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

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PatsyB said:
6.9 this am ....;)not done anything different and it goes up and down like a yoyo hope it stays down then can have my blueberry crumble yummy:)
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Fingers crossed...bit of stairs work needed? Walk up and down stairs a few times an hour before you want to eat it? Might work? ;)
 
killerkaz said:
5.9 this morning. Just posted this on the wrong thread. Not posted for a few days as we lost my mother in law very suddenly and unexpectedly last week. It's knocked us all sideways, haven't even checked my bs levels as I think they wouldn't have been accurate due to the shock to the system.I'm surprised its this low today actually
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Sorry to hear of your loss. Big hugs to all x
 
Susikav said:
Don't you use a different finger every time? Does it make scar tissue if you use the same one? I have been using a different finger every time and a different hand every day - but never the index finger? Am I doing it wrong? :confused:
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I mainly use my small and ring fingers on both hands. Just odd times will move to others if four are all sore. Yours sounds a reasonable way to work too. I couldn't use the same finger all the time
 
On 3 x 500mg Metformin per day -- 2 tablets in morning usually at 06:30 and 10:00 am followed by third at 18:00hrs
7.8 this morning 06:30 before breakfast and 500mg Metformin 10.1 at 08:45 , took second Metformin now dropping 6.8 at 11:00 hrs
 
Susikav said:
6.8 today... I think I have a sinus infection again.... It's all the cream and cheese I reckon... my average is going to be rubbish in May... :(
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Aw, bless you. You do so really well with all the travelling you do. Don't forget your morning readings form such a small percentage of your HbA1c.....and I'm sure your pre and post readings are usually pretty darned good with the foods you eat. Hope you feel better soon.... X
 
Baruney said:
Hola Susikav

I bow to your wisdom oh wise, but evil, temptress. Alas but 2 more moons must pass before the running of 26.2 miles commences in Brighton!

.......the thought of getting stuck into a large Malbec will get me over the finish line and boy do I mean LARGE!
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Don't know what a Malbec is but enjoy anyway and after 26mile you'll have deserved a treat... Don't forget to take your kit and some lucozade or something just in case you go hypo with the running
 
Pasha said:
In the past I went down to 15 grams of carbohydrates/ day and found it a bit limiting. Next I realised that I was sensitive to the amount of protein I ate.
I then got a few FBG readings of 72 mg/dl = 4 mmoles/l and this aroused a revival of ambitions to see if I could repeat it over some time ie that the results are real. So thats what I am doing at the moment, very low carbs, minimal protein and hight fat to keep the formulation iso caloric.
I do know that my upper limit for cabs is around 25 grams/ day which then gives a higher but still satisfactory FBG and post prandial results.I seem to be a chronic tweaker or tinkerer
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Golly Gosh, Pasha, that is intense. But I totally understand your mindset, as it is how I am looking forward to controlling BGLs, once I get through the last half of this ND. At the moment the carb content is high, at 22g per meal replacement, although the calories are VL.
It does seem to be working, with the occasional puzzling glitch.However, I am wondering what would be the result of keeping the calories constant, isocaloric, as you say, while reducing the carb content to, say, 35g per day. Fear of somehow upsetting the progress I am making now, by tinkering with what works, is a deterrent for me, so I spend some thought in making experimental plans for the future, only another month away.
I have to say, Pasha, that I am totally impressed by your consistently good results - certainly an outcome to pursue with all diligence, and an example to us all!
 
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Baruney said:
Hola Pasha

If you've got the time (and inclination) would it be possible to let us know what you had to eat on a typical day on your new regime or would that have to be on a separate thread?
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Breakfast: 05.40

36 grams of ground flax seeds with boiling water + a bit of Tabasco sauce to tart it up a bit.
100 grams of steamed spinach leaves
1 poached egg
27 grams of EVOO. [ extra virgin olive oil]
Coffee with cardamon. etc

Lunch 12:30
BG before first bite, 82 Mg/dl = 4.55 mmoles/l

96 grams of broiled beef.
74 grams tomatoe
180 grams lettuce
100 grams celery
36 grams green olives
30 grams EVOO

28 grams of pecorino cheese

2 hours after first bite BG = 101Mg/dl =5.61 mmoles/l

Black coffee, Strong hibiscus tea with artificial sweetener.[ Saccharin]

Afternoon, decaffeinated espresso.

17.00

Late afternoon meal

14 grams of roast almonds
28 grams of pecans
150 grams of steamed lettuce
13 grams of grated pecorino cheese
25 grams of EVOO.

Decaffeinated freeze dried coffee , no sweetener no milk, no nothing.

Macronutrients: 14 grams of carbohydrates, 56 grams of protein, 155 grams oils/fats. Total calories 1680.

Liquid intake is over 2 litres/day.

Daily exercise on treadmill 1 hour

Next morning FBG was 68 mg/dl or 3.78 mmoles/l @ 05.00

Hope that this answers your question.

P.S carbohydrates reported are Net ie total- fibre content.
 
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Merrylizard1314 said:
Golly Gosh, Pasha, that is intense. But I totally understand your mindset, as it is how I am looking forward to controlling BGLs, once I get through the last half of this ND. At the moment the carb content is high, at 22g per meal replacement, although the calories are VL.
It does seem to be working, with the occasional puzzling glitch.However, I am wondering what would be the result of keeping the calories constant, isocaloric, as you say, while reducing the carb content to, say, 35g per day. Fear of somehow upsetting the progress I am making now, by tinkering with what works, is a deterrent for me, so I spend some thought in making experimental plans for the future, only another month away.
I have to say, Pasha, that I am totally impressed by your consistently good results - certainly an outcome to pursue with all diligence, and an example to us all!
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Are you reporting your carbohydrates with or without fibre content.?

Stay strong for the "duration", the ND is surely a stern test for even the stoutest of folks.
 
Susikav said:
6.8 today... I think I have a sinus infection again.... It's all the cream and cheese I reckon... my average is going to be rubbish in May... :(
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I think your going to get mike D' s trophy :: full to the brim with cream......
 
Pasha said:
Breakfast: 05.40

36 grams of ground flax seeds with boiling water + a bit of Tabasco sauce to tart it up a bit.
100 grams of steamed spinach leaves
1 poached egg
27 grams of EVOO. [ extra virgin olive oil]
Coffee with cardamon. etc

Lunch 12:30
BG before first bite, 82 Mg/dl = 4.55 mmoles/l

96 grams of broiled beef.
74 grams tomatoe
180 grams lettuce
100 grams celery
36 grams green olives
30 grams EVOO

28 grams of pecorino cheese

2 hours after first bite BG = 101Mg/dl =5.61 mmoles/l

Black coffee, Strong hibiscus tea with artificial sweetener.[ Saccharin]

Afternoon, decaffeinated espresso.

17.00

Late afternoon meal

14 grams of roast almonds
28 grams of pecans
150 grams of steamed lettuce
13 grams of grated pecorino cheese
25 grams of EVOO.

Decaffeinated freeze dried coffee , no sweetener no milk, no nothing.

Macronutrients: 14 grams of carbohydrates, 56 grams of protein, 155 grams oils/fats. Total calories 1680.

Liquid intake is over 2 litres/day.

Daily exercise on treadmill 1 hour

Next morning FBG was 68 mg/dl or 3.78 mmoles/l @ 05.00

Hope that this answers your question.

P.S carbohydrates reported are Net ie total- fibre content.
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Great many thanks Pasha.
 
Susikav said:
Don't you use a different finger every time? Does it make scar tissue if you use the same one? I have been using a different finger every time and a different hand every day - but never the index finger? Am I doing it wrong? :confused:
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I alternate my fingers and hands too cos they get sore
 
5.9 excuse brevity at the moment, will try to catch up properly at the weekend. Lazing on South beach miami with family todayImageUploadedByDCUK Forum1428583064.975106.jpg
 
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