AW from GD moms

mom2case · January 2011

I found out about my GD 3 weeks ago. Other than the days of trying to figure out what I could and couldn't eat, my numbers have been fine. TONIGHT was a different story though, and I don't get it!!!!!!

I had my appt. today where they look at my #'s and stuff. They told me to watch what I eat a little more and exercise a little more, etc. I went home and ate 1/2 cup tomato soup with some goldfish crackers. 2 hours later, my number was 156! WTF???? I have no explanation for it and I'm so upset by it too. Why would that meal make my number so high? I had gone 6 days straight with all of my numbers below 120. Crying

annie11.08 · January 2011

Did you wash and dry your hands before you tested? I know if I don't dry them well, or just used lotion or a scented sanitizer, it totally messes up my numbers.

Also, sometimes I get a high reading if I don't have enough blood on the test strip.

Did you try testing again right afterwards?

StellarStina26 · January 2011

Wow.. .that is weird. Did you make the tomato soup with milk or with water? I know the tomato isn't a free veggie like carrots. So, it would elevate. What did you have to drink with the meal? What is 'Some' goldfish crackers? Uhm... Tums have been making my numbers elevate a little. Anything random like that that you don't think of might do it...

mom2case · January 2011

Yeah... I did two different strips on two different fingers. Maybe I should wash my hands though and try one more time.

eturp · January 2011

I wouldn't stress too much, as other GD ladies have posted there will be some foods that just make your numbers jump. Last week I ate chicken salad for dinner and for dessert had a few strawberries and blackberries (I mean like 3 of each) and my number was 132 after an hour. That has been the only time my number was out of range. So as much as it sucks I've been staying away from fruit as much as possible. This whole GD thing is a learning process, you figure out what foods trigger you blood sugar to spike and then you eat them in moderation. Don't beat yourself up about it Smile

annie11.08 · January 2011

Yea, you can try again, but don't worry if it's only 1 high number! I know my dr looks more for patterns of high numbers, not just one "off" number.

mom2case · January 2011

I made the soup with water and ate maybe 40 goldfish. All together, that would have been 40 carbs. I just washed my hands and took my sugar again. It was 96. Guess I had something weird on my hands. Thank goodness!!! I was totally flipping out here!

StellarStina26 · January 2011

Stupid hands. I have been thinking about buying a bulk package of alcohol wipes for cleaning. That is what the lady used to cleanse when I learned how to take my blood sugar. I swear you just never know. Good to hear it is now 96!

DefiantRose · January 2011

I went to the dollar store and brought a set of moist wipes that I keep in my glucometer case. I open one and wipe before and after testing each time. I don't know how much it helps, but at least it was only a buck.

hispenguin · January 2011

I am constantly complaining about stuff that like to the dietician and diabetic nurse at the clinic! Anything and everything can affect your BS numbers, how you slept the previous night, how your fasting, or breakfast numbers were, how much activity you've done that day (even just shopping, doing a lot of walking, etc). There is no rhyme or reason to why your sugars can be super low one day and then sky high the next unfortunately.

I always tell the dietician that it drives me crazy when I could eat the exact same thing two days in a row. The first day my sugars could be fine, then the next they're super high. It's not fair.

I will say that I have found that any sort of scented soap will elevate my BS numbers huge though. I had a super high reading last night after dinner, and the only thing that was wonky was I had washed my hands just before with a Bath and Body Works soap in our guest bath. I'm never doing that again.

Jennis22 · January 2011

jaciandseth:
I made the soup with water and ate maybe 40 goldfish. All together, that would have been 40 carbs. I just washed my hands and took my sugar again. It was 96. Guess I had something weird on my hands. Thank goodness!!! I was totally flipping out here!

I always use an alcohol wipe on my finger 9 out of 10 times before I take my sugar just because the same exact thing has happened to me. I got a package of 100 for $2 so they're totally worth it!

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