pre-diabetes, fasting blood sugars.

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86 mg/dl = 4.8 m moles/l Very early test at ca 0:1.30,but good result after bumping carbs to 40 grams net for the day, but keeping protein close to the minimum daily requirement.
 
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83 mg/dl or 4.6 m moles/l at 02:15 ie very early in the morning My best for a long time and perhaps a glimmer of hope.Only time will tell..
 
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89 mg/dl or 4.9 m moles/l at 04 :05 later than usual morning measurement.
 

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83 mg/dl or 4.6 m moles/l at 02:15 ie very early in the morning My best for a long time and perhaps a glimmer of hope.Only time will tell..
Hi Pasha, when you measure your fasting level at 2:30am, how many hours ago had you last eaten? Was it a 6pm dinner so an 8 hour fast? I have measured during the night in the high 4s but by morning it's often back up into the 5s with the dawn phenomenon thing.
 
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Hi Pasha, when you measure your fasting level at 2:30am, how many hours ago had you last eaten? Was it a 6pm dinner so an 8 hour fast? I have measured during the night in the high 4s but by morning it's often back up into the 5s with the dawn phenomenon thing.

Hi there cocosilk. That reading ie at 2:30 am was taken 14 hours after the first bite of my last meal of the day. I only eat 2 meals a day. My last meal starts at 12;30 ie just after noon. I think that I caught this FBG value before a predawn liver dump. Now when I get up in the night to "water the horse" I have started to measure my BG values.
 

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Hi there cocosilk. That reading ie at 2:30 am was taken 14 hours after the first bite of my last meal of the day. I only eat 2 meals a day. My last meal starts at 12;30 ie just after noon. I think that I caught this FBG value before a predawn liver dump. Now when I get up in the night to "water the horse" I have started to measure my BG values.
Oh wow, a good long fast then. I don't get to measure my fasting level much at the moment because I'm up most of the night with my newborn. I was eating a salad at 3am this morning. I get hungry too often to do a long fast because I'm breastfeeding :p and eating low carb.
 

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Hi there cocosilk. That reading ie at 2:30 am was taken 14 hours after the first bite of my last meal of the day. I only eat 2 meals a day. My last meal starts at 12;30 ie just after noon. I think that I caught this FBG value before a predawn liver dump. Now when I get up in the night to "water the horse" I have started to measure my BG values.
How long have you been eating only 2 meals a day? Has it helped a lot with your fasting levels?
 

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How long have you been eating only 2 meals a day? Has it helped a lot with your fasting levels?

I think for a couple of years at least, took a bit of getting used to, later it becomes second nature. I generally aim for a 16 hour fast but sometimes my sleep patterns get disrupted.[ long hot summers] Yes the two meals a day helped lower my FBG and thats the driving force that keeps me on track with this way of eating.
 

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4.9 m moles/l early this morning
This morning I had my first 4.9 for a while but mine doesn't really count as it was only a 7 hour fast and I'd been up about 4 times through the night with the baby and up for the hour preceding the test :p
 
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This morning I had my first 4.9 for a while but mine doesn't really count as it was only a 7 hour fast and I'd been up about 4 times through the night with the baby and up for the hour preceding the test :p
It sure does count, its fantastic !!! Brava