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

RosemaryJackson said:
Morning all. I fell off the wagon yesterday with a great big thump! Ate everything that I shouldn't and went to bed on a 10.5. 7.8 this morning. Have a bad head so it serves me right but I am so sick of being diabetic :banghead::banghead::banghead:
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Have a hug and a prayer @RosemaryJackson. Despite everything you are still testing and posting not just giving up. You must be a really good person to be tested in such ways.
 
RosemaryJackson said:
Morning all. I fell off the wagon yesterday with a great big thump! Ate everything that I shouldn't and went to bed on a 10.5. 7.8 this morning. Have a bad head so it serves me right but I am so sick of being diabetic :banghead::banghead::banghead:
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Awww Rosemary {{{{hugs}}}} - but 7.8 isn’t TOO bad, is it? Not for a first thing in the morning reading? Yesterday is gone; no, 10.5 isn’t great, but you clearly didn’t stay that way all night, and today is a new day, and your FBG was lower than the day before.
 
NewdestinyX said:
Hello mates,
At a couple of the other forums I've frequented there was a thread like this one where we all sorta checked in each day, with our first cup of coffee or tea, and reported our fasting or waking blood glucose level and some short comment about whether we're ok with it or if not - why not?...

It worked well as a sort of 'first thread to check' each morning and post to.

I'll start.

This morning was a 5.6mmol for me. That's about normal for me

What about you?
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NewdestinyX said:
Hello mates,
At a couple of the other forums I've frequented there was a thread like this one where we all sorta checked in each day, with our first cup of coffee or tea, and reported our fasting or waking blood glucose level and some short comment about whether we're ok with it or if not - why not?...

It worked well as a sort of 'first thread to check' each morning and post to.

I'll start.

This morning was a 5.6mmol for me. That's about normal for me

What about you?
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Mine is usually between 9 and 12
I don't take much notice of it ... the longer I've fasted at night the higher it is when I take a reading next day

the hospital gives figures in one set of units for their 3 monthly checks and the meter for daily home checks uses different ones.. which is to be frank not much help at all
 
philt68 said:
the hospital gives figures in one set of units for their 3 monthly checks and the meter for daily home checks uses different ones.. which is to be frank not much help at all
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The lack of informative, relevant and urgent diabetes knowledge is appalling. You’ve never had the option to be taken through what it all can mean. You’re not alone, really you’re not. Our society is drowning in an ocean of sugar and what we get back is “eat more whole foods and definitely pasta and rice”…. What a load of horse manure….
 
5.0 today. I went out yesterday and when i told someone i knew i was diabetic they recommended a jacket potatoe and baked beans for something to eat :). Have a nice day everyone :)
 
Good morning all. It’s 7.7 for me this morning. I did have a spaghetti Bolognese with red wine and a G&T last night. after 2 hrs I was at 9.8 which is lower than when I had porridge or weetabix. I am rather confused by it all ‍♀️
I’m only just starting to test FBG and had expected a worse result this morning.
 
ultradad said:
5.0 today. I went out yesterday and when i told someone i knew i was diabetic they recommended a jacket potatoe and baked beans for something to eat :). Have a nice day everyone :)
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Hi there. Please can you say what you did eat instead? Thanks
 
Lindap118 said:
Good morning all. It’s 7.7 for me this morning. I did have a spaghetti Bolognese with red wine and a G&T last night. after 2 hrs I was at 9.8 which is lower than when I had porridge or weetabix. I am rather confused by it all ‍♀️
I’m only just starting to test FBG and had expected a worse result this morning.
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Probably the alcohol! This might help: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/alcohol-and-blood-sugar.html
 
Morning all. Thank you all for your comments, it's so nice to know complete strangers care. Thanks also @ianspurs for the hug and prayer, we all need a prayer now and again. I'm nearly back in control again after a wonderful weekend with my DIL who lives in USA. My bedtime reading was 7.8 and rising bg was 8.3. but it WILL be better!
 
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