[Diabetes-Talk] Accurate, accessible glucose meters?

[Milton]

Hello,

I suggest you contact your doctor about your blood glucose reading and
especially if it your readings are consistent with those numbers you
mentioned in your message.

Also, when was the last time you saw the doctor and what was your A1C
reading?

Just going by the numbers here on this list one cannot tell if it is a meter
problem.

Also, When was the last time you got a new meter or how long have you had
this meter you used to test?


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From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Alan
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Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:07 AM
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Cc: Alan Wheeler <blindsticks at gmail.com>
Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Accurate, accessible glucose meters?

Hi everyone,

This is going to be a bit long, I apologize. I am starting to think I need a
new glucometer. It's either that or the prodigy strips I ordered on Amazon
have expired already or are defective. I have been properly takinng
medication, eating the best I can and exercising. Here's the situation:

Last night, I tested my sugar at 10 PM, a good 3 hours after I ate, and I
had walked to the store two hours prior to testing, and my sugar was at 215.
I didn't eat after testing and went to bed.

I tested at 6 AM this morning and it was 223. I ate one blueberry muffin,
then a half hour later went out for a 30 to 40 minute walk 30 minutes after
eating. A half hour after the walk I tested again, and it was up to 285.
Shouldn't it have been trending down, however slightly. One thing, I haven't
taken my morning dosage (1000 MG of Metformin) yet.

Should I change meters and if so, what is a good, accurate meter that is
fully accessible, at least as much as possible to a totally blind person?



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