Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

[Bluetit1802]

5.2 this morning ...... after popping across the road for the NHS vampires to take my blood
HbA1c test Seeing that dodgy Diabetes nurse next week
Couldn't get out of it as she caught me on the phone, so agreed to go.

Good luck!

 

[Bluetit1802]

I was 8.1 before breakfast of black coffee and porridge made with water, 2 hours later 8.0
Have not had my morning walk yet, too frosty.
Are those reading good but or what?

As @cold ethyl said, it is good your porridge didn't spike you at 2 hours, but your fasting was high, which made your post meal high.
What sort of levels are you seeing during the day, pre-meal and post-meal? Have you tested at bedtime to see what happens overnight?

 

[s_k_s]

Back down to 4.2 this morning after yesterdays 5.8. Before dinner was 3.6 last night and 5.4 post dinner.

 

[millysue]

As @cold ethyl said, it is good your porridge didn't spike you at 2 hours, but your fasting was high, which made your post meal high.
What sort of levels are you seeing during the day, pre-meal and post-meal? Have you tested at bedtime to see what happens overnight?

I have listed food i had yesterday, further up on this forum. Bedtime last night was 6.6
Someone said pos. Liver dump.
Please see my thursday food intake.
Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Susikav]

Oooh, don't the numbers sound HIGH that way - prefer the way my meter shows them

They do! Sorry - forgot... 5.2, 6.9 and 5.7..

 

[Susikav]

8.0 today. Morning everyone.

Good morning - or rather, afternoon here... Hope you are feeling better now? Stay warm...

 

[Susikav]

5.2 despite bedtime Snickers bar

Blimey...

 

[Susikav]

5.2 this morning ...... after popping across the road for the NHS vampires to take my blood
HbA1c test Seeing that dodgy Diabetes nurse next week
Couldn't get out of it as she caught me on the phone, so agreed to go.

 

[Susikav]

Im going to Desmond course on 26th February.Hoping it will be good and educational and entertaining.It seems a long day from 9am to 4pm Im gunna be up at 6am that day and out the door at 7:08am.Hopefully it will be a good day

Let us know how it goes... a long day indeed - take snacks...

 

[Susikav]

Have listed food etc. Any advice?

Hi MillySue... Welcome.... Porridge spikes me and so does any kind of bread, except my own almond and flax bread... Some of us often have quite high readings in the morning because of liver-dump, but it should go down if you eat LCHF....

 

[Clivethedrive]

Dinner was aroung 6.30pm. I had 1 babybell later not sure what time. Bed around 10.30 I dont sleep well havnt for years. I read until 1am

Hi milliesue, looking at your days menu for thurs' ,porridge is high in carbs ,what oil do u cook with ?

 

[s_k_s]

5.2 despite bedtime Snickers bar

That is amazing. Very envious!

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

4.7

 

[Moniker]

Okay, what was my fasting level?

8.0 Codefree. Yikes! Retest 6.3. OneTouch 5.0

After a trip to Curves, still no breakfast. Codefree 6.3. OneTouch 5.4

Anyone who can make sense out of that wins the low carb cake of their dreams!

 

[cold ethyl]

What batch number are you using on Codefree? Several of us are having issues with the one ending in 44.

 

[Moniker]

What batch number are you using on Codefree? Several of us are having issues with the one ending in 44.

Mine are 26.

 

[cold ethyl]

Ah ok. I had that batch last time and I had a couple of pots that threw some real anomalies. I think several of us had similar issues but not as bad as current batch 44.

 

[millysue]

Hi milliesue, looking at your days menu for thurs' ,porridge is high in carbs ,what oil do u cook with ?

I cook with Flora oil, but seeing the lchf I am adding a knob of butter.
I dont think the porridge is too high for me.
I am a veggie, could not face eggs first thing.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Okay, what was my fasting level?

8.0 Codefree. Yikes! Retest 6.3. OneTouch 5.0

After a trip to Curves, still no breakfast. Codefree 6.3. OneTouch 5.4

Anyone who can make sense out of that wins the low carb cake of their dreams!

From what I can gather from other threads and posts, the Codefree reads slightly higher than some other meters. It certainly has always read a tad higher than my Accu Chek mobile, but higher is better in my opinion or there could be a false sense of security. I would suggest your reading of 8 was simply a rogue reading for whatever reason. Which of the readings on fasting the most normal? Do you normally go up/down/flat when you go to Curves before eating? Your Codefree implies you are flat, the One Touch implies you went up. Which is most likely? Maybe you can work something out from this.

 

[johnboy412000]

Let us know how it goes... a long day indeed - take snacks...

Ok will do thanks