blood sugar monitor for home use

Usually, fasting begins at midnight for a test the next day. Your sugar by the standards of your lab states it was high on your first test. The repeat is normal. I am not sure if that was a fluke. I'd probably get it checked in another 6 months to see where you are at. This article may help you understand how blood sugar can fluctuate and when it is normal. https://www.mayoclinic.

I am supposed to take my insulin shots 3 to 4 times a day depending on my blood sugar. Please, monitor your blood sugar and take care of yourself so your prediabetes does not get any worse. When yor blood sugar was 150 had you had anything to eat because anything you eat can effect your sugar.

How are you arriving at this conclusion? Are you home testing your blood glucose, or is this random or fasting lab testing results? How long have you been tracking this?

I monitor my blood sugar levels at home with a glucose monitor and know they are fine. I have refused their glucola testing and signed a statement saying I understand I am putting myself and my baby at risk..and added to their form that I monitor my own at home and will provide those results to the office. If you find you have a high sugar level in the normal range or low high blood sugar, check into chromium picolinate and/or cinnamon supplementation.

A blood sugar monitor only gives the blood sugar that is present in the blood at the time it is done. An HbA1C blood test gives the average blood glucose that is present in the blood over a period of 9-12 weeks. The glucose sticks to the red corpuscles and these are renewed every 9-12 weeks. The doctor is the best person to give advice whether to use a home blood glucose monitor. My doctor will not prescribe a home monitor for me because my HbA1C levels are well managed.

Interesting, I'm just trying to imagine how it can detect what level it's at...

what are the best methods, based on accuracy and ease for checking ones blood sugar?

He/she sounds like a quack. It is important to monitor your blood sugar (glucose) on a regular basis to understand how well you are controlling your diabetes. Your above 300 mg/dl readings are high and getting real close to a dangerous level where diabetes complications start to set in. I'll get back to when to test your glucose further down in this thread.

I know Omron is a respected brand for home monitors. You should check your monitor against what the nurse/doctor gets at the doctor office to try to learn if it is pretty accurate or not. Are you on blood pressure medicine or trying to address your high blood pressure by non-medication methods?

Would it be overkill to get a monitor like this to use at home? http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HEM-907XL-IntelliSense-Professional/dp/B000FENZPS/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1301417340&sr=1-1 I've seen this particular one in more than one clinic...do you have to somehow maintain or calibrate these professional monitors like the one I linked to above, or do you just use them for life without any cares? I have this one right now, but am worried it's not always accurate...

His eyes gets all blurry, he acts confused, agitated, irritable etc. Thought this are all signs for low blood sugar. He naturally has very high sugar. So if he starts feeling like this and I give him milk with sugar, or glucose sweets or a glucose drink then it could worsen things if it is actually a higher blood sugar causing it? It usually happened because he drank allot, this thank God has now stopped. The last seizure I think was because he skipped a meal.

If it's not expired then go ahead and use it, that's what dr will tell you to get anyways.

half year post liver transplant, my question now is about his bood sugar, we are trying to monitor it , we have the kit and test sugar before and after meal, but there was time that in just a minute sugar rises and and sometimes went very low. is this normal for or the kit have a problem?

Any of you ladies experiance low blood sugar while pregnant just curious

Hi i m male 29.weight 95 kg.my question is regarding my blood sugar.5 days ago randomly after heavy dinner i checked my bs and home gluco meter said 225 after almost 2 hours.then i checked half hour later and it was 182 after 3 and half hours it was 103.225 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.

You should use your meter to monitor your blood sugar and to also see the effect of diet, exercise, and medications (and then use this information to improve your blood sugar control). Your Dr is doing you no favors by not giving you the tools you need to properly manage your diabetes, which should include the means to monitor your blood sugar / treatment..

s tough to use herbs when you have diabetes anyway -- especially Type !. Because you have to monitor your blood sugar, using herbs that lower blood sugar require a lot of monitoring, and if people don't do it they can go too low. As for you, Gym is right, diet is by far the most important factor. It and exercise will determine if you go diabetic or not, not the thyroid. Personally, because you have the Hashimotos, I'd consult a naturopath and a physician who is open to herbs.

Omron wrist cuff is the BP monitor I use and it has been accurate....and I've had it for yrs. I also have a pulse ox that I use if my pulse rate seems to be irregular and bouncing around. It also displays my oxygen level. Pretty handy little gadget.

All these things greatly influence blood sugar. If you have been unable to get your blood sugar stable at all, these are things you need to work on. I hope your husband gets better soon.

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