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

Morning All 7.1 this morning. I always take it when I get up at 0800 and wonder what dizzy lows I would get if I took it earlier but those two hours prior to rising are the most comfy. @RD02 well done on the A1c. Aahh @Ashybang its not easy is it! You’d think a carvery would be safe without the spuds. Keep going fella it will get easier. Cold weather makes me want to stoke up the furnace which is my tummy LOL. @DEBBIESCOTT hugs for the never ending cough, hope it packs up after the latest meds. Happy Saturday and hugs where needed.
 
aylalake said:
@Ashybang and @LivingLightly I found that the gravy on my 2 slices of turkey and 4 sprouts on Christmas Day was the culprit.

@Bcgirl perhaps build an igloo? Or a giant snowman?
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Yorkshire pudding, Carrots and Gravy probably all had their individual input to raising the BG levels to 16.5.......
But what's a man to do, when at a Carvery?
A bit of Yorkshire pud , gravy and for me, a dollop of Colmans English, is a given when eating roast beef.
I did skip the mash potato and roast potatoes and left pudding well alone, so was trying to a point ...
 
Morning all. A disgustingly healthy 5.9 for me today. It appears regular days out birding agrees with me - so given all that, I have no other choice than to repeat again today. Sigh, sometimes life is so hard

Hope everyone is well today. Here in Devon the glorious sunshine is gone but will be replaced by 60mph winds but at least it will be warmer
 
PenguinMum said:
Morning All 7.1 this morning. I always take it when I get up at 0800 and wonder what dizzy lows I would get if I took it earlier but those two hours prior to rising are the most comfy. @RD02 well done on the A1c. Aahh @Ashybang its not easy is it! You’d think a carvery would be safe without the spuds. Keep going fella it will get easier. Cold weather makes me want to stoke up the furnace which is my tummy LOL. @DEBBIESCOTT hugs for the never ending cough, hope it packs up after the latest meds. Happy Saturday and hugs where needed.
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Thank you
Quadrupled medication as per diabetic team recommendation, now at 22.5 & waiting for daughter to take me to hospital, not liking 2024
 
Ashybang said:
Hahaha downright Barmy more like ......

Suppose it's shorts and tee shirt weather now it's a warming -4°C.........!
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My postman was in shorts and jacket yesterday, could tell he was freezing as he was rubbing and blowing his hands. Is the post office that stretched with all the compo they are are supposedly paying out that that shorts are all they can provide for the workers - mmmmmm makes you wonder!
 
Lainie71 said:
My postman was in shorts and jacket yesterday, could tell he was freezing as he was rubbing and blowing his hands. Is the post office that stretched with all the compo they are are supposedly paying out that that shorts are all they can provide for the workers - mmmmmm makes you wonder!
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I know a postman who said they wear shorts all year round because if the trousers get wet they stay wet all day but legs dry
 
NeeNee87 said:
Latest reading this morning was a disappointing 10.4. I have been slacking off on the exercise with the cold weather here but hoping to get the motivation to get back on track.
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Hello @NeeNee87. Welcome back. It's good to see you here again.

There is a saying: "You can't out run a poor diet". In other words, what you swallow matters more than how much extra exercise you take. The way you eat is more powerful even than most anti-diabetic medicines. All carbohydrates end up as glucose in your bloodstream, which makes your diabetes worse. So grains, even whole grains and flour (that includes Yorkshire pud I'm afraid @Ashybang ), below ground veg and most fruits are problematic.

If you can hang in there and keep to a low carb lifestyle then, as sure as eggs are eggs, your FBG levels will gradually improve. You can always take up the exercise again once the weather warms up.
 
LivingLightly said:
There is a saying: "You can't out run a poor diet". In other words, what you swallow matters more than how much extra exercise you take. The way you eat is more powerful even than most anti-diabetic medicines. All carbohydrates end up as glucose in your bloodstream, which makes your diabetes worse. So grains, even whole grains and flour (that includes Yorkshire pud I'm afraid @Ashybang ), below ground veg and most fruits are problematic.
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Yes, yes, and double yes.
 
Welshman1952 said:
Morning all. A disgustingly healthy 5.9 for me today. It appears regular days out birding agrees with me - so given all that, I have no other choice than to repeat again today. Sigh, sometimes life is so hard

Hope everyone is well today. Here in Devon the glorious sunshine is gone but will be replaced by 60mph winds but at least it will be warmer
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Evening @Welshman1952. A great post.

January was once my least favourite month of the year, having to contend with cold, damp weather, above average train delays and with no Christmas concerts, parties or fairy lights to lift our spirits.

Then, following retirement, I volunteered at our local nature reserve and rediscovered birdwatching. That changed everything. January is such a rewarding time for birding and I find the sustained exercise is practically guaranteed to lower BG readings the following day, provided that I maintain my usual low carb way of eating.
 
LivingLightly said:
Evening @Welshman1952. A great post.

January was once my least favourite month of the year, having to contend with cold, damp weather, above average train delays and with no Christmas concerts, parties or fairy lights to lift our spirits.

Then, following retirement, I volunteered at our local nature reserve and rediscovered birdwatching. That changed everything. January is such a rewarding time for birding and I find the sustained exercise is practically guaranteed to lower BG readings the following day, provided that I maintain my usual low carb way of eating.
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I've been an active birder for many years and until 2 months ago I was a volunteer warden at my local RSPB reserve. Sadly the land adjacent to the reserve is owned by a builder and he has acquired planning permission to build 260 houses plus commercial units. Needless to say the fragile ecosystem is changing dramatically almost daily. Already the curlew numbers have halved, as have the lapwing and wildfowl numbers are also down signicicantly.

On the opposite shoreline there iis another reserve that is extremely well managed and run by the council. Today there were huge numbers of grey plover, lapwing and Brent geese. Just goes to show what happens when we protect nature.

These days I try to get out every day (the reserve is only a mile from my home) and undoubtedly humping a scope and tripod is helping me lose weight. As yet I'm not seeing major changes to my BGs but its only a matter of time - and even if I don't pull it back into remission then at least I will have done everything I can - and had fun in the meantime.
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
I know a postman who said they wear shorts all year round because if the trousers get wet they stay wet all day but legs dry
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Nothing worse than wet trousers. I run along the fields at the back of my house in sports leggings but my socks always get wet in wet weather, perhaps I should wear a hazmat suit :hilarious:
 
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