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

DJC3 said:
@Traceymac23 fingers crossed for you today - hope you’ll be going home later. Getting through sepsis is a major achievement, and definitely worth celebrating.
@Tru Blue there does seem to be a lot of that flu-ey type lurgy around at the moment. Hope you get better soon. Have you got to work today?
@gennepher well done on helping your 90yo friend with his techy problems. My dad ( sadly no longer with us) was desperate to get on line and surf the net. He was a very clever man - had been an engineer in his working life, but I think it was just too different to the world he understood and we would all get frustrated trying to talk him through it yet again. We wrote crib sheets out for him, but he would be confused by the next time he tried. We certainly all needed a treat afterwards, it was so stressful - usually a couple of glasses of wine.
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Too true......chalk it up as a success to us!!
 
good morning all :)

was 4.2 this morning

that's the lowest it's been for weeks, I didn't have a good nights sleep, my anxiety is playing up and everything is creaky, what a weird rollercoaster ride this is ;)

@Traceymac23 fingers crossed here too ;)
@jjraak - a somewhat belated Happy Birthday from me :happy:
@gennepher - welcome!

Commiserations to my fellow sufferers and hugs to anyone else who would like one, having been on the receiving end I know how comforting it is to get them :)

Managed to get about half an hour of gardening done in the glorious sunshine yesterday and it's sunny again here this morning so will probably go over to mum's today with mr. gee for an hour, keeping my distance though, don't want her catching the lurggie ;)
Finished my aran sweater last night, looks lovely apart from the mysteriously rather lengthy sleeves :sorry: :hilarious:

Hope your day treats you well :)
 
Morning all. Tested last night at 11.50pm:- 7.4. Slept deeply due to 'husband fitting some black- out bedroom curtains. ( He is sensitive to light and a new, very bright street light has been installed close by). My fbs this morning was a shocking 9.3! at 9am. It's a mystery!:banghead: I noticed a low battery symbol flash on/off before testing so possibly my meter is not accurate or blame the DP? Anyway it is what it is. Best wishes to you all. :)
 
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Caeseji said:
@philchap1 @P1ckle I really do hope that you both get well soon!
@Bubbsie Oh I hear that! Suddenly getting to be more of a coffee addict than I was pre-diagnosis.
@Traceymac23 Fingers crossed you can finally get yourself home!

Woke up to a 4.8 this morning, woke up just five seconds before my alarm so either my body anticipated it or that was the minimum sleep it wanted. Got to say though, why has Winter come back again? Chilly here by the Humber to the point where even I wanted to buy some gloves!

Wishing you all a fantastic day though!
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Thank you
 
ziggy_w said:
Good morning. Missed posting yesterday. Fasting blood sugars yesterday were 5.1 and today 4.6.

@SaskiaKC -- So happy you decided to stay. The thread would have been a much lonelier place without you. Love your funny, caring and positive attitude.
@jjraak -- So sorry to have missed your birthday -- glad you had a great time though ... and happy belated birthday.
@Patrick66 -- Glad that your wound has stopped ouzing -- hope it heals soon.
@Alf-Josiah -- Hope all goes well with your procedure today.
@gennepher -- Welcome to the forum. So happy you decided to join.
@DJC3 -- Great run of fasting blood sugars lately. Brilliant achievement.
Seems quite a lot suffering from various ailments lately, my hugs go out to all of you -- @True Blue, @geefull, @P1ckle, @philchap1. Hope y'all feel better soon.

Have a great day, everyone.
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Thank you
 
DJC3 said:
You’re right though - its very easy to get fixated on ever lower numbers, and that’s not always helpful.
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Wise words and worth careful consideration. Clearly, the focus in a thread with this title is fbg and for many type 2s the mantra seems to be the lower the better. Some posters are consistently below 5 which looks enviable. The missing information is how they achieve that and, often, their size. Colour me odd but rollitos and pork scratchings are not a lunch but YMMV/chacun a son gout. I will spoil all that slightly by saying great numbers @DJC3 @geefull and @OrsonKartt :angelic:
No idea of my own fbg still firmly nailing down proper waking up time.
 
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jjraak said:
Agree.

Take that back to the VCR days...aagghh.

Loved em, but "fix this"..meant a trip over and moments after trying it was "don't bother"..go home and do what you were doing. Don't bother...ahhhhh.:wideyed::woot:

Cue me desperate to sort as VCR AND TV now NOT tuned in..Dad getting antsy, while I ignore his pleas and fix ..then Full on gratitude for fixing....only to be called back at silly o'clock another day.....bless.

Wish I had been a lot more chilled now, but those drinks once home WERE we deserved..:D
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I can "tune in" to your experiences with your dear dads, jjraak and DJC3 except with me it is my lovely mum who has Alzheimers. We just have to do our best as I'm sure you both did. Best wishes to you both.:)
 
DJC3 said:
Just shows how well you’re doing generally. You’re right though - its very easy to get fixated on ever lower numbers, and that’s not always helpful.
Hope there is less stress in your life today.
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Being fixated on lower and lower numbers is something I have to be careful of. You are right that I am doing really well and have to keep reminding myself of . Today is a much less hectic day and I should be able to complete my 'to do list' for today as well as get some relaxation time.
 
DJC3 said:
@Traceymac23 fingers crossed for you today - hope you’ll be going home later. Getting through sepsis is a major achievement, and definitely worth celebrating.
@Tru Blue there does seem to be a lot of that flu-ey type lurgy around at the moment. Hope you get better soon. Have you got to work today?
@gennepher well done on helping your 90yo friend with his techy problems. My dad ( sadly no longer with us) was desperate to get on line and surf the net. He was a very clever man - had been an engineer in his working life, but I think it was just too different to the world he understood and we would all get frustrated trying to talk him through it yet again. We wrote crib sheets out for him, but he would be confused by the next time he tried. We certainly all needed a treat afterwards, it was so stressful - usually a couple of glasses of wine.
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Hello DJC3 (still don't know how to copy red links) No, I don't have to work at the moment. I was going to wash seagull poo off the deck of my boat. Think I'll stay indoors.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
Yes - I must admit I do get envious of the below 5s. By the way - I have just noticed that your HBA1C is running at 37/38 since 2016. Now I am truly envious.
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Nothing to be envious about with my HbA1c @Krystyna23040 I am not particularly happy with that but other people tell me to chill. I am continually utterly confused by most of what I read on here. By the way @True Blue, just put an @ in front of a member's username.
 
ianpspurs said:
Nothing to be envious about with my HbA1c @Krystyna23040 I am not particularly happy with that but other people tell me to chill. I am continually utterly confused by most of what I read on here. By the way @True Blue, just put an @ in front of a member's username.
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My HbA1c is 42 - so I can only dream of 37/38. When I get downhearted about this I do keep reminding myself that it was 125 on diagnosis and when injecting insulin it was in the 50s. So 42 on keto and no insulin is not too bad. I am hoping for a 39 next time as all my BS readings have been a lot lower over these last few weeks.
 
ianpspurs said:
Wise words and worth careful consideration. Clearly, the focus in a thread with this tittle is fbg and for many type 2s the mantra seems to be the lower the better. Some posters are consistently below 5 which looks enviable. The missing information is how they achieve that and, often, their size. Colour me odd but rollitos and pork scratchings are not a lunch but YMMV/chacun a son gout. I will spoil all that slightly by saying great numbers @DJC3 @geefull and @OrsonKartt :angelic:
No idea of my own fbg still firmly nailing down proper waking up time.
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Hello my friend. Yes we see FBG numbers, but not the back-story of current insulin, meds. exercise or diet. I'm no doctor, but I suspect the BG outcome is more important than the process. I've only been doing proper testing for two months so I'm open to new advice/information. Weight is down 5kg, my key long-term metric IMHO.
 
True Blue said:
Hello my friend. Yes we see FBG numbers, but not the back-story of current insulin, meds. exercise or diet. I'm no doctor, but I suspect the BG outcome is more important than the process. I've only been doing proper testing for two months so I'm open to new advice/information. Weight is down 5kg, my key long-term metric IMHO.
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Personally, the BG outcome independent of lipids, resting pulse rate, sleep pattern, full blood panel and impact on exercise performance is necessary but not close to sufficient. Great news on weight - IMHO that is where LC does work.
 
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