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

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Failed my mission for yesterday - got caught out unexpectedly. Obviously didn't learn the Boy Scouts' motto! :(
7.7 mmol / L this morning after a false reading of 9.1 mmol / L and wash of hands and retest.
8.2 mmol / L at bed time.

Let's see how I do today, eh?
 
Sable_Jan said:
Thanks @Kezzer4321

I don't know how, or why, but although that's what the carbs say they don't impact on my bs :happy: and I have tested them many times because of it. I do know that there are carb ratings which include ALL carbs and not just "available" carbs....... the same seems to apply to me with SugarFree chocolate (at least the brand I treat myself with) ..... I wish I could remember where I read about the "available" carbs - i.e. the carbs your body actually uses. When I find it I will post a link to the article. If I were to eat the same amount of carbs as bread, pasta, rice, potatoes I know my bs would jump (or maybe even do somersaults)
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I just thought it was really high - if you compare it to a normal digestive which is 62.9 per 100g and 9.3 per biscuit. With only a difference in carbs of 0.6 it may well be you can eat the normal variety.

I guess as a non diabetic you dont have to be so careful... unfortunately I cant eat either type without a rise - so I will stick to my low carb cake instead :)
 
5.4 at bedtime (midnight)
then two shockers
6.5 at 2-40am (bathroom visit)
6.2 this morning

No idea why the rise between midnight and 2-40am. I don't normally test during the night , but something made me do it last night. I wish I hadn't bothered! I slept well, no dreams, no worries or stress. Most odd. My evening meal was a normal one, nothing different.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
5.4 at bedtime (midnight)
then two shockers
6.5 at 2-40am (bathroom visit)
6.2 this morning

No idea why the rise between midnight and 2-40am. I don't normally test during the night , but something made me do it last night. I wish I hadn't bothered! I slept well, no dreams, no worries or stress. Most odd. My evening meal was a normal one, nothing different.
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The vagaries of our condition, test, record, move on someone much wiser than me advised.

Keep well BT
 
Welshgooner said:
5.9 think its fair to say the meds review has done its job

Next step is to get down the amount of meds - I've dropped the Gliclazide from 2 twice to 1 twice (Step 1)
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@Welshgooner
As a direct result of a type of lchf and exercise, I too have been able to reduce my Gliclazide meds from 160mg daily to just 40mg......need I mention Step 2? :-)
 
Forgot to test this.morning. kit was upstairs from previous nite which meant I didn't end up testing at all yesterday either....ate nothing new apart from teatime
 
Welshgooner said:
5.9 think its fair to say the meds review has done its job

Next step is to get down the amount of meds - I've dropped the Gliclazide from 2 twice to 1 twice (Step 1)
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:joyful: Fantastic... and in a short time too...
 
nomistheman said:
@Sable_Jan Have you checked for the 'pizza effect' or just 2 hours post prandial?

Forgive me if 'I'm trying to teach my granny to suck eggs' ... not saying you're old ... stop digging the hole now Simon. ;)
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Thanks Simon, yes done the hour and a half, 2hours, 2.5 hours at which it's always been lower than at 2 so never done a 3hour.....

Very valid point tho, and I am a grandma ;), just not sure I'm old enuf to be yours :D;):confused::eek::cool:
 
Sable_Jan said:
Forgot to test this.morning. kit was upstairs from previous nite which meant I didn't end up testing at all yesterday either....ate nothing new apart from teatime
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This is just not good enough! Take 100 lines "I must never, ever, ever, under any circumstances whatsoever, forget to test my blood glucose levels."

:) :cat:
 
8.1 am fasting don't know what sort of activity my liver was getting me ready for just wish it wouldn't :rolleyes:. Lost 2pds weigh wise since Monday and gained several notches on the BG scales o_O
 
WeeFergus said:
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This is just not good enough! Take 100 lines "I must never, ever, ever, under any circumstances whatsoever, forget to test my blood glucose levels."

:) :cat:
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If I were ever to admit to forgetting - I'd probably be too busy writing lines to find the time to test....

This morning 's fasting: 6.3

(I remembered this but forgot my pre breakfast test later... though sometimes I won;t bother anyway with this when they're very close together.)

Robbity
 
WeeFergus said:
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This is just not good enough! Take 100 lines "I must never, ever, ever, under any circumstances whatsoever, forget to test my blood glucose levels."

:) :cat:
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:) I don't like doing mine any more, it's so high.... :(
 
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