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Q: fasting blood sugar rise?

asked by: ibelieve08 on November 15th, 2008

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i used the true track system for the first time today.
a nurse told me its pretty accurate..

i checked my blood sugar at 8:00 a.m. first it was 104 then i checked it again at 9:00 a.m. and it was 114 after fasting 12 hours.

is this high?

it seems my blood sugar rises with time... Embarassed

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kfkohio

replied on November 17th, 2008

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May I ask why you are checking your blood sugar? Do you have diabetes? 104 and 114 are not high numbers, especially if you had just eaten. And a rise of 10 points is negligible, could just be the meter's margin of error. You could check with your endo if you are still concerned.

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