[Diabetes-talk] Follow up: low numbers WAS RE: Rule of thumb on testing after exercise?

[Mike Freeman]

I doubt it.  The human body is fickle; sometimes we don't know the reasons bg readings depart from what we expect. Your strips are probably just fine.  In any case, you're the first person I've known who complained about lower numbers.  Don't panic; rejoice!

Mike Freeman
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On Apr 21, 2011, at 6:40, "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler65 at windstream.net> wrote:

> Okay, but now, for the past three days, my numbers have been lower than what
> has been typical for me of late. Yesterday I got a 99, and just now got a
> 96. Is this, perhaps, an indication of test strips expiring/going bad?
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 11:04 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Rule of thumb on testing after exercise?
> 
> It certainly could have been.  In my experience, the bg reading goes down
> almost immediately as a rule when one begins exercising.  I wouldn't call
> that skewed, though; it's a good thing!
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan Wheeler
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 8:50 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Rule of thumb on testing after exercise?
> 
> Hi,
> For a type 2 diabetic, what is the basic rule of thumb on testing after
> exercise? I think I remember it being something like 15 to 30 minutes, but
> not sure.
> I asked because I got a surprisingly good reading almost immediately after
> carrying a hamper of laundry down three flights of stairs, hauling it across
> the complex, and down one flight of stairs into the laundry room, etc. Was
> this morning's reading of 107, 24 hours after a reading of 139 skewed
> because of the exertion?
> 
> 
> "Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." 
> Corrie ten Boom 
> 
> Psalms 33:3 Psalms 150:5
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Alan Wheeler
> Lincoln, Nebraska
> awheeler65 at windstream.net 
> 
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