What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

[Freema]

6.3

 

[peterjones6000]

5.4

 

[asparagusp]

7.5 this am, despite only 50g carb yesterday.

Cold weather or faulty strip. Take your pick!

 

[asparagusp]

Took time out yesterday - (7.5) and today it's 6.7. I might delay increasing Lantus for a week to see if the much warmer climate of Spain has a positive bearing! Ole!

 

[Liam1955]

1/12 - Morning.


11.6

 

[asparagusp]

1/12 - Morning.


11.6

Getting better Liam! Have a good day!

 

[CherryAA]

Just a thought from my experience, I did a mini triathlon expecting my blood sugar to be REALLY low afterwards, when in fact the opposite was true, it doubled !! Then I tried less stressful exercise, just a casual walk, even as little as two miles and my blood sugar started to improve. I came to the conclusion too much exercise can put the body under stress, cortisol is released, and blood sugar goes up! I'm still active, but not manically now. Hope this helps

before I damaged my arm I used to go swimming
My process was - 1 hr walk there , 1 hr swim for about a mile, 1 hr walk home
I notice that blood sugars improved for the first stages but during the walk home my blood sugars started to increase again. It happened a few times pretty consistently.

 

[glucose kid]

10.1 this morning worst reading for a very long time. Hardly surprising after the week we've had, car breakdown, father in law passed away. High point a 50th birthday celebration but sadly we ended up in a Pizza restaurant. Carb over load. Hopefully things can only get better.

 

[Liam1955]

Getting better Liam! Have a good day!

Thank You @asparagusp - Hope you enjoy day your too . I am decreasing the Morphine by the day which ought to help my Blood Sugars? (fingers crossed).

 

[SWUSA_]

4.7 or 86 mg/dl

I walked twice as much as usual yesterday-12 laps instead of 6, after leaving mom with a caregiver for a few hours-so less stress or more exercise-but I am not comfortable with lows-I like my fasting number to be a little higher.
Also tried a different breakfast cereal.

 

[Freema]

Just a thought from my experience, I did a mini triathlon expecting my blood sugar to be REALLY low afterwards, when in fact the opposite was true, it doubled !! Then I tried less stressful exercise, just a casual walk, even as little as two miles and my blood sugar started to improve. I came to the conclusion too much exercise can put the body under stress, cortisol is released, and blood sugar goes up! I'm still active, but not manically now. Hope this helps

thank you for a very useful answer.. yes maybe my body is just plain stressed , I am a sufferer of cronical stress so very possible and my excema is also quite bad at the moment..

 

[Freema]

But you have the heart and determination of a marathon runner-in it for the long haul! If something doesn't work you regroup and try again-you do not give up. I admire that.

you are such a sweet person thanks for that compliment

 

[Liam1955]

@Freema & @LAR - When the body is under Stress, Worry, Anxious or illness = Cortisol is released and this pushes up Blood Sugars. William

 

[Freema]

@Freema & @LAR - When the body is under Stress, Worry, Anxious or illness = Cortisol is released and this pushes up Blood Sugars. William

yes but it is a hard nut to crack as I do wan´t to excercise a lot to get into the optimal shape and get the maximum insuline sensitivity in my mucles... when I am in maybe half a year in optimal shape and condition according to fitness , then I´ll relax a bit , not untill then even if my cortizol is high, which it has been most of my life if think....then I must low carb even more to get a better average of blood levels...all in all untill then

 

[leslie10152]

13.4, sick again.

 

[asparagusp]

@Freema & @LAR - When the body is under Stress, Worry, Anxious or illness = Cortisol is released and this pushes up Blood Sugars. William

The trouble is there isn't a suppressant. Better to have low cortisol where there are remedies!

 

[asparagusp]

Fasting was 5.7. By mid-morning it had shot up to 7. I'm putting it down to a poor night's sleep. It's back down to 5.8 now.

All your readings are perfect!!!

 

[asparagusp]

Fasting blood AM was 14.4 by PM 16.5 At the beginning of the month I had readings of 5.5 - 10.9 am and 5.6 - 11.6. For the last 2 weeks they have gone through the roof. medication was Humalin 1 20 units am & 26 pm, they're now 24 am & 30pm. I also take Metformin x4 and Gliclazide x4 daily. I've had some good advice from members, so it's just gathering all the facts together. Suffering from brain fog most of the time this could get rather interesting. Having multiple health issues ...... 'aint going to help either !!

As I keep saying cold weather can also raise blood sugar.

 

[mo53]

Good morning 5.8

 

[Wurst]

5.0