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5.1 today

4.9 this morning.

Down to 5.2 today.

Nice piece of white fish with stir fried veg for lunch. Scrambles eggs, ham, mature cheddar (that one will put hairs on my chest) avocado and a few salad greens, followed by Greek yoghurt and berries for dinner. The jury is still out on avocado; I'm sure it's nutritious and has a place in a low...

5.9 for Mrs M this morning, that's the highest since we began testing 10 days ago.

Mrs M is ecstatic!

Mrs M is 5.2 this morning. I'm very proud of her; she has overcome her fear of the blood test and positively embraced it as part of her life. The little kit goes everywhere with us and she is disappointed if she forgets to take a reading on time. She is determined to keep up this testing six...

Roasted veg with a salmon fillet on top and a spoon full of lentils for lunch. Green salad with avocado and a poached egg followed by Greek yoghurt and berries.

Up to 5.4 today

..... and 5.1 again today. Things have certainly settled down this last couple of weeks!

5.1 this morning

Mrs M was 5.0 this morning.

The general consensus seems to be, test just before a meal, then test again two hours after a meal. If you don't test just before a meal you have no way of knowing how far you blood sugar has risen, you only know what it has risen to. This can be very useful information; lets say you are going...

Mrs M was 5.4 this morning.

Mrs M is still not entirely convinced about this low carb stuff, but I have managed to ween her off several roast potatoes down to one, from a full portion of rice down to just half or third of a portion. I've made her sandwiches with more filling and much less bread. But today I feel I may have...