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

I was diagnosed type 2 on Monday based on blood works and my GP calling me in for a confirmation finger prick test, I have an appointment in two weeks to go over everything with her properly as she was running late and didn’t want to rush. She said in the meantime to cut out sugar and carbs (including fruit which will be a struggle!) and do at least 30 minutes of exercise at least four days a week.

I bought a monitor today and did my first finger prick test in my car after work, based on having fasted since going to bed the night before. 6.8 mmol/L. It had gone up to 7.4 an hour later, and I’ve since had a small dinner and done the stationary bike for an hour (I don’t go crazy on it, not a stupid high resistance or speed), and now waiting for the two hours to be up and I’ll check it again. (Edit: 2 hours after eating it’s at 6.5.)

I’m going to try not to compulsively check multiple times a day, and just wait to see what my GP says. :)
 
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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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A big smile for chacon a son gout - Strauss, Canada, Louisiana or all three??
 
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 caring and positive attitude, and of course your humorous comments.
@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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Thanks.

It started oozing again because I overdid things. I’m a terrible patient.
 
Adm_Mad said:
I was diagnosed type 2 on Monday based on blood works and my GP calling me in for a confirmation finger prick test, I have an appointment in two weeks to go over everything with her properly as she was running late and didn’t want to rush. She said in the meantime to cut out sugar and carbs (including fruit which will be a struggle!) and do at least 30 minutes of exercise at least four days a week.

I bought a monitor today and did my first finger prick test in my car after work, based on having fasted since going to bed the night before. 6.8 mmol/L. It had gone up to 7.4 an hour later, and I’ve since had a small dinner and done the stationary bike for an hour (I don’t go crazy on it, not a stupid high resistance or speed), and now waiting for the two hours to be up and I’ll check it again.

I’m going to try not to compulsively check multiple times a day, and just wait to see what my GP says. :)
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Sounds as though you have started exactly the right way well done you:)
 
Well it’s only half after six here in Texas so it’s still a good morning folks. The good old boy’s gave the wheel of tom foolery a spin and it kindly spat out an unusual 4.9. I did a yip and a sip, and a holler and a swaller with my morning tea.
Yesterday it was 35 degrees here. Went over to Fredericksburg, an old German settlement that also houses the National Museum of the Pacific War and the Nimitz museum. Contrast to the next stop, Luckenbach, another old German settlement with a Post Office, dance hall, bar and BBQ pit .
Have a great day if you can, big Texas hugs for those suffering and a whoop and a holler for the newly joined.
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Adm_Mad said:
I was diagnosed type 2 on Monday based on blood works and my GP calling me in for a confirmation finger prick test, I have an appointment in two weeks to go over everything with her properly as she was running late and didn’t want to rush. She said in the meantime to cut out sugar and carbs (including fruit which will be a struggle!) and do at least 30 minutes of exercise at least four days a week.

I bought a monitor today and did my first finger prick test in my car after work, based on having fasted since going to bed the night before. 6.8 mmol/L. It had gone up to 7.4 an hour later, and I’ve since had a small dinner and done the stationary bike for an hour (I don’t go crazy on it, not a stupid high resistance or speed), and now waiting for the two hours to be up and I’ll check it again.

I’m going to try not to compulsively check multiple times a day, and just wait to see what my GP says. :)
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Welcome. Sounds like you are already moving forward in the right direction.
 
Adm_Mad said:
I was diagnosed type 2 on Monday based on blood works and my GP calling me in for a confirmation finger prick test, I have an appointment in two weeks to go over everything with her properly as she was running late and didn’t want to rush. She said in the meantime to cut out sugar and carbs (including fruit which will be a struggle!) and do at least 30 minutes of exercise at least four days a week.

I bought a monitor today and did my first finger prick test in my car after work, based on having fasted since going to bed the night before. 6.8 mmol/L. It had gone up to 7.4 an hour later, and I’ve since had a small dinner and done the stationary bike for an hour (I don’t go crazy on it, not a stupid high resistance or speed), and now waiting for the two hours to be up and I’ll check it again. (Edit: 2 hours after eating it’s at 6.5.)

I’m going to try not to compulsively check multiple times a day, and just wait to see what my GP says. :)
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Welcome
 
dunelm said:
Well it’s only half after six here in Texas so it’s still a good morning folks. The good old boy’s gave the wheel of tom foolery a spin and it kindly spat out an unusual 4.9. I did a yip and a sip, and a holler and a swaller with my morning tea.
Yesterday it was 35 degrees here. Went over to Fredericksburg, an old German settlement that also houses the National Museum of the Pacific War and the Nimitz museum. Contrast to the next stop, Luchenbach, another old German settlement with a Post Office, dance hall, bar and BBQ pit .
Have a great day if you can, big Texas hugs for those suffering and a whoop and a holler for the newly joined.
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Oh, my goodness, you've just jolted me back 40 years to the winter I spent in Nashville.

 
4.2 for me.
My husband said there were a few snowflakes in the air here (Toronto, Canada) on his way home from the night shift. So tired of winter and the seesaw of temperatures which we get this time of year. Spring is often slow to come and very tentative.

True Blue said:
Now Now. Brits do use that expression even though the French is wrong. We are all friends here. Ca ne fait rien, or San Fairy Anne if you want the Franglais.
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We say "chacun sans gout" here (English Canada), probably got it from the British). French Canada may be a very different story, we really are 2 "solitudes". In this city, you are far more likely to hear other languages (Tamil, Tagalog, Mandarin, Punjabi etc etc) and only extremely rarely do you ever hear French. Like most English Canadians, I can read some French (only up to a 2nd year level), speak a little with a terrible accent and can understand some spoken Parisian french (what we were taught in school) but barely understand spoken Quebecois French (despite 8 years of French in school.) People who live in bilingual areas like Ottawa or the north shore of New Brunswick or live in Quebec are much more fluent.
 
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Krystyna23040 said:
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.
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Your numbers sound very good to me.

I suspect that how long you've been diabetic and where your numbers were when you were diagnosed has a big effect on numbers.

I was lucky, my diabetes was caught fairly early through a routine blood panel, my diagnosing hba1c was 53. I've never taken any meds because my doctor felt with my low diagnosing hba1c, it was appropriate to try diet only. So my circumstances are quite different than some people's. As well, my body seems to respond very well to certain interventions (low carb eating, fasting), I think there is some individual difference in the response level probably due to physiology.
 
Chronicle_Cat said:
I suspect that how long you've been diabetic and where your numbers were when you were diagnosed has a big effect on numbers.
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I think you are right and of course it is perfectly possible that I will get the lower numbers eventually but that it will just take me a lot longer. By the way - you have brilliant Hb1Ac numbers.
 
dunelm said:
Well it’s only half after six here in Texas so it’s still a good morning folks. The good old boy’s gave the wheel of tom foolery a spin and it kindly spat out an unusual 4.9. I did a yip and a sip, and a holler and a swaller with my morning tea.
Yesterday it was 35 degrees here. Went over to Fredericksburg, an old German settlement that also houses the National Museum of the Pacific War and the Nimitz museum. Contrast to the next stop, Luckenbach, another old German settlement with a Post Office, dance hall, bar and BBQ pit .
Have a great day if you can, big Texas hugs for those suffering and a whoop and a holler for the newly joined.
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Ahhhh.... Luckenbach. Willie Nelson. 20 years ago. July 4th.

...now I feel old. Going back to Texas in a month (lived in Austin/Dallas for a very long time) and can't wait. (And...ahem, nachos, quesadillas, queso... all the things I can't eat anymore.)
 
Smallbrit said:
Ahhhh.... Luckenbach. Willie Nelson. 20 years ago. July 4th.

...now I feel old. Going back to Texas in a month (lived in Austin/Dallas for a very long time) and can't wait. (And...ahem, nachos, quesadillas, queso... all the things I can't eat anymore.)
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I know the feeling. My sister and her family live about an hour south of Austin. It’s tricky sometimes choosing what to eat and I do ask them to hold the bun or other starchy things when I can. Otherwise I just leave them on my plate. I think it’s spaghetti squash tonight so that will be a treat.
 
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