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

[Lizzie34]

Welcome to the forum @Lizzie34. Morning fasting blood glucose levels can often be higher due to 'Dawn Phemomenon' where the liver dumps stored glucose into the blood stream as we wake to get us going for the day.
Shredded Wheat, along with all cereals, isn't good for Type 2 diabetics or pre-diabetics, as they are high in starchy carbohydrates which turn to sugar quickly in our bodies.
It's good you have a bg meter as that will help you determine which foods raise your bgs.
Read @daisy1 's information and have a read round the forum and ask any questions you want to.

Tjis what I dont get. The diabetes.co.uk states that they are ok then someone says it's not or I read some artcle that says it's not. The same is for other things. The information is all very conflicting you read one article that states certain foods are good. You click another link and there it states its not. Like fruit I read that diabetica can eat fruit then ibread they can't. Greek yogurt is supposed to be ok but i checked that sugar/carb levels and they are higher than in other stuff.
Atbthe moment I'm pre-diabetic and am trying really hard not to become diabetic.

 

[karen8967]

5.4 for me have a good day everyone

 

[UserABC2021]

5.1 this morning

 

[Starfish18]

5.9 for me this morning @ 06.19

 

[Severe_Needle_phobia]

Good morning all . 8.3 at 6am.
It's good to be back .

After spending a week of stress and severe anxiety(that I would wish on nobody ) starting to see my numbers dropping towards my target .

Hoe all have a nice day .

 

[JohnEGreen]

5.3 this morning.

 

[Severe_Needle_phobia]

I honestly don’t know. I had a really good day. I excercised. I drank water. I didn’t have any carbs.
Just sometimes feels like it’s for nothing.


I’m down to 10.6 this morning which is a great improvement. Maybe yesterday was just an anomaly xxx

Morning Flic
Iv also been in double figures for last week or so .
Due to news from specialist I have been extremely anxious and stressed plus I have seen my test numbers up into the teens without changing my food plan .

All I'm saying is try not to stress worry to much .
as it does no favours to our bs levels .

I really hope you get lower readings very soon .

 

[JohnEGreen]

@Lizzie34 hi and welcome to the forum, I know it can seem confusing and contadictory but it is right there in the fist paragraph.

Some can handle it some can't there are no hard and fast rules where diabetes is concerned just guidelines because it is such an individual thing I can eat porridge if I choose as it does not spike me too much now it used to cause me problems, the only way to know is to test for your self test then have some then check your BG at say one hour and then two hours if your BG does not skyrocket and is back in normal range after two hours or so then it would probably be safe for you.

Good luck for the future

 

[Lizzie34]

@Lizzie34 hi and welcome to the forum, I know it can seem confusing and contadictory but it is right there in the fist paragraph.

Some can handle it some can't there are no hard and fast rules where diabetes is concerned just guidelines because it is such an individual thing I can eat porridge if I choose as it does not spike me too much now it used to cause me problems, the only way to know is to test for your self test then have some then check your BG at say one hour and then two hours if your BG does not skyrocket and is back in normal range after two hours or so then it would probably be safe for you.

Good luck for the future

Thanks for the reply.

 

[geefull]

good morning all

4.3 for me today

woke up to the best looking day all week I'll be in the charity shop today but at least the garden will get a chance to dry up

Hope your day treats you kindly

 

[Jodie1154]

Morning everyone how are you today? My FBG today was 7.3. I am a very good mood this morning

 

[CondorX]

4.7 this morning. At last its Friday! Have a good day all.

 

[mojo37]

8.7 this morning ...its going the wrong way arhh own fault had too much bread

 

[philchap1]

Hi
I'm new to this. Recently been told I'm pre-diabetic.
I have been cecking my glucose levels in the morning, before lunch and 90min after.
My glucose is between 4.4 and 5.2 before and 90min after lunch but for some reason it's between 5.8 and 6.2 when fasting. When I eat cereals it's the Nestlé shreded wheat wich is low in sugar with skinny milk but mostly it's soup (no potatoes) or salads.
Anyone has any idea why?

Welcome

 

[Mbaker]

3.3 @ 05.26, best without multi-day fasting. Achieved by usual 100 push-ups first thing, 45 minute walk, midday Karate / Power-lifting (heavy) to 1035 calories. 10 home bar bell squats before OMAD dinner at 16:00. 50 minute walk, 10 bar bell squats around 20:30. (Total Fitbit details, 4350 calories, 8.46 miles, 18910 steps, 204 mins).

 

[philchap1]

Good morning all . 8.3 at 6am.
It's good to be back .

After spending a week of stress and severe anxiety(that I would wish on nobody ) starting to see my numbers dropping towards my target .

Hoe all have a nice day .

Hope you are ok.

 

[philchap1]

Morning everyone. 4.8 for me.

 

[Viv19]

Tjis what I dont get. The diabetes.co.uk states that they are ok then someone says it's not or I read some artcle that says it's not. The same is for other things. The information is all very conflicting you read one article that states certain foods are good. You click another link and there it states its not. Like fruit I read that diabetica can eat fruit then ibread they can't. Greek yogurt is supposed to be ok but i checked that sugar/carb levels and they are higher than in other stuff.
Atbthe moment I'm pre-diabetic and am trying really hard not to become diabetic. View attachment 33452

Lizzie it’s a bit like learning your way around a new town- whether on holiday or living there. First learn the most important route. In this case it’s basically to avoid as many carbs as you are able, in order to lower your bg. That means try to lose the potatoes, rice, pasta, bread, flour products generally (including thickened sauces), cereals. They are all eventually sugar in your body. Use your tester to check what might affect you personally. And if that diet has a side effect of losing weight, then (unless you are v thin), that’s a plus in the diabetes battle.
The old advice of a ‘good healthy diet’, ie lots of fruit and veg, whole grain bread etc is outdated and not the best advice for diabetics. Fruit is healthy, but even a lovely apple will have about 14 gms of carbs. Some fruit has just too much sugar to be worth eating. There is new and good thinking about a more effective diet for diabetics, but not everybody who gives you advice might have caught up with that yet.
If you look around this website, there’s lots of info. Some people are very adventurous with their diet, others stick to a basic list. Do what suits you. You can start off carefully and work from there. If you have worries or difficulties that can be answered by others on the forum, then shout.
It’s worth it (and easier) to lose the pre-diabetic label than the diabetic one. And very easy to progress from pre-diabetic to the full on diabetes.
Cheer up, it’s doable.

 

[Freema]

6.5 at 9:00

 

[Mbaker]

Shocked at 12.1, then washed the toothpaste off my hands and a more acceptable 6.2.

I will be checking our toothpaste for sugars, wow.