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Hi All

Since getting advice on how to best take my BG readings, I have been taking them before eating and 2 hours after. I have had 3, 3 month tsets. The first month was 17, then the next 3 month one was 8.6 and the next one was 9.1...


What do you think of these figures? I refuse to take medicine and have been making changes to lifestyle and food. Would love to hear your thoughts
 

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Humza said:
Hi All

Since getting advice on how to best take my BG readings, I have been taking them before eating and 2 hours after. I have had 3, 3 month tsets. The first month was 17, then the next 3 month one was 8.6 and the next one was 9.1...


What do you think of these figures? I refuse to take medicine and have been making changes to lifestyle and food. Would love to hear your thoughts
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Whatever you had on the 13th Jan was definitely not so good but the others all look within the 'no more than 2-3mmol/l increase though a few are higher than the 'not higher than 8mmol/l post meal but that is because the before meal readings were a tad high.
The more you can keep within those limits the better the overall readings will get. But perhaps a bit more attention to the portion size of anything high carb you had in those meals.
It is worth keeping a record of you meals so you know where they need some tweaking.
You look to be making good progress.
 
Leadinglights said:
Whatever you had on the 13th Jan was definitely not so good but the others all look within the 'no more than 2-3mmol/l increase though a few are higher than the 'not higher than 8mmol/l post meal but that is because the before meal readings were a tad high.
The more you can keep within those limits the better the overall readings will get. But perhaps a bit more attention to the portion size of anything high carb you had in those meals.
It is worth keeping a record of you meals so you know where they need some tweaking.
You look to be making good progress.
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Thanks Leadlights
 
Just an update

Post food it was 4.6

I ( by purpose) had sausages, fried eggs and two slices of toast ( i do not normally have that) coffee

and it was 7.7
 
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