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

DEBBIESCOTT said:
We’ve got the same water & I drink it, has to be cold though, have you tried it with a few mint leaves in?
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Yes, chlorine may affect the taste and smell of water straight from the tap, so best to leave your water to stand covered in the fridge. Chlorine is very volatile in water and will soon evaporate.

Mint is fully hardy. but as temperatures dip, growth slows; by January it will have died back to its rootstock, so best grown indoors during the coldest months of the year, if you want a constant supply of fresh leaves.
 
6.3 this morning, have had a headache for a few days but its easing gradually. Blooming freezing here, wrapped up with no amount of layers at the moment - feel like I am the Michelin woman!
 
FBG 6.1 this morning, tantalisingly close to the happy hive.

No adverse effects from COVID jab so far beyond a headache and a mildly achy arm. Went for a swim this morning and alls well. My fisherman friend told me to keep my arm moving after the jab, which seems to have helped a bit.

Have a good Sunday, all.
 
Thanks well - wishers, for the thoughts sent.
I'm OK up to a point but, have health issues that dont need discussing atm.
Anyway this mornings BG reading was 11.2mmol.
Keep trying to reduce it and it rebounds, possibly due to meds and current health.
Reading went up to 13.7 mmol after a couple of hours (no breakfast), but has settled back down to reading of 9.7mmol a few moments ago.
Have to think of nutrition for the day, as I'm ready for a bite to eat and will endeavour to keep it very low carb.
 
9.9 today. But woke up earlier than normal. Tested at normal time - (still fasting) 10.4
Had a silly thought that if I was a morning person I could just wake up earlier to get lower numbers ( though I assume it would adjust)
But of all the adaptions I am making, getting up early is not going to happen:)
 
Peanut234 said:
9.9 today. But woke up earlier than normal. Tested at normal time - (still fasting) 10.4
Had a silly thought that if I was a morning person I could just wake up earlier to get lower numbers ( though I assume it would adjust)
But of all the adaptions I am making, getting up early is not going to happen:)
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Hi @Peanut234. One approach is to have your last meal of the day no later than 18.00 and avoid snacking afterwards.
 
LivingLightly said:
Hi @Peanut234. One approach is to have your last meal of the day no later than 18.00 and avoid snacking afterwards.
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Thankyou @LivingLightly
I am a bit of a night owl. I make sure i finish my last meal by 20.00 (usually by 19.30) and don't snack afterwards, although I usually go to bed at midnight.
I am up by 8.20 am and take my first reading at 9am ish. I then swim for an hour, and then eat my first meal after that. usually at about 10.30 am.
Do you think that this schedule is contributing to my high morning number?
Do you have any information on where the 1800 hrs meal time comes from?
I'm only a week or so into this - lots to learn:)
 
Peanut234 said:
Thankyou @LivingLightly
I am a bit of a night owl. I make sure i finish my last meal by 20.00 (usually by 19.30) and don't snack afterwards, although I usually go to bed at midnight.
I am up by 8.20 am and take my first reading at 9am ish. I then swim for an hour, and then eat my first meal after that. usually at about 10.30 am.
Do you think that this schedule is contributing to my high morning number?
Do you have any information on where the 1800 hrs meal time comes from?
I'm only a week or so into this - lots to learn:)
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@Peanut234 Most of us here check our FBG readings as soon as we get out of bed (in your case 8.20), because BG levels rise once we start to move around. That's normal and a modest rise is to be expected.

If dinner at 18.00 is a stretch, try moving it forward to, say, 19.00, Every little helps.
 
Peanut234 said:
Thankyou @LivingLightly
I am a bit of a night owl. I make sure i finish my last meal by 20.00 (usually by 19.30) and don't snack afterwards, although I usually go to bed at midnight.
I am up by 8.20 am and take my first reading at 9am ish. I then swim for an hour, and then eat my first meal after that. usually at about 10.30 am.
Do you think that this schedule is contributing to my high morning number?
Do you have any information on where the 1800 hrs meal time comes from?
I'm only a week or so into this - lots to learn:)
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I'm also an owl; my schedule runs fairly close to yours. Apart from tea and a coffee with cream, I rarely consume anything before midday, if then, sometimes not until 3pm, because I'm just not hungry. Dinner is usually sometime between 8 and 10pm (fortunately, my OH is also an owl, so no problems there). I've been low-carbing for about six months and only now am I seeing morning readings in the sixes and low sevens. Apparently, they're the last readings to start dropping.
 
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