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I'm no expert, I'm only seven weeks in! Hopefully someone will come along and help you out.Well done Rachox. For the last month I've been averaging 60g carbs a day but my average BG is 6. I thought this was acceptable but maybe not then? I'm not sure what else I can do. Any suggestions?
I will!Well done, lass. Keep up the good work.
I will!
Well done Rachox. For the last month I've been averaging 60g carbs a day but my average BG is 6. I thought this was acceptable but maybe not then? I'm not sure what else I can do. Any suggestions?
Yes, I'm on Metformin 500mgs three times a day, I'm luckily tolerating it well.Wow that is amazing progress well done. Are you on any meds at all? I am trying to keep to less than 30 maybe even 20g carbs a day and I am nowhere near constant 5's yet so work to do for me still
Didn't want to upset anyone, sorry! It's just my family though pleased for me, don't quite appreciate the significance of these milestones to me.Please please please dont EVER compare your blood glucose levels with someone else!
It will drive you mad. Seriously loopy.
There are so many factors in play that comparisons are just exercises in frustration.
Age, sex, state of beta cells, cause of diabetes, amount of insulin resistance, exercise and activity levels, hormone levels and (dys)function, diet, way of eating, portion sizes, stress levels, glycemic index of foods, carb content, carb grams, timing of food, weather, environment temperature... See what I mean?
On the other hand, if you want to compare your own bg readings over time, with different meals and carbs, etc. then knock yourself out! That can teach you trendous amounts about managing you D
Well done Rachox. For the last month I've been averaging 60g carbs a day but my average BG is 6. I thought this was acceptable but maybe not then? I'm not sure what else I can do. Any suggestions?
There's nothing at all wrong with being thrilled with such great results and wanting to show them off. What IS counter productive (rather than wrong!) is for someone to see great results and be concerned that they personally haven't (yet!) been able to achieve similar levels.Didn't want to upset anyone, sorry! It's just my family though pleased for me, don't quite appreciate the significance of these milestones to me.
Nice one @Rachox!! NO PRIIIISONEEEERS!!!!View attachment 23214 So two + weeks ago I was worried that my numbers had plateaued in the 6s. Suggestions from you lovely people here, were to skip breakfast or lower carbs in general. I was eating 90 - 100/day. I tried skipping breakfast but even with a creamy coffee I didn't like doing that. So I tried the other suggestion. Since then I've eaten between 60 - 85/day, and today I have just had my first 24 hours of completely 5s!!!!!!!
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Didn't want to upset anyone, sorry! It's just my family though pleased for me, don't quite appreciate the significance of these milestones to me.
Don't worry!
No one is upset, it is just that comparisons are such any easy thing to do, but they can really bake your noodle and cause a lot of unnecessary stress, especially for those who, despite their very best efforts, are stuck with higher numbers than they like.
I absolutely agree...but..."bake your noodle"? Don't get me wrong, it's a wonderful metaphor that I have never heard before (and shall now steal); it's just surely too many carbs! No low carb metaphors (ones that don't make me think of pasta)?
Hi @LadyLovely As others have said don't compare yourself with others. Your average 6.1 is lower than mine (6.3), but both are acceptable, within the 4-7 recommended for T2s.Well done Rachox. For the last month I've been averaging 60g carbs a day but my average BG is 6. I thought this was acceptable but maybe not then? I'm not sure what else I can do. Any suggestions?