[Diabetes-Talk] Accurate, accessible glucose meters?

[Eileen Scrivani]

Hi Alan,

Is there anyone around that can check the expiration dates on the strips you bought through Amazon or else do you have a fresh, unexpired bottle of test solution to try and determine if the strips are still good? 

I am insulin dependent so I don’t want to make comment about your type 2 meds. The only other thing I can think of is to try and cut down on your carbs. A muffin can pack a wallop to your blood sugars. Could you eat something like a scrambled egg and a low-carb slice of whole wheat bread or a fruit cup with light syrup to see if that helps reduce the blood sugar level?

The exercise is good and has benefits even if it does not appear to be reducing your bg’s.

HTH.

Eileen


From: Alan Wheeler via Diabetes-Talk 
Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 12:07 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org 
Cc: Alan Wheeler 
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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