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

d m gina dmgina at samobile.net
Fri Apr 22 03:57:14 UTC 2011


Yes Mike you are rite.
Boy oh me,
My numbers surprise me at times.

Original message:
> 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
> sent from my iPhone


> 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-----
>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [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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