T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

[Venkat K]

Saturday 10/08/2019
07:00 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Dark chocolate

18:30 Dinner: Pan fried salmon
Leftover Aubergine oven cooked
Salad and Papad
Dark chocolate

Sunday 11/08/2019
FGB Not measured

 

[Venkat K]

Sunday 11/08/2019

Whole day working in garden and other jobs

18:00 Blood sugar before dinner 5.8(after 24 hour fasting)
18:10 Dinner: Pan fried salmon
Amaranthus(Thotakura) Stir fry with onion and garlic
Salad and Papad
Blue Berries
Dark chocolate

Monday 12/08/2019
FGB(5:40) 8.0
Not slept well due to cold

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Monday 12/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) 4.2
……………………….4 mile run (before it got too hot)
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), blackberries, walnuts {277 Cal / 34.6g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Madeleines with coffee {127 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Restaurant, values estimated
Baked cod with tomato & fennel, green beans, fries {453 Cal / 38.5g Carbs}
Mango & ice cream {140 Cal / 20.5g Carbs]

………………………………..2 mile walk
Dinner (7pm): Poulet au pot, celeriac mash / Chablis (4oz) {451 Cal / 22.8g Carbs}
Strawberry delice, toasted hazelnuts {149 Cal / 21.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1676
Carbs 162.6g
Protein 86.7g
Fat 56.0g (Sat Fat 12.8g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Sunday 11/08/2019

Whole day working in garden and other jobs

18:00 Blood sugar before dinner 5.8(after 24 hour fasting)
18:10 Dinner: Pan fried salmon
Amaranthus(Thotakura) Stir fry with onion and garlic
Salad and Papad
Blue Berries
Dark chocolate

Monday 11/08/2019
FGB(5:40) 8.0
Not slept well due to cold

High BG probably down to your cold. My BG usually up when I'm under the weather.

 

[Venkat K]

Monday 12/08/2019

06:50: Oven cooked omelette
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work

19:30 Blood sugar before dinner 4.6
19:30 Dinner: Prawn Soup with ginger, garlic, mushrooms, spring onions, coconut milk
Salad and Papad
Blue Berries
Dark chocolate

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Tuesday 13/08/2019
FGB(5:40) 8.2(Still some cold due to dust)

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Tuesday 13/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) Not measured today
……………………….4 mile run (before it got too hot)
Breakfast (8am): Bacon, scrambled eggs, avocado toast (sourdough), juice from one orange/
Peach [ate breakfast sitting under a peach tree, it was hard to resist] {447 Cal / 29.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Restaurant, values estimated
Tomato soup, crusty bread / Moules frites {370 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}
Orange cake {153 Cal / 17.7g Carbs]
………………………………..2 mile walk

BG (6pm) 5.4 [a little high but I had been tasting whilst cooking]
Dinner (6pm):Sweet potato, pea & prawn risotto / Merlot (4oz) {490 Cal / 48.9g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {189 Cal / 21.2g Carbs}

BG (8pm) 4.1

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1728
Carbs 165.1g
Protein 78.1g
Fat 63.8g (Sat Fat 19.7g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Venkat K]

Tuesday 13/08/2019

06:50: Oven cooked omelette
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work

19:30 Blood sugar before dinner 4.8
19:30 Dinner: Prawn Soup with ginger, garlic, mushrooms, spring onions, coconut milk
Salad and Papad
mini roule cheese pineapple-30 grams
Dark chocolate

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Wednesday 14/08/2019
FGB(6:00) 7.6 (not slept well)

 

[Prem51]

@Ya Sham

I rarely eat fruit, but I don't think that most of the fruits on that list would be good for Type 2s, only the avocados and strawberries.

 

[Anniya84]

This morning - FBG 6.6
Yesterday -
Breakfast: A pint of Coffee with whole milk and sweetener
Snack: Monkey nuts
Lunch: Simple salad from Tesco with chive and sour cream dressing
Dinner: A mountain of kebab meat with lettuce and tomato, decent glass of Gordon's Pink with Tonic and mint
During night: Regretting eating so much

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Wednesday 14/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) 4.3
……………………….4 mile run (before it got too hot)
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), plum, raspberries, hazelnuts {301 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash & coconut soup {172 Cal / 20.7g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {306 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, granola {121 Cal / 17.5g Carbs}

………………………………..2 mile walk

Dinner (7pm): Restaurant, values estimated
Olives {101 Cal / 2.7g Carbs}
Sardines {233 Cal / 5.5g Carbs}
Lobster frites {333 Cal / 18.6g Carbs}
Crème brulee {121 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}
Wine: Pouilly-Fuisse (3 x 4oz) / Monbazillac (2oz) {338 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 2083
Carbs 140.1g
Protein 98.4g
Fat 85.0g (Sat Fat 19.3g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Venkat K]

Wednesday 14/08/2019

06:30 Morning run for 3.5 miles

07:30: Berries Smoothie
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work

18:15 Blood sugar before dinner 8.2
18:15 Dinner: Prawn Soup with ginger, garlic, mushrooms, spring onions, coconut milk
Salad and Papad
mini roule cheese pineapple-30 grams
Dark chocolate

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Thursday 15/08/2019
FGB(6:40) 7.5

 

[Venkat K]

High BG probably down to your cold. My BG usually up when I'm under the weather.

One thing i did notice when ever i have high blood sugars consistently high in more than two or three day i see further weight loss.
This week i did loose 0.4 or 0.5 KG.

Did you ever notice this when you loosing your weight?

 

[Deleted member 371625]

One thing i did notice when ever i have high blood sugars consistently high in more than two or three day i see further weight loss.
This week i did loose 0.4 or 0.5 KG.

Did you ever notice this when you loosing your weight?

Can't say that I have noticed but with a high temperature calories are burned slightly more quickly and more fluids are lost, and more to the point, most people have a depressed appetite wen unwell. A little weight loss makes sense.

 

[Venkat K]

Thursday 15/08/2019

7:15: Berries Smoothie
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work
21:20 Blood sugar before bedtime 5.7

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Friday 16/08/2019
FGB(6:30) 6.9 (After 24 hours fasting)

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Thursday 15/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (8am): Bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, sourdough toast, avocado/
Juice from one orange {446 Cal /22.0g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Madeleine [with coffee] {129 Cal / 16.1g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Restaurant, values estimated
Oysters (4) {105 Cal / 6.4g Carbs}
Langoustines, green beans, peas, samphire, fries, aioli {427 Cal / 33.6g Carbs}

………………………………..2 mile walk

Dinner (6pm): Boudin blanc, pomme puree
i.e. Bangers & mash, runner beans, carrots {424 Cal / 40.3g Carbs}
Apricots, crème fraiche, almonds {141 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1743
Carbs 136.7g
Protein 97.3g
Fat 86.8g (Sat Fat 19.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Friday 16/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) 4.5
……………………….4 mile run (before it gets too hot)

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), p, raspberries, hazelnut {446 Cal /22.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Summer squash, coconut & chilli soup {88 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
Ham & fig salad {441 Cal / 25.7g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {133 Cal / 12.9g Carbs

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Prawn & vegetable orzotto {346 Cal / 50.9g Carbs}
Peach melba, ice cream, almonds {172 Cal / 17.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1542
Carbs 168.4g
Protein 65.9g
Fat 57.3g (Sat Fat 11.1g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Prem51]

Yesterday (16/8).
0620: Coffee with sweetener & double cream.
1230: Hard boiled egg, tea with sweetener & milk.
1600: Mug of hot chocolate (6 gm carbs).
1840: 220 gm breaded cod (30 gm carbs), 200 gm oven chips (65 gm carbs). 88 gm Banoffee pie (30 gm carbs).
2100: 2 glasses of Merlot, 120 gm Mozarella cheese (1.2 gm carbs). 30 gms Pringle crisps (15 gm carbs).

Fbg today 7.0

 

[Venkat K]

Friday 16/08/2019

06:30 Morning run for 2 miles

07:30: Berries Smoothie
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work

19:15 Blood sugar before dinner 6
19:15 Dinner: Chicken stew with horsegrams, ginger, garlic, mushrooms, beans, green pepper, Amaranthus(Thotakura)
Salad and Papad
mini roule cheese pineapple-30 grams
Dark chocolate

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Saturday 17/08/2019
FGB(6:40) 8.7

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Saturday 17/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) Not measured today
……………………….8 mile run (before it gets too hot)
Felt great after 4 miles, decided to go round again. Not a good idea, it got far too hot.

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), p, raspberries, hazelnut {275 Cal /35.0g Carbs}
Mackerel, sourdough toast/ Tangerine {235 Cal / 20.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Cauliflower bisque {68 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}
Cottage cheese salad {255 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {136 Cal / 11.0g Carbs

Dinner (7pm): Entertaining friends
Hare & root vegetable orzotto (pearl barley)/ Zinfandel (6oz) {388 Cal / 32.3g Carbs}
Fish curry, sag aloo, green beans/ Gerwurtztraminer (6oz) {433 Cal / 23.5g Carbs}
Panna cotta, caramelised orange / Tokaji (2oz) {184 Cal / 16.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 2040
Carbs 171.2g
Protein 107.9g
Fat 56.2g (Sat Fat 17.7g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Prem51]

Yesterday (17/8)
0645: Coffee with sweetener & double cream.
1230: 2 slices buttered wholemeal toast.
1600: Tea with sweetener & milk.
1850: 4 roasted pork belly strips, 5 small new potatoes. Home made ice cream.
2100: 4 glasses Merlot. 125 g Camembert.

Today's fbg 6.7