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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

5.5 yesterday
6.0 today which I expected. Taking a break in the sunshine from a list of jobs as long as my arm turned into a very productive day....for the pubs! Yes, one 'oh come on let's just have a quick one in the sunshine' turned into a pub crawl. We ended up taking the car home in fact and continuing on foot! The sun was out in all its glory, all day and late into the evening. A mans got to do what a mans got to do. And so as not to be sexist, so has a woman so I was following close behind hubby, to the bar! It was tough but someone had to do it.

Today I'm visiting a friend who I used to work with many years ago. She hasn't been too well. Coffee and a catch up. It's a 30 minute drive but gorgeous scenery. Music will be played full volume (well, loud anyway). Then this afternoon it's more wallpaper stripping at my sons house. Said I would help, appear now to be lumbered with more than I bargained for! Plasterers will be coming to skim next week so needs to be finished soon.

Enjoy your days everyone.
 
Viv19 said:
@Debandez yes you’re welcome to join me, just no talking please!
@ DJC3 I missed about your scan, but good luck with it. Will you have extra London time or go straight home?
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No talking! Mmmmm. Might be too much of a challenge! Might have to give it a miss this time @Viv19 :-)nenjoy the peace and quiet
 
ianpspurs said:
LC the first 4 years
The data: Started 8/7/2015 with A1c of 7.6 and weighing 90.7 kgs (had already dropped nearly 6 kgs from June 2015). First reading (fbg) was 7.1. Followed DCUK recipes and by December A1c was 5.8 and weight was 76.6 kgs. June 2019 A1c was 5.7 and weight was 73.4 kgs. Testing and beautiful conditional formatted spreadsheet big help.
The plus points : Weight loss most obvious then A1c under diabetic level at all reviews. Initial background retinopathy gone for past 3 years. Don't need medication ( I have gone without and no difference) but I take metformin by choice
The negatives: I now view all food and drink as hazardous - have become a food avoider wherever possible. Learning I could food fast for at least 2 days was a mistake. Going sub 75 kgs I no longer feel nourished - the first 2-3 years I was clearly using the buffer from the old country.
Overall: Obviously grateful for no diabetic complications and staying in non diabetic range. Not a net negative yet but no longer the obvious positive of 18 months ago. Lots of finger pricking and waste plastic so will ultimately switch to cgm.
If this is unhelpful please ignore or tell me to delete. The aim was to give people new to this a warts and all idea of a non success story.
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This is a very helpful post.
I initially clicked on the winner icon, and then I changed it to informative icon. But I would like to have registered both!

>^..^<
 
ianpspurs said:
LC the first 4 years
The data: Started 8/7/2015 with A1c of 7.6 and weighing 90.7 kgs (had already dropped nearly 6 kgs from June 2015). First reading (fbg) was 7.1. Followed DCUK recipes and by December A1c was 5.8 and weight was 76.6 kgs. June 2019 A1c was 5.7 and weight was 73.4 kgs. Testing and beautiful conditional formatted spreadsheet big help.
The plus points : Weight loss most obvious then A1c under diabetic level at all reviews. Initial background retinopathy gone for past 3 years. Don't need medication ( I have gone without and no difference) but I take metformin by choice
The negatives: I now view all food and drink as hazardous - have become a food avoider wherever possible. Learning I could food fast for at least 2 days was a mistake. Going sub 75 kgs I no longer feel nourished - the first 2-3 years I was clearly using the buffer from the old country. The fat/cals part of LC is the one I don't much like.
Overall: Obviously grateful for no diabetic complications and staying in non diabetic range. Not a net negative yet but no longer the obvious positive of 18 months ago. Lots of finger pricking and waste plastic so will ultimately switch to cgm.
If this is unhelpful please ignore or tell me to delete. The aim was to give people new to this a warts and all idea of a non success story.
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I think it's great that you have shared your journey. It really is very helpful. Its not always so cut and dried and good to see both sides of the coin.
 
ianpspurs said:
LC the first 4 years
The data: Started 8/7/2015 with A1c of 7.6 and weighing 90.7 kgs (had already dropped nearly 6 kgs from June 2015). First reading (fbg) was 7.1. Followed DCUK recipes and by December A1c was 5.8 and weight was 76.6 kgs. June 2019 A1c was 5.7 and weight was 73.4 kgs. Testing and beautiful conditional formatted spreadsheet big help.
The plus points : Weight loss most obvious then A1c under diabetic level at all reviews. Initial background retinopathy gone for past 3 years. Don't need medication ( I have gone without and no difference) but I take metformin by choice
The negatives: I now view all food and drink as hazardous - have become a food avoider wherever possible. Learning I could food fast for at least 2 days was a mistake. Going sub 75 kgs I no longer feel nourished - the first 2-3 years I was clearly using the buffer from the old country. The fat/cals part of LC is the one I don't much like.
Overall: Obviously grateful for no diabetic complications and staying in non diabetic range. Not a net negative yet but no longer the obvious positive of 18 months ago. Lots of finger pricking and waste plastic so will ultimately switch to cgm.
If this is unhelpful please ignore or tell me to delete. The aim was to give people new to this a warts and all idea of a non success story.
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So basically after the initial positive wright loss and welcome low bg readings, you now prefer to avoid eating if you can?
Why do you choose to take Metformin if you don’t actually need it?
That’s not a non success story Ianpspurs. Look what you’ve achieved in reducing your levels to a non diabetic range. Retinopathy is ok now too. You’re amazing- you just have to realise that.
 
Viv19 said:
@Debandez yes you’re welcome to join me, just no talking please!
@ DJC3 I missed about your scan, but good luck with it. Will you have extra London time or go straight home?
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Thanks. Scan is on Thurs, we’re driving up today and will stay a week with my middle daughter, them back to Cornwall next Monday, all being well.
I loved the photo of your new chum, very handsome. I hope you can manage something with your shoe to make walking a bit easier, have you shown it to a doc yet? Shame for OH to have all the fun, but enjoy your relaxing day.
 
DJC3 said:
Thanks. Scan is on Thurs, we’re driving up today and will stay a week with my middle daughter, them back to Cornwall next Monday, all being well.
I loved the photo of your new chum, very handsome. I hope you can manage something with your shoe to make walking a bit easier, have you shown it to a doc yet? Shame for OH to have all the fun, but enjoy your relaxing day.
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That’s lovely, quality daughter time! Enjoy yourself.
OH was cutting the grass so I’m up on the top balcony in a very comfortable ancient pappasan chair. There’s more cloud than forecast but temps are good. IMG_5385.jpg
It’s a tough life.
 
@ianpspurs good to write it all down and any newbie would be impressed and encouraged by your story. I think you are a perfectionist and LCHF isnt perfect otherwise we wouldnt all come on here whingeing on a regular basis. Be proud of maintaining non D status for this long and I hope you can enjoy at least some things you like to eat. Best wishes Ian.
 
@Bubbsie It would make my day to be stopped at lights next to you and see Plumpy staring in at me. I bet he raises a lot of smiles.
Many thanks to all who have sent good wishes for Thurs - I’m sure Ill go in about it a lot more before then and maybe afterwards so thanks for your patience!
@PenguinMum yes - daughter Wed ( at GP surgery down the road from her in Greater London) and Me Thurs.
@Freema good luck with your mega task packing your life up.
@Viv19 what a lovely view!
@ianpspurs I found your post both interesting and helpful but would certainly not call it a ‘non success story’. Physically and medically you are a success, it seems to me you just need to address your mental attitude to food. Could you maybe look for some outside help there?
 
DJC3 said:
@Bubbsie It would make my day to be stopped at lights next to you and see Plumpy staring in at me. I bet he raises a lot of smiles.
Many thanks to all who have sent good wishes for Thurs - I’m sure Ill go in about it a lot more before then and maybe afterwards so thanks for your patience!
@PenguinMum yes - daughter Wed ( at GP surgery down the road from her in Greater London) and Me Thurs.
@Freema good luck with your mega task packing your life up.
@Viv19 what a lovely view!
@ianpspurs I found your post both interesting and helpful but would certainly not call it a ‘non success story’. Physically and medically you are a success, it seems to me you just need to address your mental attitude to food. Could you maybe look for some outside help there?
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Crossing all fingers for your scans on Wednesday and Thursday. Hoping for the best possible results for you both. Hugs.
Re the view. When we have a föhn, the weather becomes quite warm even in winter, and we can see the Alps so clearly that you feel you could almost touch them. They’re in fact about 250 kms away.
 
So @ianpspurs ... to summarise.
Diagnosed in 2015
Expected serious complications at some point.
Discovered LCHF...Lost serious weight.
4 years on, fit, healthy and active.
No complications. & HBA1c in the mid 30's.

Sounds like a winning formula to me
When you consider a few of the alternatives, my friend.

You are a star.
 
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Fbg 6.8
Who knows why ....:rolleyes:

Enjoying my food, but when shopping yesterday realised I've not had an avocado in ages... Along with a few other dishes from my early days as Type 2.

Time to recheck my diet and takes some of it back to basics...I recognise it's a getting very 'samey'.

In that vein, Surprise on holiday, was we had moussaka..
( Last day blow out, gorgeous restaurant, 5 star service....mmhh yum yum. Take me back, please..:arghh:)

Not a dish I really enjoyed before DX, and one I avoided after..
but spotted one in Tesco that promises 4g per 100.... So going to treat myself to that tonight, and check religiously after...
Here's hoping it's all good in da hood..:D

Best wishes @DJC3 for Thursday :)
 
Just thinking on, re @ianpspurs LCHF update post.

I do wonder, if as much as we aren't supposed to be so high in our blood sugar levels, due to complications, that there maybe danger, in trying to drive ourselves too low as well, as that way may lie other perils.
Perhaps staying inside the normal range, offers a happy medium.?
 
DJC3 said:
Thanks. Scan is on Thurs, we’re driving up today and will stay a week with my middle daughter, them back to Cornwall next Monday, all being well.
I loved the photo of your new chum, very handsome. I hope you can manage something with your shoe to make walking a bit easier, have you shown it to a doc yet? Shame for OH to have all the fun, but enjoy your relaxing day.
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Here's hoping that both scans go very well -- hoping also for peace and calm now, during, and after for you and your daughter.
 
jjraak said:
Just thinking on, re @ianpspurs LCHF update post.

I do wonder, if as much as we aren't supposed to be so high in our blood sugar levels, due to complications, that there maybe danger, in trying to drive ourselves too low as well, as that way may lie other perils.
Perhaps staying inside the normal range, offers a happy medium.?
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Good idea.
 
Viv19 said:
Not good for me these numbers. 7.9 last night and 7 this morning. Still I slept better last night.
I need to pad my shoe and try to walk. No exercise is so bad for me.
OH is out walking the dog- that was what I wanted to be doing.
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She’s 8, so middle aged and a little grey. Very kind and well behaved. I think we’ll enjoy the 4 months she spends with us.
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@Viv19 what a beauty!
 
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