Bluetit1802
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For the past couple of weeks my fasting BG has been around 5. Lowest was 3.9 and highest was 6.1
This morning 9 am it was 8
What went wrong?
Thanks Resurgam. Fasting BS was 5 at 10.30 and as I didn't feel hungry I had delayed breakfast until 11 am. 2 rashers of bacon, one egg, and one slice of wholemeal bread (need the bread to soak up the egg yolk). Afterwards weighed myself 85 kg. My wife tells me that the bathroom scales weigh 2 kg heavy. So, if she is right, she always is, that means that I have LOST 2 kg in 2 weeks. Sounds good!!! Have been told lunch at 3 pm will be chicken with salad. I am enjoying this "meat rich" cuisine - good job I am a pensioner or I could not afford it. I do not have a private pension.
Thanks for backing me up Bluetit. Resurgum might hit me with her guitar if I disobey her.I couldn't manage without my runny eggs, either. Maybe try half a slice of your bread fried? I find fried bread (even the white stuff) not too bad for my levels, or better still a low carb bread or Lidl HP roll.
I ut my bacon and eggs on a bed of fresh young spinach. It does the same job as the bread and is in fact tastier !
esp if drizzle with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a few seeds first !
it is actually very tasty , and really does add to the flavour, I would be converted even without the diabetes !Good evening Cherry. That breakfast sounds nice. My wife likes the idea as well.
Good evening Chery. Looking at your profile you really are a "winner". You seem to be approaching your Diabetes like you are going into battle. 2 meals per day! 10,000 steps per day! Puts me to shame - but also stimulates me to try. Congratulations!it is actually very tasty , and really does add to the flavour, I would be converted even without the diabetes !
Hi Freema. The problem was that I forgot to take my Metformin. Right now it is 11 pm and I feel hungry. I have already eaten 3 good meals today. Even had ICE CREAM at 8.30 pm. If I go to bed hungry I could Hypo in the night.What did you eat Yesterday ?
Hi Freema. I would like to come off Metformin as well, but it has helped me to reduce my Insulin by more that 20%. I am hoping that LCHF diet will help me reduce Insulin even further - perhaps even get rid of Insulin altogether.Yes I notised your remark on that seems metformin does quite a lot for you I wonder How much of a difference it does to me . Would really like to come OFF it
Hi Freema. I would like to come off Metformin as well, but it has helped me to reduce my Insulin by more that 20%. I am hoping that LCHF diet will help me reduce Insulin even further - perhaps even get rid of Insulin altogether.
Yes I notised your remark on that seems metformin does quite a lot for you I wonder How much of a difference it does to me . Would really like to come OFF it
Hi Freema. The problem was that I forgot to take my Metformin. Right now it is 11 pm and I feel hungry. I have already eaten 3 good meals today. Even had ICE CREAM at 8.30 pm. If I go to bed hungry I could Hypo in the night.
Perhaps I should eat some Peanuts & Walnuts.
kind advice, I am a little uninformed .... what is aic test ????? oh someyhing to measure HbA1c ? yes I was at 36 at christmas, I think I am closer to 38-40 right now... what is a meters to measure HbA1c named ?I think you might be very pleasantly surprised to find that the metformin is not actually contributing a great deal to your numbers . if you really want to come off it, why not invest in some home aic tests? do one first, then maybe one per fortnight - If you are starting at 36, then you know you can get back to that with metformin if necessary, but you also have a bit of leeway to see if you can keep control just by diet?
I seem to be stuck around 44 at present, I think that is because my weight loss has stalled a bit too. If I read your numbers right I think you are still managing to lose weight with that you are doing ?
As a type 2 diabetic, I don't think its all that frequent that one would have a hypo. It sounds like you are actually hungry because you ate too any carbs today including the ice-cream. Have you tested your Blood glucose?
I am sure it will .
20% is actually a lot more than statiatical claims as far as I am informed ... wish you good luck
Would it be a real hardship to give up the piece of bread each morning?
Perhaps check on the carb content of the sausages - some can be rather high. Small changes can make a big difference when done every day.