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

Thank you good folk for all your lovely comments about Wispa

She’s going for her 2nd injection at the vets tomorrow 11.15
 
@SuperPB ...I have to l agree with @OrsonKartt
..."The main thing with it is to make sure you are going in the right direction and keeping there rather than pin point accuracy though... "....

I use the codefree...was explained as better because of strips cost, ( machines a one off cost, the ongoing pain is buying the strips.)

It's not the most accurate, according to a few, but as I'm not going to be auditioning for "Quincy".;)..it does for me.

i think it's really about understanding WHERE you are at any time, and spotting any trends.

So it gives me a starting FBG each morning..a start fig BEFORE a meal and a 2 hour fig after.

it doesn't vary wildly from day to day...so if it's out by any degree, it'll be out tomorrow by the same.


what you want is to see trends and how the foods we eat impact on our BG levels.

Depending where you are on the journey,Yours may vary considerably from others.

That MAY be down to ...
*What your HBA1c was at diagnosis,
*How long you had been diabetic before finding out,
*How disciplined you are re intake of carbs
AND then it's down to your own personal biology.

( diabetes, i think it's latin for "greased pig" ..
because it's so hard to get a real grip on the numbers, some days.)

I've found from the limited time i've been on here, that we may all suffer the same disease...
BUT our treatments, remedies & reactions to each step vary considerably.

Like i say.. the meter is a god send..IF you use it properly.

BUT all it will tell you is the bare figures

THAT'S where the thinking comes in..
As in finding out and identifying what has got it high, and thinking of ways to limit THAT elements impact..

If it helps, most days my FBG is in and around the mid 5's..and up towards the low 6's
most meal times start around the high 5/low 6 marker...and 2 hours on are usually in and around the low 7's
so the scores are pretty constant ..(rarely surprise by a figure as most times i'll be aware if it should be high by my foods/eating times and sometimes simply by how i'm feeling.

I low carb and high fat, but not in the extreme..
I perhaps have 2 meals a day, i aim for 30g carbs a meal, several days of the week that 2nd meal is more of a a large snack ..so i'd say on the week i do 50g carbs a day.
i consciously try to eat within a certain window..(work does impact a tad on that)
i rarely eat a meal before 11 am..and rarely eat after 9pm.


i exercise, when i find time..and gym is once MAYBE twice a week for an hour or so
i jog indoors, sometimes run outside, but more recently now have my old weights bench out, and use the bars and weights most days..say 20/30 mins exercise per day.

i do hear your plea for a fast fix.
i don't know the answer, but for me, when i found out..it was to cut down the carbs.
i've taken apple cider vinegar without any issues (quite like it)..but i can't say it made the numbers tumble, but it hasn't made them worse.

so no..no fast fix sadly.
 
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Cumberland said:
Thank you good folk for all your lovely comments about Wispa

She’s going for her 2nd injection at the vets tomorrow 11.15
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Dear Wispa,

It will be OK. Vets are very nice humans. I just got back from my vet's where I got stuck with a needle so they could draw some blood. I don't know why they need needles; claws work so much better! Maybe they'd had theirs clipped, as I had mine last night.

Welcome to DCUK. There are some nice cats and dogs here. And the humans are beautifully trained.

Love,

The KittenCat
 
To: Churchill Cat
c/o: @Bubbsie
From: The KittenCat
Re: Bulldogs

I have been hearing rumors that we may be moving to a nearby university town someday because it might be as nice as the two other university towns the SaskiaGirl used to live in but they don't have any affordable apartments.

But I hear that this one has bulldogs.

Should I be worried?
 
SaskiaKC said:
To: Churchill Cat
c/o: @Bubbsie
From: The KittenCat
Re: Bulldogs

I have been hearing rumors that we may be moving to a nearby university town someday because it might be as nice as the two other university towns the SaskiaGirl used to live in but they don't have any affordable apartments.

But I hear that this one has bulldogs.

Should I be worried?
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No...not at all Bulldogs are soppy & absolute wusses...although Harry eats my food whenever her in charge isn't looking.
 
SaskiaKC said:
Dear Wispa,

It will be OK. Vets are very nice humans. I just got back from my vet's where I got stuck with a needle so they could draw some blood. I don't know why they need needles; claws work so much better! Maybe they'd had theirs clipped, as I had mine last night.

Welcome to DCUK. There are some nice cats and dogs here. And the humans are beautifully trained.

Love,

The KittenCat
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Wispa says thank you
 
geefull said:
good morning all :)

4.4 today

DN was pleased with my 6 monthly test results yesterday :angelic: so was I :D

HbA1c 28
total cholesterol 4.3
Triglycerides 0.5
HDL 1.3
LDL 2.8
Ratio 3 (whatever that is, must look it up but she was pleased so ... )
Liver and kidney function 'normal'
Happy with my BMI and weight ;)

I was not so pleased that she wouldn't give me a print out as I have been able to get one so far, she just said 'we don't do that now' :( so I had to write them on a scrap of paper. I forgot to ask for my BP reading but she didn't make any comment so I take it that my BP was ok.

We also had a short discussion of LC eating and she says that it is getting more popular and actually asked me some very practical questions about my LCHF diet, about being able to sustain the diet long term, (I've been doing it for two and a half years now) and what areas I had found most difficult to start with. She genuinely seemed interested in it as a 'real life' WoE, which I found promising :)

Felt positively :angelic: :angelic: for a little while :hilarious:

Hope your day treats you well :)
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Amazing results. Impressive figures. Well done.
 
Goonergal said:
Good morning all. Silly o’clock again but far more rested today. FBG is 4.4. Nearly the weekend!

Belated happy birthday @AngiH
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Wow, very early! Glad to hear you are feeling more yourself. I'm wide awake but going back to sleep. Its blowing a gale outside! Hope weather better where you are.
 
Debandez said:
Wow, very early! Glad to hear you are feeling more yourself. I'm wide awake but going back to sleep. Its blowing a gale outside! Hope weather better where you are.
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Thanks. I went to bed very early too! Weather supposed to be sunny later - hope so. Have a chocolate olive oil cake in the oven - colleague’s birthday tomorrow and thought I might as well get on with it!
 
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