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

Estragon said:
Hiyah! I’ll need to research these beta cells.


Indeed on the other hand too.


Well all that’s reassuring, thank you. I’m hoping other T2 reading your and my experience will gain some insight and reassurance too. I did feel very vulnerable when that 12 pinged into view.

Anywho, back in a morning 6.7.
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might not be your beta cells.....might be your fat cells getting more responsive?...
 
5.8 this morning after sandwiches, sausage rolls and two large peices of pecan and toffee roulade with double cream the night before !.....so all in all not as bad as I expected.

new libre just installed and waiting for warm up...jfyi i use xdrip+ as the libre alwas reads 2-3 mmol high even when blood glucose is stable and xdrip can be calibrated....

keep safe folks.
 
Well, my first blood test showed 3.8…. I laughed and did another, no way 3.8 is accurate. Second test was 7.0, yesterday was 7.0
i don’t get it…very, very, very low carb…I throw my hands up in despair…
did go for bloodwork this morning so we’ll see what the new and shiny A1C will be. Hopefully get results tomorrow.
 
RoughcutAU said:
Good Morning

FBG Fingerprick 7.6 Libre 7.7 after cruising around most of the night in the 5.5-6.0 kind of range till i get up. Lol might start testing the second i wake up.
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That’s when a lot of us test, me included - feet on the floor FOTF. Next to my bed have a container of water and a clean face cloth which I use to clean the sacrificial finger.
 
RoughcutAU said:
Good Morning

FBG Fingerprick 7.6 Libre 7.7 after cruising around most of the night in the 5.5-6.0 kind of range till i get up. Lol might start testing the second i wake up.
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aylalake said:
That’s when a lot of us test, me included - feet on the floor FOTF. Next to my bed have a container of water and a clean face cloth which I use to clean the sacrificial finger.
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Evening @RoughcutAU and @aylalake.

Yes, it's the only way to obtain a basis for comparison with previous FBG readings.

A modest rise afterwards is due to an increase in your liver's glucose production and is normal. This maintains blood glucose levels while you start to move around. (It occurs in non-diabetic individuals as well, but if not diabetic will quickly return to normal, thanks to the insulin released in response.)

You can think of the higher readings as the body preparing itself for the increased energy demands needed to wake up and ensure enough glucose is ready for use now you've become active.
 
FBG 5.9 Wednesday morning. It was basically flatlining around that level or lower all night, according to Libre. Happy with that.

Had an interesting couple of readings yesterday when I went for a swim - pool was cool but not uncomfortable, it was sunny and the air temp was around 24 *C. Libre shot down to 3.9, although I felt fine. It did it when I went in again about an hour later, having dried out & BG gone back to around 6.0.

Not sure why, and I wouldn’t have known unless I’d been wearing the Libre. Interesting!
 
aylalake said:
That’s when a lot of us test, me included - feet on the floor FOTF. Next to my bed have a container of water and a clean face cloth which I use to clean the sacrificial finger.
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My bathroom is only 4-5 steps away. Get up and wash my hands with warm water and regular soap and dry. Test right away, I have been doing it for years without any problems.
 
Forgot to post yesterday. 6.6.. this morning's number, 8.0. Understandable as I spent last night mopping up hero's... very naughty. Sigh. Need to find my mojo, on holibobs on satuday for a week. that's gonna be tricky. Bigger sigh. NOT A HUGE FAN OF DIABETES at the mo. Anyhoo. Hugs to my friends who need them. Keep up your good work.
 
Ggggrrrr B.G. 7.7 mmol today, so my journey back into the 'Hive' was short lived. (Lasted just one day lol).
Was hovering around 10 mmol for a good few hours before bed, so I can't be too down on the 7.7mmol.
Today is another day and I'll be putting in big effort to get back in the hive.....
Good to see many folk starting to reduce the numbers, after a tricky festive season has passed.
 
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