Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

[geefull]

good morning all

4.7 for me today

 

[LindsayJane]

4.8 this morning. Might clean the car today....

 

[ert]

Does anyone else feel loath to post bad results? There are so many great results above, I hate to break up the 'amazing results' party.

I was 7.1 this morning. My analysis is that I overate yesterday. Too many calories in a meal spike my blood sugars. It's been over 7 since lunchtime yesterday. Or maybe I'm coming down with something? Or perhaps I drank too much coffee. (Grasping at straws here.) Whatever, I'm fasting until lunchtime.

 

[Rachox]

4.7 for me this morning

 

[Flic2019]

Keep at it.. comes down... dawn phenomenon is a real thing.. you will find many posts about it ... my way to address the dawn phenomenon has been:

- dinner as early as feasible. I target to finish before 7:00 pm.

- lowest level of carbs in dinner if possible no carbs at all.... No fruits after 4:00 pm.

- include a bit of apple cider vinegar in dinner if whats on menu is conducive (dressing on salads usually). I avoid going too much, as it has other effects. Probably a couple of tea spoons or a tablespoon at max.

- medication closer to bed time.

Hope that helps

Thanks for your advise. I will try all of this. Dinner is generally around 6pm so I shall carry on with that. I may limit myself to water only after 7pm and see if that makes a difference.

I have to have my tablet with food so will try and sort a no carb small snack for closer to bed time to rake it. Might that help? I dunno. Will try everything though

 

[JohnEGreen]

4.6

 

[Starfish18]

Does anyone else feel loath to post bad results? There are so many great results above, I hate to break up the 'amazing results' party.

I was 7.1 this morning. My analysis is that I overate yesterday. Too many calories in a meal spike my blood sugars. It's been over 7 since lunchtime yesterday. Or maybe I'm coming down with something? Or perhaps I drank too much coffee. (Grasping at straws here.) Whatever, I'm fasting until lunchtime.

I struggle posting when my levels are high due to everyone elses levels being lower. Out of everyone who uses this forum theres only a small % that post on this thread. I'm sure out of everyone theres a lot of people with higher levels, we just don't know as they don't post. Some people don't even test their fbg. It is much easier to post when levels are within range and we feel good.

Hope your levels come down soon. I've found after eating certain food my blood stays high the next day, even when I don't spike, so maybe that's whats happening to you?

 

[Shas3]

Thanks for your advise. I will try all of this. Dinner is generally around 6pm so I shall carry on with that. I may limit myself to water only after 7pm and see if that makes a difference.

I have to have my tablet with food so will try and sort a no carb small snack for closer to bed time to rake it. Might that help? I dunno. Will try everything though

Welcome...I am sure you will figure it out... i too sometimes do the no carb snack if I feel a need... it should help.. good luck

 

[enb54]

Friday May 31
FBG at 0930 was 4.7 (12 hours fasting)

 

[Ryhia]

7:45 5.5

But have now run out of strips waiting for delivery of my new supplies.

My tester is a Safe Accu device which came with 50 test strips. At the same time as buying my test kit I purchased some additional Code Free test strips. Unfortunately I bought the wrong ones. I purchased test strips for the Safe accu 2 tester. These test strips appear to work but I get a massive difference in FBG, the Safe Accu-2 test strips read much higher for example this morning 6.4. Intriguingly by lunchtime, glucose measures about the same with both test strips. All very puzzling. Guess I'll just continue testing with the alternative strips until I get the proper ones - but only in the afternoons. Cheers.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

5.9 at 4:00 am.

The first official day of winter today, about 10° C outside, which will drop a few degrees when the sun starts to come up in hour or so. :***:

 

[Deleted member 308541]

Does anyone else feel loath to post bad results? There are so many great results above, I hate to break up the 'amazing results' party.

When I first started posting in this very thread, I was up in the eights with my fbgl, I managed to get them down gradually into the fives and I had a short period when I was in the fours.

Don't worry about it @ert it will decrease, just give it time.

 

[ert]

When I first started posting in this very thread, I was up in the eights with my fbgl, I managed to get them down gradually into the fives and I had a short period when I was in the fours.

Don't worry about it @ert it will decrease, just give it time.

Thanks Tipetoo, You're an inspiration. Cheers ert

 

[Shas3]

5.6 this morning at 6:30. And 5.9 last night. If my memory is right this is the lowest fasting number since my diagnosis.

Last night’s dinner was a tiny chappati with spicy roasted eggplant (baingan bhartaa) and a salad. I had some nuts later as a snack before bedtime

Happy weekend everyone.

 

[Shas3]

Does anyone else feel loath to post bad results? There are so many great results above, I hate to break up the 'amazing results' party.
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I used to feel bad but posting my “bad” numbers and how i was feeling about it helped. So don’t feel bad... just share!!!!!

 

[enb54]

Does anyone else feel loath to post bad results? There are so many great results above, I hate to break up the 'amazing results' party.

I was 7.1 this morning. My analysis is that I overate yesterday.

So what is the problem? We all do the same thing, it is just **** hard to be perfect! Alas, I am the most perfect of all I know, except for my wife...

Just keep on trying, that is all that counts!!!...

Oh... And give yourself a pat on the back AND a raise!!!

Edit: Sorry, our new government has rescinded your raise until the price of oil rebounds...

 

[Prem51]

Good Morning! 6.7 at 0420.

 

[enb54]

Too early but will post anyway, at 2235 on Friday May 31, Blood Glucose is 5.1

 

[Diawara]

f.b.s. at 0542 was 5.7...
have a good weekend all...
edited at 0841 after two cups of tea with a dash of soy milk twenty minutes on rowing machine and an hours walk with the dog.. 5.6 maybe a few too many carbs on friday..

 

[Ally Pally]

6.4 at 0715hrs on a sunny morning. Am blaming last night’s Basmati rice but it tasted sooooo good - and now to Kärcher. The noise will drive my pup (and neighbours) ballistic