Navvi blood glucose testing strips

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I’ve recently started testing my blood sugar before and after eating but being a newbie am getting though the strips like no one’s business. When I ordered the first batch from Amazon there was a little card that gave a discount on subsequent orders. I’ve stupidly lost this card and wondered if anyone else has it as I’d like to order more.
I think I have the hang of testing now so shouldn’t get through them quite as quickly in future!
 
Out of interest how much do you pay for strips? I too order from Amazon at £13.98 for 100 and wonder if your supplier with discount would be any cheaper as i use quite a few too.
 
I’ve just ordered 5 packs of 50 strips plus 100 lancets and the total was £34.55 so mine were marginally less expensive though the lancets were only £3.79 for 100 which seems cheap to me!
 
Mynxie said:
I’ve just ordered 5 packs of 50 strips plus 100 lancets and the total was £34.55 so mine were marginally less expensive though the lancets were only £3.79 for 100 which seems cheap to me!
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I don't need lancets but yes thats a little cheaper. I will take a look next time i order instead of just re ordering. Thank you.
 
So I’ve just tested 2 hrs after beginning my evening meal and the glucose lever is lower (6.1) than it was before I ate (6.3) What does that mean?
 
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So I’ve just tested 2 hrs after beginning my evening meal and the glucose lever is lower (6.1) than it was before I ate (6.3) What does that mean?
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It means it was (or was measured to be) ever so slightly lower after you ate than before. Both are within normal range, so they're fine.
 
Glad you found your card @Mynxie

Hope you are finding it helpful being able to see how food is affecting your BG levels.

Try not to get too hung-up on decimal point differences between readings. There is an allowable degree of variation between strips which means that the readings are a bit more ‘ish’ than the decimal point display suggests.

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The 6.1 and 6.3 means that your BG stayed nicely level, so the meal and amount of carbs suited you well. Many folks on the forum aim for a ’meal rise‘ of no more than 2-3mmol/L as their indication that a meal has worked for them. 🙂
 
Thank you 🙂
Theres just so much to learn and of course I’m trying to do everything I can to reverse - I’m still at the stage of being ultra cautious about everything. I’ll calm down soon (I hope!)
 
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