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

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Silver Hammer said:
5.7 this morning. Only back home now hence the late posting. As predicted yesterday I was higher this morning, due to a very nice curry out in Leeds. It is quite marked how any indiscretions show up straight away on my fasting figures, this is my highest reading this year.

Maxwell
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Be proud of that then.. :) most of us would mug you for your numbers... :p
 
Robbity said:
Catch up time again...

I think I posted Thursday's fasting result of 6.7 already,so:
Friday 6.5
Sat 6.5
Today (Sunday) a more respectable 5.8
and I'm actually feeling more like my "normal" self, so I reckon I can definitely (well probably anyway!) blame state of health for many of my higher efforts.

Robbity
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Good news @Robbity ... :)
 
Welshgooner said:
Overnight - 13.2 now this morning...no food
Just started Forxiga 10mg today

Recent blood result show an average of 10 so have to behave properly now ;(
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Welcome... you do indeed, but on a diet of cream, cheese, eggs, bacon, sausages, fish, salad, buttered veg etc. it can hardly be called 'behaving' really... after 5.5 months I still feel an illicit thrill when I pour cream over my small dish of berries, or my slice of low-carb cheesecake... :joyful: I think it's heaven and don't miss porridge and bread at all... :)
 
ally1 said:
15.4 with accu chek meter
12.7 with codefree meter
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@ally1, good morning... Thank you for that... you give me some hope! I'm glad you posted two reading.. I use AccuChek Mobile and I've been thinking I don't deserve a lot of the high readings I get... I wonder now about it... I will get another meter and see how it compares... Well done on what may be the lower reading too.. :)
 
5.6 this morning... and I feel much better in myself too... I wonder what it is that makes us go up and down that way? The thunderstorms were dramatic again here in Doha yesterday and this morning, but now it's sunny again... with more storms for later apparently... the pool here is full of children who are on half term holidays... how nice... :)
 
My fasting BG levels this morning is 8.2 which I think is quite high. It is certainly lower during the day. This leads me to what may be a very stupid question. I test my blood glucose level obviously before breakfast and therefore before I take my Metformin. Is this the correct way to do it? I am just curious as to why my blood glucose can be lower after a meal during the day.
 
Susikav said:
It's so frustrating when you've been so good, isn't it? :) The guys here keep saying that evening exercise helps - one hour after eating? I just cannot seem to bring myself to cook, wash up, tidy up the left-overs AND go walkies on my machine when I'm still quite full... :( Besides wanting to catch up with the Rugby/Tennis/Formula 1 - or crime drama I've missed... :) I'm sure I should though... :shifty:
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Sometimes I ask myself..........what's more important........ :-)
 
7.4 I seems to be heading in the wrong direction ...where's that satnav when u need it lol .Was 6.7 before bed I don't usually test before bed ...maybe I slept walked to the fridge last night mmmm :rolleyes:
 
KateA said:
My fasting BG levels this morning is 8.2 which I think is quite high. It is certainly lower during the day. This leads me to what may be a very stupid question. I test my blood glucose level obviously before breakfast and therefore before I take my Metformin. Is this the correct way to do it? I am just curious as to why my blood glucose can be lower after a meal during the day.
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Morning Kate! Our fasting levels are often the last to start going lower, mine were when I was diagnosed in late June and began testing. Our livers can be to blame giving us an early morning "dump" to help us after fasting overnight! How long have you been testing?
 
ally1 said:
15.4 with accu chek meter
12.7 with codefree meter
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Apologies if this has been asked many time before but your numbers are concerning as they are routinely a fair bit above 8, which is really not desirable. Are there additional factors contributing to this? Are you on medication and what are you typically eating and drinking each day? What kind of advice are you receiving?
 
KateA said:
My fasting BG levels this morning is 8.2 which I think is quite high. It is certainly lower during the day. This leads me to what may be a very stupid question. I test my blood glucose level obviously before breakfast and therefore before I take my Metformin. Is this the correct way to do it? I am just curious as to why my blood glucose can be lower after a meal during the day.
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Morning readings can be higher because of the 'dawn effect' which means your liver adds blood glucose as an aid to anticipated physical activity associated with getting up. In non-diabetics this is mopped up quickly but in diabetics the BG level takes a lot longer to subside.
 
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