RCC - Both my OB and the specialist he sent me to brushed off the 'new strips' thing when I told them and I was sent back to the diabetes nurse to start insulin. I mentioned it to her and she immediately got out another monitor and strips and we did a test on both mine and hers with the same blood. Sure enough, mine was reading higher.

So while I have started insulin for the overnight/breakfast times, at least I'm not having it for the rest of the day (yet) as the doctor straight away assumed I would have to. My levels later in the day are all back to normal with another set of strips.

Thanks Jewel and Jas, too, btw.