Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

[loulou99782]

I was able to buy 200+ lancet drums for £10 from a local pharmacy in Brumm, hope they still sell them:-o

Do they have an internet address or do mail order

 

[MosheBenYehuda]

Do they have an internet address or do mail order

I thought someone will ask
Tomorrow I work an early shift, so when I return, I'll pass by and ask all details for strips, lancet drums etc, and purchase options, and I'll post them here as soon as I can, OK?:-D

 

[loulou99782]

I thought someone will ask
Tomorrow I work an early shift, so when I return, I'll pass by and ask all details for strips, lancet drums etc, and purchase options, and I'll post them here as soon as I can, OK?:-D

Thanks MosheBenYehuda. Hope works not too early

 

[MosheBenYehuda]

All right, 2hrs later, my royal breakfast gave a 5.2 reading
Not bad;-)

And to top a bit, I experimented again;-), this time lunch with couscous, which according to label has around 30% carbs, but according to a Harvard list, the lowest G load. I had about 4 spoonfuls with chicken and onion stew. Result:
-before 5.0
-2hrs after 6.2
No apparent RH swing, felt good all along;-) so here's another "good" carb for me:-D

 

[MosheBenYehuda]

Thanks MosheBenYehuda. Hope works not too early

No, not at all, waking up at 4.15 am;-)

 

[Merrylizard1314]

Monday, 4.20am. 4.9mmol. Had a bit of a ' Lost Weekend' spent with some American friends, with many traditional foods. I was made to sit down a lot, while things were brought to me to eat, which was lovely, and to drink, which was even better.
And on Sunday, I was taken out in a wheelchair for a push around the lake, by my athletic guests. Now they have all gone off to the ski lodge for a few days, and I am now back on my feet, with a new insight into the conditions endured by wheelchair users. Now I can get about and have found the iPad.
I have to say that I have been laughing a great deal, at the cartoons and rather like the idea of being 'our man down under',( thanks @Baruney), while not having the necessary underpinnings.. And oh, dear @ Pasha, I loved the emphatic capitals!
I have been given some very strong painkillers which make me feel exhausted and rather maudlin. So I am staying in bed this morning and foregoing a hobble on the hill .
Be well, everyone.! Hope your poor fingers recover soon, @Gezzabelle.

 

[MosheBenYehuda]

Monday, 4.20am. 4.9mmol. Had a bit of a ' Lost Weekend' spent with some American friends, with many traditional foods. I was made to sit down a lot, while things were brought to me to eat, which was lovely, and to drink, which was even better.
And on Sunday, I was taken out in a wheelchair for a push around the lake, by my athletic guests. Now they have all gone off to the ski lodge for a few days, and I am now back on my feet, with a new insight into the conditions endured by wheelchair users. Now I can get about and have found the iPad.
I have to say that I have been laughing a great deal, at the cartoons and rather like the idea of being 'our man down under',( thanks @Baruney), while not having the necessary underpinnings.. And oh, dear @ Pasha, I loved the emphatic capitals!
I have been given some very strong painkillers which make me feel exhausted and rather maudlin. So I am staying in bed this morning and foregoing a hobble on the hill .
Be well, everyone.! Hope your poor fingers recover soon, @Gezzabelle.

Hope you get better soon, until then, have a merry wheelin' around:-D
Just mind your speed limits;-)

 

[loulou99782]

No, not at all, waking up at 4.15 am;-)

4:15 the last time I did that was last summer to take 26 teenages to a Christian youth festival. Camping for 6 days I must be MAD. I loved it and its strange not going this year.

 

[Baruney]

Monday, 4.20am. 4.9mmol. Had a bit of a ' Lost Weekend' spent with some American friends, with many traditional foods. I was made to sit down a lot, while things were brought to me to eat, which was lovely, and to drink, which was even better.
And on Sunday, I was taken out in a wheelchair for a push around the lake, by my athletic guests. Now they have all gone off to the ski lodge for a few days, and I am now back on my feet, with a new insight into the conditions endured by wheelchair users. Now I can get about and have found the iPad.
I have to say that I have been laughing a great deal, at the cartoons and rather like the idea of being 'our man down under',( thanks @Baruney), while not having the necessary underpinnings.. And oh, dear @ Pasha, I loved the emphatic capitals!
I have been given some very strong painkillers which make me feel exhausted and rather maudlin. So I am staying in bed this morning and foregoing a hobble on the hill .
Be well, everyone.! Hope your poor fingers recover soon, @Gezzabelle.

Don't worry our man down under those underpinnings can get in way sometimes!

 

[Merrylizard1314]

Yes, I've heard that bike riding requires some preparation!

 

[loulou99782]

Monday, 4.20am. 4.9mmol. Had a bit of a ' Lost Weekend' spent with some American friends, with many traditional foods. I was made to sit down a lot, while things were brought to me to eat, which was lovely, and to drink, which was even better.
And on Sunday, I was taken out in a wheelchair for a push around the lake, by my athletic guests. Now they have all gone off to the ski lodge for a few days, and I am now back on my feet, with a new insight into the conditions endured by wheelchair users. Now I can get about and have found the iPad.
I have to say that I have been laughing a great deal, at the cartoons and rather like the idea of being 'our man down under',( thanks @Baruney), while not having the necessary underpinnings.. And oh, dear @ Pasha, I loved the emphatic capitals!
I have been given some very strong painkillers which make me feel exhausted and rather maudlin. So I am staying in bed this morning and foregoing a hobble on the hill .
Be well, everyone.! Hope your poor fingers recover soon, @Gezzabelle.

I know the feeling re wheelchair users and the conditions we face. I only use mine when really tired or go a fair way eg local big shopping centre. People love talking to your carer and not you. On cruthes etc you part visible, in a wheelchair and you can be invisible. Sorry if I'm moaning.

 

[Clivethedrive]

Morning Clive,
Hope you are OK both with and without your wheels;-)
I just remembered that a few months ago, when I was regularly using the Calorie Count, at a time when I didn't know how carbs were slowly destroying me, and consequently ate bread, potatos, rice, pasta, honey etc, my counts never went over 2000 calories a day. Despite my size and weight, I was never a big eater, this is why I was so frustrated about my Kilograms.
So I'll attempt a few counts, just to make sure.
Take care, Sir:-D

Cheers moshe' it takes a while to settle in on a figure for the type of daily work we do ,but with a bit of careful tweaking you'll be good

 

[Clivethedrive]

Just got back from silverstone ,long day from 6.45am to 21.45pm...my am fasting was 3.6

 

[scottish-jim]

Just got back from silverstone ,long day from 6.45am to 21.45pm...my am fasting was 3.6

Great result for Lewis Hamilton. Perfect timing for the pit stop to put on intermediates

 

[4ratbags]

4.8 this morning which is great as I had a piece of birthday cake after dinner last night

 

[Merrylizard1314]

I know the feeling re wheelchair users and the conditions we face. I only use mine when really tired or go a fair way eg local big shopping centre. People love talking to your carer and not you. On cruthes etc you part visible, in a wheelchair and you can be invisible. Sorry if I'm moaning.

That is exactly what I noticed! People don't look at the person in a wheelchair!
I thought it might be because they were being polite, but it is certainly a weird feeling!
I was only in the wheelchair because I had to have my leg replastered, and wouldn't be able to keep up with fit people on a walk. And what a business, getting in and out of transport!
Dear loulou,, you were not moaning but making a valid point and I, for one, will never ignore wheelchair users again.

 

[Alisonjane10]

Yes various places locally sell the needle drums but they work out cheaper on Ebay as do the strip cassettes....still very expensive which makes them a non starter for me. I will use the Codefree meter and the Fastclix lancet...anything for less painful fingers. I was fine until I opened a new pack of lancets for the Codefree and soon after starting to use them my fingers have become ridiculously painful to the point where I have had to limit how many times I am testing daily to allow them to recover a little. Finding a Fastclix lancet on its own proved a non starter so bought the complete kit to get one. The meter will be a back up for the future should the Codefree fail at any time

Hi @Gezzabelle,

For you & other interested members, farmaline.co.uk has the FastClix lancing device for sale on its own for £12.04. They also have the FastClix lancets at £9.02 for 200(+4) or £4.75 for 100(+2) in stock too. All of their health & beauty products are competitively priced and they stock all manner of Diabetic & health related items. There's lots of FastClix products too. It's worth a look.

I also get tender, bruised fingers so you have my sympathy. Hope they heal quickly. X

 

[Pasha]

72 mg/dl or 4.00 mmoles/l

 

[MosheBenYehuda]

Hi @Gezzabelle,

For you & other interested members, farmaline.co.uk has the FastClix lancing device for sale on its own for £12.04. They also have the FastClix lancets at £9.02 for 200(+4) or £4.75 for 100(+2) in stock too. All of their health & beauty products are competitively priced and they stock all manner of Diabetic & health related items. There's lots of FastClix products too. It's worth a look.

I also get tender, bruised fingers so you have my sympathy. Hope they heal quickly. X

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Hi Alisonjane,
Have you personally ordered anything from them, are they reliable?
Some of their prices are truly excellent.
Moshe

 

[MosheBenYehuda]

Morning everyone!
5.2 FBG this very early morning.
Off for an early shift:-/
All the best;-)