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First time testing

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Steve75

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Morning all
After receiving my tester Friday I thought today was a good day to start
I done a first test which was 6.2 and thought it was higher than I was expecting as I’d just got up ?
I had rice and fish and some home made veg soup for dinner last night and the whole meal was 45 gms of carb in total.
I suppose I wasn’t totally shocked by the result as I was up more than usual so what was the reading when I went to bed for it to still be 6.2 in the morning ?
I had some mixed nuts during the evening which are 10.7 per 100 gms but only a couple of small handfuls.
Now after a 1 1/2 mile walk and a breakfast of bacon egg and tomato’s I have a hour and a half to wait before I check again
I am a bit worried about the high reading and I know it’s within scope but concerned it must have been high last night.
What do you all think ?
 
That’s what I thought
Am I right it should be between 4 and 7 ?
 
6.2 is not very high. Yes, it might be higher than you want, but that is a different thing. 🙂

The before meal range to aim for is between 4 and 7mmol/L. 2hrs after you want to aim for 7 to 8.5mmol/L (although my DSN told me 4-9mmol/L when I was diagnosed, but 8.5 is not a bad idea).

Anything over 9mmol/L is high. Everything else needs to be taken in context.

Andy 🙂

p.s. This doesn't mean that you can't try and get your readings in the 4 to 6 mmol/L range for all readings. Do that and you will be sitting pretty!
 
I suppose I was expecting it to be nearer 4 as it was a few hours since I had eaten but I’m sure after a few weeks testing I will know what to expect from different food and not be as shocked
Thanks everyone
 
I suggest you check out the long running "Group seven day waking average?" thread where you will find that a 6.2 in the morning is no big deal.

What I suggest is to test at various times of the day for a couple of weeks and don't even think about the numbers - unless of course you get some in the high teens or under four. What you can then do is to look for patterns and get some idea what is normal for you. If you find that you get some high readings, look at the circumstances and think about what you can do to control things.
 
In the UK, a "non-diabetic" fasting BG is below 5.5, and for "pre-diabetes" it's below 7.0.

So 6.2 is a "pre-diabetic" kind of level => nothing to worry about.
 
Thank you for your help
Dcob I did look at the waking average group and now feel much happier with my reading
Also I just taken a 2hr reading and pleased with my breakfast choice today as my reading has only gone from 6.2 to 6.6 so I’m looking forward to more bacon and egg breakfasts and knowing it’s doing me good
Thank you all
 
@Steve75 I would be delighted to have that reading each morning, it’s not high at all. Remember that first thing in the morning our levels are higher as our pancreas gives us a boost to start the day so that’s why it can be a bit higher. Nothing for you to worry about.
 
Hi @Steve75...Welcome to self testing and the group. I too have started to self test, since the beginning of February, before meals and 2 hours after. HOWEVER... someone mentioned if i miss the 1 hour post meal test i may be missing a 'spike' and indeed, it was the case. o_O ...So, for the month, I religiously tested myself 1 upon rising. 1 pre meal, & 1hr & 2hr post meal and i can tell you ive had two shocking results up to 10 & 11 respectively that I would have missed. One from a medium baked potato and the other from 2 weetabix - both have been thrown off my menu !

You will not know whats 'spikes' you unless you test. Keeping a food diary is a great help. You get to know what suits you and what doesnt and make adjustments accordingly. We are all different in that respect. Occasionally you will get a reading you are not expecting. Diabetes does that, It likes to make you think you are in control, then sends you a curve ball. Readings can depend of so many minute factors, how hydrated you are, if you squeezed your finger too hard to get the sample, how well you slept, what you did and ate yesterday, if you are well etc etc all these things can effect us. But reading the signs of when to be really concerned will come with experience. You will manage fine, just like the rest of us, up and down. But dont get too anxious over it all, or you drive yourself crazy! And we dont want that, Im crazy enough for both of us! 😉

On the whole you are looking for trends, once you get to grips with the testing side of things, you wont need to stab yourself nearly anywhere as much as in the early days. Hope this helps.
 
6.2 is nothing to worry about at all @Steve 75

Non-D BGs wobble up and down during the day, and would certainly include results in the 6s and 7s.
 
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