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Avatar n tn I bought a store brand glucose meter and tested on several occasions, to which my highest reading was 210 after meals, and 59 fasting. My maternal grandmother is the only known person in our family to have diabetes (type II). I carry glucose tablets if I feel low, and have eliminated all sugars except for some carbohydrates, in fear of losing weight. My question is, if my condition makes a switch to type II, what can I do to make it better?
Avatar f tn Diagnosed about 4 months ago and use one touch meter to test I have been vigilant watching what I eat.this has happened quite a few timesfor example, . I test two hours after meal and am at 133, which I think is high for what my meal was. Only Two minutes later I test again and meter drops to 117?? Is meter not good or broken? Should I change meters?
645800 tn?1466860955 I was scheduled to have an appointment with a shrink and my eye doctor but on Tuesday the VA called to tell me that I was also to come in and get a glucose meter from my PC nurse. Since the appointment with the shrink was at noon and the eye appointment wasn't until 3PM that really didn't bother me too much. The first hint that it was going to be a bad day actually happened on my way up to the VA when I was run off the road by a pickup truck.
Avatar f tn I would like your opinion on which glucose meter is best. My insurance will pay for one either from Abbot or Lifescan. I've gone online and I get mixed reviews on the One Touch Ultra and Freestyle. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Avatar m tn The BG meter has an error of 20% so the meter reading of 147 - (147*0.2) =117.6 Could be ACTUALLY 117.
Avatar m tn My doctor uses a diffrent number than the one I get on my meter, what is that number as opposed to the one on the meter? And what is a good number for me to be at using his numbers after my blood tests? I am a 53 year old male, and my doctor said my number was 9.8, where shoul I be?
Avatar f tn Couple of years back Consumer Reports tested home glucose meters and found only one that provide consistent "accurate" results. This meter was the Johnson & Johnson Ultra Mini. Search online as J&J was giving these away for free with a 15 day supply of strips. Wait time is 5-6 weeks. I got two. Bottom line, if in doubt go to your doctor and get an A1c test. This is the gold standard in determining whether you are normal, prediabetic, or become diabetic.
Avatar m tn See Dr as soon as possible for bloodwork. Also you can purchase a glucose meter at any pharmacy to check before then. But you will need a Dr to tell you if it is def diabetes or not.
Avatar n tn m no doctor but when i do get a blood test done i also do a reading on my meter and though they may be off it isn't 10% to 20%. And when i compare my note with my endocrinologist, she says that is well within the lab specs for a test. But i'm usually high in my meter test. Hope other may shed more light on this. Being a little off is within the parameters of lab type tests.
Avatar m tn It's good to see that you are trying to manage your glucose levels b4 they get out of control. An OGTT requires you to be sedentary 2 hours post test. Being active 1 hour post defeated your "homemade" test. See this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose_tolerance_test Q: "What can be the normal glucose level after 3-4 hours lunch or dinner time" A: Glucose peaks 2-3 hours after meals where the normal value is <180 mg/dl and the optimum is <140 mg/dl.
Avatar m tn However, as the answer above explains, the fasting blood glucose is not the best test for diagnosing diabetes. I would recommend that you speak with your doctor about what they would recommend as the next step for more reliable testing to see where you stand.
Avatar f tn s interesting that you question the accuracy of your glucose meter for I was reading the September 2008 issues of Consumer Reports that rated both blood-pressure monitors and blood-glucose meters. Only one blood-glucose meter scored excellent overall and also scored the highest for consistency- the Johnson & Johnson Lifescan OneTouch Ultra Mini. The Ultra Mini was followed by Ascensia Contour, ReliOn Ultima (WalMart), and Accu-check Compact Plus.
Avatar f tn The other day, I did two measurements of sugar blood in a row, (same finger) seconds appart and the glucose meter showed a difference in the numbers.
Avatar m tn I am diabetic and I forgot my meter at home and one of my co-workers that is also diabetic offered me to use hers. I used a new lancelet and strip and used her meter. A couple hours later in an unrelated conversation she told me she had hepatitis when she was younger and now I am concerned with the risk of transmission. I was reading at the CDC website and they make is sound that is very possible. Any wise word of advice?
Avatar m tn One day i checked my glucose level at drug store,just to see if it is normal and this checking was performed with lancet pen and glucose ordinary meter. I can not remember if lady changed lancet and clean the outer part of lancet pen. I returned back to ask her it is procedure safe because maybe many people use this same glucose meter. She said to me the lancet is new and she regulary clean lancet pen.
Avatar f tn Use your home meter to test your glucose levels. If you're having memory issues start a log - date/time/dose - so you have something to reference in the future.
Avatar m tn Acceptance criteria in ISO 15197, 2003 are that 95% of all differences in glucose values (i.e., between reference method and meter) should be within 15 mg/dL for glucose values less than 75 mg/dL, and within 20% for glucose values greater than or equal to 75 mg/dL.
Avatar m tn Buddy - Be sure to include some sort of 30-60 minute daily exercise, like walking for example. Exercise helps to: • Burn off excess fat • Improve insulin production which helps lower glucose levels • Lower blood pressure • Improve overall health When exercising the body requires fuel/energy. It gets this from your muscles and liver. Walking briskly like you're late to catching your airplane flight makes the muscles and liver release stored glucose, in turn you burn this off.
Avatar f tn Thanks for the reply, I was actually just curious so I tested my blood with a one touch ultra meter, I found out later after testing my blood from a friend that is diabetic that i should have waited at least two hours after i ate anything. I did it because it was mainly out of curiosity because i have a blood test coming up which included the glocose test. Also i am a worry wort so i worried that 176 was high. Thanks again for the response, i will talk to my doctor about it.
Avatar f tn I am using Accu-check aviva meter. The test strips code is 505 and that appears on the meter before it gives the prompt to place blood on strip. The strips expire 1/31/2010. Healthy foods have been grilled chicken,veggies, fruit, etc. I am 5'5" and 145 pounds, 28 years old. One of my concerns with the doctor is that i gained over 15 pounds in a months time and I have not got the weight off (this was in July). I have always stayed around the same weight +/_ 3 pounds.
Avatar m tn Interesting post. Let's start with Prednisone a somewhat nasty corticosteroid that does jack up ones glucose levels. Taking Prednisone over an extended period of time [weeks] can and has made ppl diabetic. The other nasty about Prednisone is you cannot cold turkey [stop suddenly] or risk renal and/or severe cardio issues - one has to wean off it gradually. That aside, your morning levels are tad high where normal max is 99 mg/dl. The others are well into normal.
Avatar f tn When you have an actual average glucose obtained with OneTouch or other meter, the following formula will give an indicated A1C. (Actual average glucose + 2.52)/1.583/100 This should be used to compare to your actual A1C obtained from the lab.
Avatar f tn 225 was high so in morning i went to lab with gluco meter and they picked blood from vein and tested on gluco meter ist it was 103 and in lab 87.lab technician told me that go home eat drink tea with sugar and come back after two hours.i did it and went to lab and result was 80.i went to my doc who is not a specialist in diabetes said do hba1c and result was 5.5.he said moniter your bs for 2 3 days last night i checked after one and half hour after dinner and glucometer reading was 248.