What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

[Debandez]

Good morning, @Debandez . If I didn't know better I'd think my neighbor had been out with your son!

That's given me a good laugh @SaskiaKC

 

[Debandez]

Don’t tempt me. I have some good sherry hiding somewhere....

>^..^<

And when said sherry bottle is empty, take it by the neck and SMASH HELL OUT OF YOUR IPHONE only joking. Please dont. Use a rolling pin. Less messy!!!

 

[PenguinMum]

Morning All. 6.2 at 08.30 slept like a log after the sea air.
OH and son playing golf today so will potter in the garden and catch up on tv recorded.
@HarrisonK the nightmare will be the pigeons snacking on your new lawn. Snap.
@Debandez good luck with all we are in the same boat. Do you have to go out for an hour everytime you have a viewing? At first I thought it would be a pain but now I like not seeing buyers because it is actually less stressful. It is always having a tidy house and cushions plumped etc. Lol.
Have a good BH Monday everyone. Stay well, stay safe.

 

[PenguinMum]

FBG 6.2 but it was so late I am ok with that.
Hello @SaskiaKC
Thanks for explaining about the Derby. I can well understand how that call by the judges ruined the result for you. It doesnt seem fair does it? I dont mind flat racing but am not a fan of jump racing. I can never watch the Grand National because I fear for the safety of the horses. Those fences are so ridiculously high. I do enjoy the Cheltenham Gold Cup if I am around and its the only race I have been known to have a flutter on.
Of course with your background with horses you understand the issues only too well. For me anything cruel to any animal or creature doesnt work.
Hope you and the KC have a good Monday. Best wishes.

 

[ianpspurs]

Morning All. 6.2 at 08.30 slept like a log after the sea air.
OH and son playing golf today so will potter in the garden and catch up on tv recorded.
@HarrisonK the nightmare will be the pigeons snacking on your new lawn. Snap.
@Debandez good luck with all we are in the same boat. Do you have to go out for an hour everytime you have a viewing? At first I thought it would be a pain but now I like not seeing buyers because it is actually less stressful. It is always having a tidy house and cushions plumped etc. Lol.
Have a good BH Monday everyone. Stay well, stay safe.

Glad you slept well @PenguinMum. @Debandez hope house sale goes well for you. We are also selling but fortunately not a cushion in the house so no plumping. Hours of grass cutting and ditch trimming plus bit of a nightmare scheduling dog walks. 2 very old dogs that don't want more than about 1 hrs walk a day and no longer able to leap into either 4 x 4 so that is more trouble than the house presentation. TBH I think people will buy this as land with a house attached

 

[UserABC2021]

After a short interval back in the land of nod my level is at 5.2

the nightmare will be the pigeons snacking on your new lawn. Snap.

The cat decided that the lawn was a viable hunting ground, luckily for the birds he is old and, like me, most of his adventures happen in his sleep

 

[geefull]

good morning all

was 4.8 yesterday and 4.8 today.

Our internet was dire yesterday and I couldn't get pages to load but it's much better so far today
I tried subbing in some protein powder to my sponge yesterday and it was a moderate and amusing (to mr. gee anyway ),success

Mistake no 1 was adding the usual amount of sweetener, forgetting the protein powder already had some in it so it was a bit sweeter than I usually like.

Mistake no 2 was using the usual amount of liquid, didn't need that amount and it resulted in a slightly more liquid batter. With being more liquid it rose to a level that had mr gee watching through the microwave window in great amusement, then subsided to become flat topped with an aircraft carrier style deck all round

Still had decent texture though so I think it warrants another experiment I'd have preferred unflavoured so I could use it in the savoury version too but the big price reduction was for the vanilla flavour.

Sun is out at the moment but it's forecast to be showery and cold, all in all British Bank Holiday weather

Hope your bank holiday is treating you kindly

 

[lucybell]

Good morning everyone. Thanks Harrison for 5his idea. I have not posted in years but need support now. Fasting sugars 15.8. They have not been good this last while. Lots going on and its stress city here...have Dr appointment on 15th which i am not looking forward to. Thanks for reading.


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[Debandez]

Morning All. 6.2 at 08.30 slept like a log after the sea air.
OH and son playing golf today so will potter in the garden and catch up on tv recorded.
@HarrisonK the nightmare will be the pigeons snacking on your new lawn. Snap.
@Debandez good luck with all we are in the same boat. Do you have to go out for an hour everytime you have a viewing? At first I thought it would be a pain but now I like not seeing buyers because it is actually less stressful. It is always having a tidy house and cushions plumped etc. Lol.
Have a good BH Monday everyone. Stay well, stay safe.

Not at the viewing stage @PenguinMum. It's a house me and hubby are renovating so fortunately no cushion plumping required but I've been in that boat and it's very frustrating. Good luck. Hope it sells soon xxx

 

[Debandez]

Glad you slept well @PenguinMum. @Debandez hope house sale goes well for you. We are also selling but fortunately not a cushion in the house so no plumping. Hours of grass cutting and ditch trimming plus bit of a nightmare scheduling dog walks. 2 very old dogs that don't want more than about 1 hrs walk a day and no longer able to leap into either 4 x 4 so that is more trouble than the house presentation. TBH I think people will buy this as land with a house attached

Good luck @ianpspurs. It's all consuming isn't it? Ours is a renovation project. Hoping to finish it within 2 weeks and get it on the market. Not been able to go on forum much of late but hopefully will have more time soon.

 

[ianpspurs]

Possibly fishing in the wrong pool slightly since some members who may have been ITK seem to have drifted away from this thread. Anyhoow, has anyone else used this little toolette I found in rereading my notes on this (out of ) condition 28.7 x HbA1c — 46.7 = eAG (in mg/dl) ?
@Debandez I hope the renovation project goes well. We may well be involved in one when we sell. If I had my way and anyone knew how Brits in Europe would be treated/received there would be 1 in UK and the other in France. Who knows, we are in no rush to sell and by the time everything is settled that may become possible.

 

[SOPHIE2006]

6.3 this morning

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[trick60]

Good morning folks, 5.9 on the dice, taking a day away from the fridge and walking in the white peak today, hopefully dodging the showers. Enjoy your day if you can.

 

[trick60]

Good morning everyone. Thanks Harrison for 5his idea. I have not posted in years but need support now. Fasting sugars 15.8. They have not been good this last while. Lots going on and its stress city here...have Dr appointment on 15th which i am not looking forward to. Thanks for reading.


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Hello and welcome to this thread @lucybell, we'll try and destress you here and hopefully not distress you.

 

[HarryBeau]

At first I thought it would be a pain but now I like not seeing buyers because it is actually less stressful.

I always went out for viewings PM...I had enough stress keeping the place clutter free shiny & sparkling...it felt like someone else's home...absence is the best way to deal with viewings...plus there was always the fear I would hear something negative & be unable to resist tackling them

 

[john1957]

5.5 just now for me

 

[misterjohn]

This is a thread for those chatterboxes who not only enjoy letting us know their daily fasting level but also like to engage in friendly banter above and beyond the simple 'hello'. I am not known for my banter but I do enjoy hearing from the regulars about how their day is going, feeds my soul.

So to you, my DCUK friends, here is a new page where you can be as verbose as you wish and still comply with the moderators stick.

Going to link names of regulars, kind of advert for this post and if I've missed your name I apologise.
@karen8967 @gennepher @Freema @johnpol @Jodie1154 @dunelm @philchap1 @alf_Josiah @dogslife @Bubbsie @PenguinMum @SaskiaKC @trick60 @Debandez @ziggy_w @Krystyna23040 @ianpspurs @geefull @jjraak @Patrick66 @OrsonKartt @Cumberland @Chronicle_Cat @Bildad @Goacher55 @JohnEGreen @Prem51


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My latest HbA1c (April) was 40mmol.

This was great news!

I had only been diagnosed in mid-December with the 2nd of 2 monthly readings: 51mmol.

I took radical and drastic action with my diet, following essentially a low carbohydrate rule-of-thumb approach.

I tell people that I follow a very simple diet. I eat nothing I like.

We'll have to see at my next check-up (due in June/July) whether or not my DT2 remains in remission.

 

[ianpspurs]

My latest HbA1c (April) was 40mmol.

This was great news!

I had only been diagnosed in mid-December with the 2nd of 2 monthly readings: 51mmol.

I took radical and drastic action with my diet, following essentially a low carbohydrate rule-of-thumb approach.

I tell people that I follow a very simple diet. I eat nothing I like.

We'll have to see at my next check-up (due in June/July) whether or not my DT2 remains in remission.

Fantastic progress @misterjohn and welcome to this thread - at least I don't recognise you so apologies if you have posted before. Re "eating nothing I like", I don't totally enjoy LC but viewed as a means of controlling a chronic condition it is probably best seen as the least worst option AFAIC. Best wishes for continued progress and keep posting.

 

[jjraak]

My latest HbA1c (April) was 40mmol.

This was great news!

I had only been diagnosed in mid-December with the 2nd of 2 monthly readings: 51mmol.

I took radical and drastic action with my diet, following essentially a low carbohydrate rule-of-thumb approach.

I tell people that I follow a very simple diet. I eat nothing I like.

We'll have to see at my next check-up (due in June/July) whether or not my DT2 remains in remission.

Welcome from here, too, @misterjohn

great score, btw.

As for food, i tend to like most things i DO eat.
never feel too hungry and enjoyed what foods i have.

i have however tried many of the varied and wonderful food choices proffered on these boards, over the last 6 months, ...few survived, but one or two are now staples in my cupboard.

each to his own, ( altho' i suspect the comment is slightly tongue in cheek.)

Our roads all lead in the same directions but the twists & turns of the personal side of things, makes each journey diverse and an individual one, BUT however we travel, the team on here are with us each step of the way, even if only in spirit.,

 

[jjraak]

I had to make a bathroom dash at 5am so checked fbg then and it was 9.8 but I usually meditate an hour or so when I wake up and do gentle bed exercises before I do the fbg.

A couple of hours later after doing meditation and exercise I am 8.4.

So is my true fbg 8.4? Because I haven’t eaten or drunk anything yet?

Not sure on this one @gennepher

my heart says whatever works for you..

but my minds logical side says it SHOULD be the natural state you wake up in,
that tells the best tale of you nights slumber and bodies recovery from the previous days/weeks activities...imho..bearing in mind it's not a one off score, but the trend that really sets the tone for our 'Recovery'

As i understand it, we are just a tall pot of glucose, encumbered by too much of the stuff, either because we overloaded in years gone by and the pot is overflowing, (T2D) or because we manage the movement and efficiency of using up THAT energy source (glucose) ineffectively..(T2D)

Our first step is to cut down the amount coming in..(LCHF)
the outcome of that is we are STILL a pot of Glucose, all be it NOT simmering over quite as much as it's NOT being topped up in such a huge manner on a daily basis.
.
However we do still have too much in us, and we need THAT amount to be reduced also.

It is THAT FBG score, that tells us how well we are managing to reduce our BG levels ..
( a number based on how much our bloods are affected NOW by the previous days/weeks,)

BUT that glucose also 'leaks' out of us, ( and that's good, because it's part of our 'drainage' plan*)
and we can also have the benefit of the liver kicking in with the dawn phenomenon,
to help us start our day.

Now those two can raise your FBG, so i think the measure of how well you are doing, personally in emptying that internal POT, IS the pure FBG.....pure as in, unsullied by eating/exercise/meditation.

as THAT, to my mind IS your waking natural state, BEFORE the body kicks in (hopefully)
or we muddy the waters with coffees, sweeteners, sugars, exercise, etc.

I awake, get up put kettle on, pee, then do FBG's, before eating or drinking anything.
and like all that we do, it's only a good measure IF we do (however we do it) in the same way each morning.

But it's not written in stone, ( at least not by me.)
whatever people want to do that works best for THEM, is probably the best way to go.

*Part of my plan saw me cut down carbs considerably, and up the fats.
the scores even in early days did not reflect my pre and post eating Bloods.
it took a good while ..a month at least i think before i stepped down in plateaus, from the high 9's and 10' to a steadiers reduction each month via 8/7/6/5.
to the point.where i mainly now am inside a 6 mmol/ 5 mmol bubble most mornings.