Blood glucose meter readings...??

[Pretty Butterfly]

- but stop *****ing all of those fingers or you will get sore!

Good luck my love...

I know, Ad cracked up when I told him...

Fingers are ok for now, but my pinkie is a little sore...

[Pretty Butterfly]

Its been an hour and a half since afternoon tea, and Ad got 6.4, I got 6.1!!!!!

[myson]

also dont just stress about one high reading. My doc looks at the average, not the occasional extremes. And also its not just about the reading but what it was before you ate. So if before eating you were say 6.0 and two hrs after eating you were 8.4 then they would start to look at what you ate and how much you exercise. But if you were more like 7.4 before the meal and 8.4 2 hrs later then that meal was ok even though the level is a bit high. A good GD meal shouldnt raise you more than about 2. But even a good meal and eating too much of it can take your level up too high.

Hope that makes sense. My brain is fried today...

how many times a day have they asked you to test?

[Pretty Butterfly]

4 times... at wake up, and 2 hrs after breaky, lunch and dinner...

I wondered about checking before meals to see how it relates to afterwards...

I think my meals and snacks are good, even the dietician said it was pretty right, just keep monitoring...

[Michelle71]

I have the same checking regime so I think that is fine. It is looking for more of a pattern rather than the odd elevated level. I find my fasting level is worse if my night has been sleep disrupted due to the little person and some foods trigger off a higher level too, even though my overall diet is fine. You will find your own pattern and the small things that may need to be changed - even just the addition of some extra exercise (like we have the time to fit that in too )

[myson]

If morning levels when waking are higher than the last reading the night before, that can also be hormonal too. Not much you can do about it, perhaps try a bit of yoghurt or nuts right before bed, but that doesnt always help.

[aussienic]

I was told more then 3 over 7 in one week would mean I needed reviewing.. but at 36 weeks you would be finding you will get more over 7 due to stage of pregnancy and the GD.. Well thats what I was told by my GD lady...

I had to test when I woke.. then 2 hours after every meal plus insulin twice a day then test again before I went to bed..