Blood sugar yesterday before breakfast: 93. :(

Blood sugar today before breakfast: 85. :)

Blood sugar before breakfast: 88.

1 hour after breakfast plus 1/2 hour walk: 103.

One hour after lunch: 127.

I didn't even eat all that much. 1 cup of brown rice (okay maybe a bit more, I eyeballed it), some stir-fried chicken with vegetables, and a cup of carrot/apple salad with yogurt/mayonnaise dressing.

*is sad*

Before breakfast: 89.

1 hour after breakfast (and a bike ride): 105.

1 hour after dinner: 103

1 hour after lunch: 103 (new strips, I threw the old ones away) :)

With the new test strips, 1 hour+ after breakfast: 120. :(

I am so relieved ... temporarily, anyway.

The new blood sugar test strips are giving consistently lower results than the old ones.

Yesterday after lunch: Old: 112, New: 98. (Although both results are 'normal', I sure like the lower one better!)

Yesterday after dinner: Old: 98, New: 85.

This morning before breakfast: Old: 93, New: 87. This is the critical measure, because consistent readings over 90 after 12 hours fasting indicates a need for medication. I will keep measuring with the new strips for several days in a row now, and see if it stays under 90.

I am going to go on the assumption that the old ones are no longer accurate, and not panic for the time being.

It's not getting any better. Fasting blood sugar: 95 (should be under 90). 1 hour after breakfast: 122 (should be under 120). :( I am sad. I have done so much, I am probably the most compliant person a doctor could hope for in terms of diet and exercise. I feel like my body is betraying me. I am going to pick up the fresh test strips today, but I have a feeling it won't make any difference. Medication is going to be unavoidable.

Wow, it's been over 2 months since I did blood sugar measurements! Bad me.

I did a measurement this morning when I got up, and it was 98. That seemed a bit high, so I did another one, and it was 103. It should be under 90 fasting.

The test strips expired in November 2008, so maybe that has something to do with it, but when they are really old, they show either no result, or wildly inaccurate results, not just a few points too high. So I have ordered new test strips anyway, will see if that makes a difference.

I tested blood sugar one hour after breakfast and it was 113. Also just a bit higher than I would like, but still within normal range of under 120.

Lunch: 86

Dinner: 128. 1/2 of a pizza margarita, 1/2 cup of carrot and cucumber salad with yogurt, oil, and vinegar dressing.