Omg, I'm glad I retested!

Ariel
So this morning I learned just how much a soap can effect blood sugar!!! I washed my hands with "Milk & Honey Moisturizing" hand soap after using the bathroom, and I guess I didn't use enough alcohol on my finger before testing because it read out as 101! Eek! That's crazy high for fasting. So before freaking out, I retested after swabbing my finger again, and it came out as 82.
That is a 19 point difference! I didn't realize how much soap can effect sugar, I knew it could, but didn't realize how drastic it can be. Makes me wonder if some of my highs we more misleading than I thought. I've got to be more careful.