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Monday, 22 March 2010 23:06
i don't get you, blood sugar.  or rather, glucose meter?  i'm not quite sure who's to blame in this scenario. 

as a lot of bloggers have been posting about meter accuracy recently, it's definitely been on my mind.  mostly i've thought "wow, seeing things like 215, 165, 125 all within a minute is totally insane.  i'm glad nothing like that has happened to me." there have been times where i've been lazy about washing my hands, and after some close contact with a banana i got a 116 mg/dL, which seemed odd given how i felt, so i washed my hands

and then got 62 mg/dL, which made sense.

tonight, however, was just plain weird. 

for dinner i had an english muffin with peanut butter, a can of green beans, and a cup of cooked broccoli (i know, that's a weird meal, what can i say).  this is pretty standard fare for me.  in fact, i ate the exact same thing last night, when i was 147 mg/dL two hours post meal and 81 mg/dL three hours post meal.  tonight - 125 mg/dL at two hours and 147 mg/dL at three hours.  what?  why would i go up like that?  i don't understand.  is that just my meter and it's lovely +/- 20% accuracy?  even so, i should be below 125 for sure.  i rechecked, clocking in at 142, and even got out another meter, which said 135.  i. don't. get. it.

this meal was perfectly measured, low carb, and something i eat all the time.  has anyone else experienced things like this?

 
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