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What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

5.8 inside and 6 degrees outside on this Twelfth Day of Christmas. Let's try to warm it up a little.

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Debandez said:
I'm very excited this morning. Firstly my BS are 5.6 and I had supper at midnight! Secondly I have some exciting news to share.

Yesterday was an emotional roller coaster.
A sad day in that I said goodbye to my beautiful young cousin. 26. But she is resting in peace now. What an amazing service. Uplifting. Positive. Happy. Celebration of her life. 26 years packed full of love, fun and happy friends and family times. Pics on PowerPoint. Hymns everyone knew. Poems. Tributes. So lovely. Then for the wake. An Irish wake. Enough said. It was still going when I left at well past 10pm (I had to travel home to Blackpool and got home just before midnight). I was starving when I got home. Only had some salad, inside of a pork pie and eggs covered in mayo during the day. BS 4.5 last night when i got home. Not been that low for a while. Just had 1 x thin with lots of cheese. and a glass of red. Very late to eat but I was actually what peckish.

I turned on my phone at about 9pm to 7 voicemails, numerous emails and several text messages! Basically the head of DCUK PR team contacted me. The Sunday Mirror are onto the fact NHS have a low carb app and want to feature my story THIS SUNDAY! Then the journalist himself (health journalist) contacted me....left voicemail x 2, text and email! I contacted him and gave him the ok to run with my story and photos (he was checking on copyright re pics). He did day he was using my local paper story wording but I sent him my updated journey as so much has happened since then and all so positive!! I don't think there will be time to edit now to be honest. But still, it gets the word out that low carb works.

This in itself made me so happy. But there's more.....

Then my surgery emailed. Moving forward re doing presentation on my journey in town, supported by council. They are supplying room, refreshments etc. Asking me to choose between venues! Head of PR said she will get us on that This Morning sofa yet!!! Bring it on.

I have a wedding today, my best friends daughter. Beautiful young woman marrying her beloved in the Lake District. Always wanted to go to a wedding there. Hope the weather holds out as it's outdoors by the Lake!!!!

Hope you have good days .

Just a little addition (promise!). At the wake I was mingling with lots of family. Our family is massive. My mum, born in Dublin, was one of 13. Each of her siblings had large families. You can imagine how many cousins I have! So many of us are type 2 diabetic. My age (56), older.... and much younger. Some over weight, some slim, some doing something about it (low carb and keto) and some not. I talked for some time with one cousin who was very clued up. We brought another cousin in on our conversation who is a doctor (non diabetic) and it made a very interesting conversation. There were that many diabetics there it was like being back in Birmingham! But what is apparent is low carb is spreading. Even my Dr cousin confirmed that. Happy days.
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So sorry to hear about your cousin, @Debandez. It's so sad when someone hasn't had the chance to live a full life yet, seems such a waste.

As on the PR front, your hard work definitely pays off. Congrats.
 
GravyDavey said:
First ever go at taking my blood glucose level this morning . Took it straight away after getting up ..5.6 .
Took quite a few stabs before I could get enough blood to test with
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Welcome aboard - I remember flinching like I was about to be shot. You get used to it.
What type are you? Have you found answers to your questions on this site so far. Lots of varied experience on this thread so feel free to share your questions and concerns- someone will always answer.
 
rhubarb73 said:
Welcome aboard - I remember flinching like I was about to be shot. You get used to it.
What type are you? Have you found answers to your questions on this site so far. Lots of varied experience on this thread so feel free to share your questions and concerns- someone will always answer.
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Wot they said, @GravyDavey .

those first few goes, it's all so strange and weird, but it soon becomes normal, mate. sad to say.
 
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Ziggy2017 said:
Good morning everyone I think I’m finally starting to get over my cough it’s starts a bit when I go outside in the cold but my dr says that’s typical of what I have. Blood sugar is 4.2 today felling a wee bit low so maybe I will go and have a biscuit. Have a good day everyone :)
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Hey, @Ziggy2017 ..good to see you 'out and about' again so to speak.

Nice to see the coughs going and finally it's settling down for you.

scarf up, i found i didn't used to like the early morning cold back in the day*.
(*said as i find the different diet, has eased tremendously the asthma, ...so a silver lining for me in the diagnosis)

have a great day, whatever you do.
 
Debandez said:
I'm very excited this morning. Firstly my BS are 5.6 and I had supper at midnight! Secondly I have some exciting news to share.

Yesterday was an emotional roller coaster.
A sad day in that I said goodbye to my beautiful young cousin. 26. But she is resting in peace now. What an amazing service. Uplifting. Positive. Happy. Celebration of her life. 26 years packed full of love, fun and happy friends and family times. Pics on PowerPoint. Hymns everyone knew. Poems. Tributes. So lovely. Then for the wake. An Irish wake. Enough said. It was still going when I left at well past 10pm (I had to travel home to Blackpool and got home just before midnight). I was starving when I got home. Only had some salad, inside of a pork pie and eggs covered in mayo during the day. BS 4.5 last night when i got home. Not been that low for a while. Just had 1 x thin with lots of cheese. and a glass of red. Very late to eat but I was actually what peckish.

I turned on my phone at about 9pm to 7 voicemails, numerous emails and several text messages! Basically the head of DCUK PR team contacted me. The Sunday Mirror are onto the fact NHS have a low carb app and want to feature my story THIS SUNDAY! Then the journalist himself (health journalist) contacted me....left voicemail x 2, text and email! I contacted him and gave him the ok to run with my story and photos (he was checking on copyright re pics). He did day he was using my local paper story wording but I sent him my updated journey as so much has happened since then and all so positive!! I don't think there will be time to edit now to be honest. But still, it gets the word out that low carb works.

This in itself made me so happy. But there's more.....

Then my surgery emailed. Moving forward re doing presentation on my journey in town, supported by council. They are supplying room, refreshments etc. Asking me to choose between venues! Head of PR said she will get us on that This Morning sofa yet!!! Bring it on.

I have a wedding today, my best friends daughter. Beautiful young woman marrying her beloved in the Lake District. Always wanted to go to a wedding there. Hope the weather holds out as it's outdoors by the Lake!!!!

Hope you have good days .

Just a little addition (promise!). At the wake I was mingling with lots of family. Our family is massive. My mum, born in Dublin, was one of 13. Each of her siblings had large families. You can imagine how many cousins I have! So many of us are type 2 diabetic. My age (56), older.... and much younger. Some over weight, some slim, some doing something about it (low carb and keto) and some not. I talked for some time with one cousin who was very clued up. We brought another cousin in on our conversation who is a doctor (non diabetic) and it made a very interesting conversation. There were that many diabetics there it was like being back in Birmingham! But what is apparent is low carb is spreading. Even my Dr cousin confirmed that. Happy days.
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I am sorry to hear about your cousin.

But glad to read your good news. You have been doing so well with this. Congratulations, and best wishes for it ongoing.
 
Debandez said:
Yesterday was an emotional roller coaster.
But she is resting in peace now. What an amazing service. Uplifting. Positive.
Happy. Celebration of her life. 26 years packed full of love, fun and happy friends and family times. Pics on PowerPoint. Hymns everyone knew. Poems. Tributes. So lovely. Then for the wake. An Irish wake.
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Hi @Debandez

Also so sorry to hear of your bad news.
However i loved the tributes you & the family paid.

In my mind that's how we should celebrate a death.
not in a sad mournful way, but in gratitude for the life they lived.
and more appreciative of those still with their lives to be lived.

Can't think of a better way to be remembered, then with love, laughter as well as a few tears.
and always talked of with love...

That way, we ALL live on forever in someones hearts.
 
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