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  • RalfLott
    RalfLott Posts: 5,036 Member
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    shadus wrote: »
    In regards to meter accuracy-- this test will make most of you slightly ill, and from what I've seen from my own 3 meters, its pretty much true across the board... but +/-10 seems fairly common across all meters... and really that's not nearly accurate enough. I think lack of accurate testing is harming most diabetics an awful lot.

    https://zippy.gfycat.com/ImmenseDamagedChupacabra.webm

    I've done same drop of blood on 3 meters, got 3 different results, pull strips, replace, same drop of blood on all 3 again, not one matched previous results... the one i use now is an accu-check aviva, and it consistently comes up with smaller variability than the other two, but rarely even on same drop of blood same number twice... often +/-5-10 (old two were up to +/-30, which is functionally worthless imo.)

    Good God, that's a vivid and pathetic illustration. :s

    I've had far better results - more consistent and closer to what professional labs return - with my 3 Bayer Contour Next EZ meters than any of the others I've tried.
    (That includes the plain old, crappy Bayer Contour, which might as well be a random number generator.)
  • jvcjim
    jvcjim Posts: 812 Member
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    103 (5.72)
  • judyvalentine512
    judyvalentine512 Posts: 927 Member
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    Good morning all.
    6.8 (123).

  • KenSmith108
    KenSmith108 Posts: 1,966 Member
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    115 :)
    Starting Victoza today. Another $1,000 drug. :s
  • jvcjim
    jvcjim Posts: 812 Member
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    phxteach wrote: »
    Hi, my name is Lynn. I am a carb-aholic. My fbs for the last month has been incredibly high... around 189. I need to be here, get back into a better diet and loose the weight I have gained in the last 7 months. I am only on metformin 2000mg per day but am wondering if I need more meds at this time. You can throw me a letter with advice if you feel so inclined. Thx.

    @phxteach simple control of diet and some added exercise and weight loss should help. lowering the daily carbohydrate consumption will help a great deal. a keto diet is one way but you could also just start lowering your carb intake over a month or two so that the adjustment is easier

  • leanmachine514
    leanmachine514 Posts: 633 Member
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    @shadus That test is crazy!! I'll have to try that with my Verio IQ meter. FBS was 109 this am.
  • ConleighS
    ConleighS Posts: 1,058 Member
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    95 this morning.
  • ConleighS
    ConleighS Posts: 1,058 Member
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    KenSmith108 wrote: »
    115 :)
    Starting Victoza today. Another $1,000 drug. :s

    Ouch. I certainly hope it helps you Ken.
  • KenSmith108
    KenSmith108 Posts: 1,966 Member
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    ConleighS wrote: »
    KenSmith108 wrote: »
    115 :)
    Starting Victoza today. Another $1,000 drug. :s

    Ouch. I certainly hope it helps you Ken.

    It sure helps novo nordisk.
    My insurance pays 50% of the contract price
    with Wal-mart, I pay the other 50%.

    In the past it has worked well. Usually I can
    cut back on my insulin using it.

  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
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    129
  • jvcjim
    jvcjim Posts: 812 Member
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    100 (5.56)
  • KenSmith108
    KenSmith108 Posts: 1,966 Member
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    86 :o
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
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    137
  • ConleighS
    ConleighS Posts: 1,058 Member
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    69...way too low. Took 2 glucose tabs (taste like sweet tarts)...up to 124
  • shadus
    shadus Posts: 424 Member
    edited May 2017
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    111 this morning, I had my keto dirty refeed, diet, and diabetes cheat day yesterday... "*kitten* got real." ^_^ 5k of cals, 500g of carbs, etc. I'm feeling ok about my numbers after that kinda abuse. It seems like, losing 50 lbs has helped a *LOT* on how my numbers respond... nother 80 to go.

    Yesterday:
    Fasting @823 bs:87
    Breakfast @ 950
    Milkshake @ 1020
    1hpp Brealfast @ 1055 bs:113
    Lunch @ 1140
    2hpp Breakfast @ 1150 bs:148
    1hpp Lunch @ 1245 bs:126
    2hpp Lunch @ 1350 bs:114
    @ 1600 bs:106
    Dinner @ 1935
    2hpp Dinner @ 2135 bs:163
    Snack Pizza @ 2245 bs:126
    (nextday) @ 900 bs:111
  • judyvalentine512
    judyvalentine512 Posts: 927 Member
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    6.8 (123) this morning. A few hours later, after my coffee, 3.7(67). Very, very shakey. So, I had breakfast. More protein than carbs and it only went up to 3.8(68). So I had a Greek yogurt. But, on the good stuff de, I'm not feeling sick or in pain anymore.
  • EdinTx
    EdinTx Posts: 87 Member
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    RalfLott wrote: »
    EdinTx wrote: »
    ConleighS wrote: »
    EdinTx wrote: »
    77 this morning. Just had an appt with my endochronologist. 5.5 A1C. In December it was 13.something. Yay progress.

    That's awesome, how did you do that?


    I've been working out about 3-4x a week. I've radically changed my diet and no more mike and Ike's

    Any hints what your new diet's like? ;)

    I'm starting to gravitate towards a Whole Foods, plant based diet. Not 100% there yet, but about 4/7 days a week are plant based. I've been doing this for about 5 months now.
  • BarneyRubbleMD
    BarneyRubbleMD Posts: 1,092 Member
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    85 today...haven't been here for a while.
  • ConleighS
    ConleighS Posts: 1,058 Member
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    ConleighS wrote: »
    69...way too low. Took 2 glucose tabs (taste like sweet tarts)...up to 124

    When i took it before breakfast it was down to 95...
  • amberj32
    amberj32 Posts: 663 Member
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    220......I've been away for a while obviously seeing that number. Thought I had it all under control and then stopped testing because I "knew" what I was doing. Nothing like a hospital visit with your sugar over 400 to fix that!

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