What was your fasting BG today?
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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.
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.)1 -
103 (5.72)0
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Good morning all.
6.8 (123).
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Starting Victoza today. Another $1,000 drug. 0 -
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
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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.1
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95 this morning.1
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KenSmith108 wrote: »115
Starting Victoza today. Another $1,000 drug.
Ouch. I certainly hope it helps you Ken.1 -
KenSmith108 wrote: »115
Starting Victoza today. Another $1,000 drug.
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.
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69...way too low. Took 2 glucose tabs (taste like sweet tarts)...up to 1241
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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:1112 -
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.1
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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.2 -
85 today...haven't been here for a while.3
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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!1
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Today was 106 FBS0
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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!
I stopped testing, too. =/ Mine was 190 this morning.0 -
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Back in my more reckless days. I had a very friendly meter
often in the morning it just said "Hi" to me
I've been at this so long I don't feel highs or lows anymore.2 -
I was way shakey...and im just not used to it being that low. With my pancreas issues I'm not supposed to have my numbers below 95 or 100 per my gastroenterologist.0 -
I was way shakey...and im just not used to it being that low. With my pancreas issues I'm not supposed to have my numbers below 95 or 100 per my gastroenterologist.
Seems like your pancreas would be under more stress the higher your BG....?? If your GI is trying to guard against hypos, you might want to verify that your endo is on board with such a high bottom end of your glucose range. (Lots of things to balance, and different docs may have different priorities.)0 -
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Seems like your pancreas would be under more stress the higher your BG....?? If your GI is trying to guard against hypos, you might want to verify that your endo is on board with such a high bottom end of your glucose range. (Lots of things to balance, and different docs may have different priorities.) [/quote]
The GI told me I could have problems if I go too high or too low. Endo hasn't given me targets yet but know about my health issues. Speaking of which endo is ordering more tests: calcium, ultrasound on my thyroid and 24 hour urine.....
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