’t quite got things right yet ? many thanks for any replies x

 

[adrian1der]

Your BG will vary during the day. Test first thing in the morning (approximated a fasting BG reading). Then before and two hours after eating. This will enable you to see what effect the meal had on your BG.

 

[Lian1979]

Your BG will vary during the day. Test first thing in the morning (approximated a fasting BG reading). Then before and two hours after eating. This will enable you to see what effect the meal had on your BG.

thankyou i wasn’t checking before meals only after so i will do that !

 

[adrian1der]

Your aim should be between 4 and 7 pre meal and below 9 two hours after eating with a rise of no more than 2 or 3

If you see big numbers two hours after eating then you can adjust what you are eating. The usual suspect is anything high in carbs - that's all carbs not just sugar. So bread, rice, pasta, potatoes etc can all lead to spikes

 

[Lian1979]

brilliant thanks so much that’s really helpful to know ! ☺️

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

You might find some useful hints and suggestions for possible meals, swaps, exchanges and options for different meals in the long-running ‘What did you eat yesterday’ thread

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[Lian1979]

You might find some useful hints and suggestions for possible meals, swaps, exchanges and options for different meals in the long-running ‘What did you eat yesterday’ thread

What did you eat yesterday?

Still doing better than you have been. Don't be disheartened. Tomorrow is another day and you've been doing loads better for the last few days. Courage dear heart xxx Today was a bit of a bust too. I've got to hit 14stones 10pounds on Sunday to hit my target otherwise I won't be 8stones by...

forum.diabetes.org.uk

You might also like to join the ‘7 day waking average’ thread which serves as a daily check-in for many members with some friendly chat and daily updates of how folks are getting on

Group 7-day waking average?

Sorry to hear your news @Veenorthants Just catching up after a weekend off-line. The cricket was good, the rugby was shockingly bad! Started Saturday with a 5.6. 9,545 steps cleaning the house then the hopeless display by the English rugby team :( Sunday started with a 5.9. Prepped dinner...

forum.diabetes.org.uk

wonderful thankyou