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

5.4 for me this morning.

Hugs to you @geefull and the anxiety I hope you have a better day today.
@True Blue well done, I wouldn’t worry about your fbg at the moment, the way I see it, your liver has been busy dealing with the booze so hasn’t had time for it’s other work - it’s just catching up and it’ll settle down soon.
@dogslife sorry to hear about your trusty Yaris, it’s surprisingly emotional isn’t it when a car you’ve had for so long comes to the end of its life? I couldn’t watch when our trusty old Volvo estate was towed off our drive eventually. It had transported our family, 3 kids and a large dog all over the place, lots of camping holidays to France etc it was a real friendly workhorse. I was quite surprised at the strength of my attatchment to it.
 
DJC3 said:
Blimey! What a wierd day - did you feel ok at 28.9? I’m glad you fbg is ok today.
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I was extremely tired, could have fell asleep on a clothes line, and for the first time ever I felt like my head was full of cotton wool. The night time was the worst as I was worried about ketones and such, but then around midnight, down went my readings! It's definitely been a strange one, last three weeks its been low all the time then this, just goes to show you how complex and sometimes unpredictable diabetes is, if it can stump Consultants what chance do we have. Well apart from living it, I get my new pump on Monday so will be having a conversation with my Nurse to ask what's actually happening as "Well sometimes Diabetes does as it wants" isn't really the best answer.
 
Good morning everyone from a bright and breezy not very dark and dangerous north this morning. The wonder wheel of bejesus, amazeballs and omnishambles spat out a 5.2 at 0600.
0600 seems to be a great time to be in at present - or is it past, or future? Whatever, it’s all relative.
Have a great day if you can, scare yourself by peeking at your meter if you can’t - it’s scary out there.
 
Ball of confusion today - must be catching @geefull , @johnpol and @HarrisonK . 2 days of combined 3 meals, 35 gms carbs and just over 2000 cals deficit produced 1kg weight rise, 1 beat rise in resting hr and a mahoosive 6.5 fbg. Either 3 devices not working or 1 body really feeling maltreated. How much of a gambler should I be - everything looks wonderful analysed on Cronometer but life is played out somewhere other than on an App. Oh, sleep hrs and waking up time love these 2 days - really does feel like whack a mole. Enjoy your day.
What's that you said Mick? Yes. I'll keep holding on mate
 
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Morning All. Awake at 0500 was 5.6 went back to bed then up at 07.30 got a 5.5 ..really what sort of dark humour is gpong on here. Anyway whatever number I am today it will do. Lovely day of sunshine ahead and the meaningless vote. Dont forget clocks go forward but it does make your summer hol/next weekend closer!
@johnpol hugs for the highs, hope you stay stable over w/e.
@ianpspurs I think I probably got given some of your good FBG by accident. I’m not sending it back!
@Bubbsie that sounds rotten. Hope you turn the corner today. Hugs from afar!
Have a great Friday everyone. Stay well, stay safe.
 
Rolled over to a 5.5 today, a bit of a shocking rise from 4.9 BUT I was just experimenting with a lack of met soooo the fact I am still in non-DM levels albeit the top end isn’t too bad. Might just try reducing the dosage as I lose weight and go from there.

Hope everyone has a decent Friday however! Look after yourselves out there.
 
PenguinMum said:
that sounds rotten. Hope you turn the corner today. Hugs from afar!
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Thanks PM...some progress I suppose in that I can at least cough now...as the morning progresses I am slowly regaining some of my senses...more coffee & a little more breakfast needed...a brilliant sunny day here...I wont be venturing out...another day of indulging myself with good food & rubbish TV...enjoy your weekend.
 
ianpspurs said:
Ball of confusion today - must be catching @geefull , @johnpol and @HarrisonK . 2 days of combined 3 meals, 35 gms carbs and just over 2000 cals deficit produced 1kg weight rise, 1 beat rise in resting hr and a mahoosive 6.5 fbg. Either 3 devices not working or 1 body really feeling maltreated. How much of a gambler should I be - everything looks wonderful analysed on Cronometer but life is played out somewhere other than on an App. Oh, sleep hrs and waking up time love these 2 days - really does feel like whack a mole. Enjoy your day.
What's that you said Mick? Yes. I'll keep holding on mate
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Ball of confusion - perhaps too many temptations, that’s what the world is today. Keep a hold of that mallet, it may be useful when confronting the Cronometer.
 
DJC3 said:
5.4 for me this morning.

Hugs to you @geefull and the anxiety I hope you have a better day today.
@True Blue well done, I wouldn’t worry about your fbg at the moment, the way I see it, your liver has been busy dealing with the booze so hasn’t had time for it’s other work - it’s just catching up and it’ll settle down soon.
@dogslife sorry to hear about your trusty Yaris, it’s surprisingly emotional isn’t it when a car you’ve had for so long comes to the end of its life? I couldn’t watch when our trusty old Volvo estate was towed off our drive eventually. It had transported our family, 3 kids and a large dog all over the place, lots of camping holidays to France etc it was a real friendly workhorse. I was quite surprised at the strength of my attatchment to it.
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I know exactly what you mean, DJC3. We always keep our cars for years but look after them well. We once owned an 8 seater Toyota Previa for about 17 years that took our family all over the place including France and was full of happy memories. My husband thought I was a bit crazy when I cleaned it thoroughly before it went to the scrapyard in the sky but as I cleaned I was reliving all those memories including the people who sat in each seat (some family no longer with us), the songs we sang, the laughter etc. It was very cathartic. The end of an era.
 
Err..7.4 rogue strip, then 6.7 naughty strip..

And then 4.7 and 5.5..had to test 4 times. I think my monitor got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.

I’ll take an average of the lower 2 and say 5.2.... ish!
 
Hello all. Busy day yesterday, so didn't get to post. Fasting blood sugars were 4.5 yesterday and 4.4 today.

Also gave my GP a call yesterday morning and asked to pick up my blood test results. Was so happy to see HbA1c in the 20s (actual result was 29) for the first time since low carbing. Also, liver test was fine, no change from the time when I only had one glass of wine a week. So, lots of reason to celebrate, which we did last night.

@DJC3, @PenguinMum, and @dogslife -- Thanks so very much for your kind words. Definitely felt like a pin cushion after that morning -- might half gone through close to half a container of test strips in half a day. In the evening, blood sugars had returned to stability.
@SB.25 -- Wow, what a huge drop in your HbA1c -- really well done.

Wonderful sunny day today and temperatures going up into the higher teens. Have a wonderful day, everyone.
 
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ziggy_w said:
Hello all. Busy day yesterday, so didn't get to post. Fasting blood sugars were 4.5 yesterday and 4.4 today.

Also gave my GP a call yesterday morning and asked to pick up my blood test results. Was so happy to see HbA1c in the 20s (actual result was 29) for the first time since low carbing. Also, liver test was fine, no change from the time when I only had one glass of wine a week. So, lots of reason to celebrate, which we did last night.

@DJC3, @PenguinMum, and @dogslife -- Thanks so very much for your kind words. Definitely felt like a pin cushion after this morning -- might half gone through close to half a container of test strips in half a day. In the evening, blood sugars had returned to stability.
@SB.25 -- Wow, what a huge drop in your HbA1c -- really well done.

Wonderful sunny day today and temperatures going up into the higher teens. Have a wonderful day, everyone.
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Thank you! I have the insulin to thank for it :)
 
ziggy_w said:
Hello all. Busy day yesterday, so didn't get to post. Fasting blood sugars were 4.5 yesterday and 4.4 today.

Also gave my GP a call yesterday morning and asked to pick up my blood test results. Was so happy to see HbA1c in the 20s (actual result was 29) for the first time since low carbing. Also, liver test was fine, no change from the time when I only had one glass of wine a week. So, lots of reason to celebrate, which we did last night.

@DJC3, @PenguinMum, and @dogslife -- Thanks so very much for your kind words. Definitely felt like a pin cushion after this morning -- might half gone through close to half a container of test strips in half a day. In the evening, blood sugars had returned to stability.
@SB.25 -- Wow, what a huge drop in your HbA1c -- really well done.

Wonderful sunny day today and temperatures going up into the higher teens. Have a wonderful day, everyone.
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WOOHOO! Congrats to you Ziggy!
 
DJC3 said:
5.4 for me this morning.


@dogslife sorry to hear about your trusty Yaris, it’s surprisingly emotional isn’t it when a car you’ve had for so long comes to the end of its life? I couldn’t watch when our trusty old Volvo estate was towed off our drive eventually. It had transported our family, 3 kids and a large dog all over the place, lots of camping holidays to France etc it was a real friendly workhorse. I was quite surprised at the strength of my attatchment to it.
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My Chevy Cavalier died after 15 years of good service and 3 years of struggling. One part after another gave out, first the AC, then the radiator, then the engine itself. I left it at the garage to be hauled off for parts. The photo is not of it, but of one of its twins. Even with an automatic transmission, that car was so much fun to drive. :(
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