Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

[Rosiegough_]

5.8 seems to be creeping up and I'm being so good Xx

 

[callyandy]

Hi, new to this forum. My fasting reading this morning was 4.8

Welcome to our jolly troop.. A nice number to start.

 

[callyandy]

5.8 this morning. Heading back home today, so hopefully getting back on track over the next week after a very nice break both in time and of most low carb rules!

Maxwell

You've still had some great numbers whilst enjoying yourself!! well done.

 

[callyandy]

8.1 this morning, had a fasting day so expected it to be higher. I almost caved in and had a carb binge, but I survived !!

Good on ya!!

 

[callyandy]

I got 4.9.

Which doesn't make up for a lingering chest infection...

Agreed, but take a little comfort from your number, and the chest infection will go, so you'll be left with lovely 4's!!

 

[callyandy]

5.5 at 0730. Took the grandchildren out for dinner last night and they force fed me chips.

Ickle rascals!!

 

[callyandy]

5.8 seems to be creeping up and I'm being so good Xx

Don't beat yourself up honey, relax... it'll help.

 

[callyandy]

6.2, a lesser headache but it's sunny so I'm choosing to ignore it.

 

[grante]

5.7 this morning it's been normally 6.2 must have been the glass of red wine I had last night

 

[13lizanne]

5.8 today

 

[Tim55]

Morning All

5.9 for me today.

Run out of CodeFree strips, so relying on NHS supplied meter from now on and expecting my numbers to be a little less good....

 

[Liam1955]

21/5 - Morning.

5.7 -

 

[jonbvn]

Mine are 24.5 after a good Chinese meal last night

That reading is at the dangerous level. You need to contact your GP urgently.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/Diabetes-and-Hyperglycaemia.html

 

[JohnEGreen]

5.5 this morning.

 

[sheepie123]

5.5 without metformin

 

[walnut_face]

7.1 yesterday, 6.6 today

 

[James13]

9.3 this morning.

Not that I'm expecting a huge amount of change overall with the newly doubled dosage of metformin (2g now), but does anyone know how long it takes this drug to show an effect on BG numbers? Obviously I'm working on the carbs which I've halved in the last few weeks but still looking to keep on reducing to a level that works for me.

 

[ickihun]

Fbg 6.9 after 2 hypos yesterday so had a supper.

 

[ickihun]

9.3 this morning.

Not that I'm expecting a huge amount of change overall with the newly doubled dosage of metformin (2g now), but does anyone know how long it takes this drug to show an effect on BG numbers? Obviously I'm working on the carbs which I've halved in the last few weeks but still looking to keep on reducing to a level that works for me.

Maximum people get out of the full 2000mg of metformin is 2mmol/l from tablet alone. (So this does not include exercise or diet change affect).
If you've increased from 1000mg to 2000mg I'd guess 1mmol/l maybe? Metformin helps with insulin resistance too so that is more beneficial than this reduction. With less IR when you exercise it can help reduce your weight more. Less weight = less insulin resistance = lower bgs.

 

[Johnjoe13]

7.8 this morning and a welcome improvement on the 9.2 yesterday. Whatever that glitch was has now gone and my numbers are heading back in the right direction