T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

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Friday 6/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

………………………….3 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (2 slices, sourdough)/
Juice from half a grapefruit {409 Cal / 36.7g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Pear, walnuts {110 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [22 min 06 sec] Equalled PB

Lunch (12pm): Chestnut & celeriac soup {99 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {421 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}
Plum, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {158 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Prawn & lemon orzo {435 Cal / 56.3g Carbs}
Banana & pecan bread [hot from the oven], ice cream {268 Cal / 22.4g Carbs}
Higher carb meal than usual!

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1979
Carbs 173.8g
Protein 116.2g
Fat 79.2g (Sat Fat 16.7g / Trans fats 0.8g

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Saturday 7/12
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Snack (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {277 Cal / 33.4g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Breakfast (7.30am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce), toast (one slice, seeded) {280 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Pastel de nata {109 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Restaurant after xmas shopping, values estimated
Oysters (6) {105 Cal / 6.4g Carbs}
Provencal fish soup/ Cured salmon & sunchoke salad {327 Cal / 17.4g Carbs}
Chocolate mousse {133 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}
Wines: Sauvignon Blanc (4oz)/ Pinot Noir (4oz)/ Sauternes (2oz) {243 Cal / 7.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Mushroom & fennel soup, sourdough toast {180 Cal / 22.1g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {116 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Interval at carol concert (estimated)
Mince pie/ Red wine (small) {239 Cal / 28.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 2075
Carbs 175.7g
Protein 76.0g
Fat 82.8g (Sat Fat 24.7g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Friday 06/12/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
One black coffee and Three Green Tea at work

Blood Glucose before dinner 6.1
19:50 Dinner: Lamb mince
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Cabbage stir fry
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

21:00 one hour badminton

Saturday 07/12/2019
FGB(7:00) 6.9
 

Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Saturday 07/12/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

One black coffee

Blood Glucose before dinner 5.4
17:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Beetroot stir fry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Cabbage stir fry
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Walk for 1.5 miles

Sunday 08/12/2019
FGB(7:00) 7.5
 
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Sunday 8/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (6.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, walnuts {278 Cal / 34.7g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
……………………………………..14 mile hike
Extremely cold and wet today, biting wind and heavy rain.

Lunch (12pm): Picnic during hike
Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {138 Cal / 20.7g Carbs}
Prawn salad sandwich {324 Cal / 23.7g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {131 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

Pub after walk (3pm): Malbec (2 x 4oz) {201 Cal / 6.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Meatballs, linguine, Nduja ragu {433 Cal / 39.8g Carbs}
Peach, blueberries, yoghurt, almonds {110 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1747
Carbs 170.6g
Protein 69.1g
Fat 61.1g (Sat Fat 16.3g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 

Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Sunday 08/12/2019

7:30 Breakfast: One slice of homemade sourdough bread
Halloumi cheese, Scrambled egg
Tomato,Peppers, Asparagus,Mushrooms stir fry with butter
Coffee with cream
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate


17:20 1.5 miles running
Blood Glucose before dinner 7.2
17:50 Dinner: Chicken curry
Spaghetti with milk and flour
Cabbage stir fry
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Monday 09/12/2019
FGB(6:00) 8.2 (Bit higher than expected)
 
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Monday 9/12
FBG (05:30) 3.6
Woke up feeling very hungry


Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, strawberries, pecans {274 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [22 min 23 sec]

Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Garlic mushrooms, toast (one slice, sourdough) /
Juice from one orange {187 Cal / 21.8g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {64 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {111 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {298 Cal / 6.1g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, walnuts {133 Cal / 8.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, celeriac mash, parsnip, carrots, green beans, rowan jelly {380 Cal / 39.6g Carbs}
Banana bread (warm), ice cream {235 Cal / 27.3g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1761
Carbs 182.6g
Protein 86.0g
Fat 66.4g (Sat Fat 13.8g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 

Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Monday 09/12/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Overnight oats with chia seeds, berries, yogurt, nuts, coconut flakes
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
One black coffee and Three Green Tea at work

Blood Glucose before dinner 6.6
19:20 Dinner: Sea bass fish curry
Cauliflower & broccoli rice
Cabbage stir fry
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Tuesday 10/12/2019
FGB(6:00)7.1
 
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Tuesday 10/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, almonds {277 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [easy run, not timed]

Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce), toast (one slice, sourdough) {305 Cal / 15.9g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {92 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {404 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}
Nectarine, blackberries, yoghurt, pecans {134 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Squash & fennel risotto / Rioja (6oz) {399 Cal / 54.1g Carbs}
Ginger pudding, cardamom & pistachio kulfi {220 Cal / 35.3g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1971
Carbs 203.5g
Protein 78.9g
Fat 71.5g (Sat Fat 17.0g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Tuesday 10/12/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Okra, Peppers, Asparagus pan fried with butter
Two boiled eggs
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

One black coffee and Three Green Tea at work

17:40 Two miles running

Blood Glucose before dinner 6.9
18:30 Dinner: Aubergine curry
Cauliflower & broccoli rice
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Wednesday 11/12/2019
FGB(6:00)7.5
 
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Wednesday 11/12
FBG (05:30) 4.3
Exercise free day


Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (one slice, sourdough)/
Half a grapefruit {398 Cal / 23.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {108 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {295 Cal / 7.0g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {147 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 3.5
Dinner (6pm): Linguine primavera, salmon fillet {540 Cal / 42.3g Carbs}
Peach, mango, yoghurt, almonds {124 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1720
Carbs 123.0g
Protein 105.6g
Fat 81.3g (Sat Fat 17.5g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Thursday 12/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), raspberries, blueberries, pecans {286 Cal / 34.2g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [easy run, not timed]

Breakfast 2 (7.30am): Kippers, toast (one slice, sourdough)/ Clementine {316 Cal / 18.0g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {66 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {87 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {380 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, almonds {143 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Game stew, celeriac mash, carrots, parsnip, runner beans,sweetcorn {351 Cal / 33.8g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {136 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 1861
Carbs 165.4g
Protein 123.2g
Fat 66.3g (Sat Fat 11.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Treatment type
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Wednesday 11/12/2019

7:30 Breakfast:Oven Cooked Omelette
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

One black coffee and Three Green Tea at work

Blood Glucose before dinner 5.7
18:00 Dinner: Prawn curry
Cauliflower & broccoli rice
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Thursday 12/12/2019
FGB Not measured

Blood Glucose before dinner 8.1 (Could be due to not slept on Wednesday night)
22:10 Dinner: Cauliflower curry
Leftover Prawn curry
Salad & Papad

Friday 13/12/2019
FGB(07:15) 7.9
 
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Friday 13/12

Snack (2pm): Toast (one slice, seeded) {130 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
Up all night watching election results
FBG (06:00) 4.7

Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, toast (one slice, sourdough)/
Juice from half a grapefruit {286 Cal / 19.3g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Pear, walnuts {117 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [22 min 20 sec]

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {93 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Salmon & avocado salad {378 Cal / 5.7g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {131 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Prawn massaman, paratha {446 Cal / 30.8g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, ice cream {209 Cal / 22.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1869
Carbs 138.6g
Protein 115.5g
Fat 84.1g (Sat Fat 19.7g / Trans fats 0.5g

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Saturday 14/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Snack (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), blackberries, blueberries, walnuts {282 Cal / 34.7g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Breakfast (7.30am): Mackerel, plum compote, toast (one slice, sourdough) {237 Cal / 21.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {58 Cal / 8.7g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {342 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}
Kiwi, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {151 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Moussaka {369 Cal / 28.2g Carbs}
Brouilly (3 x 4oz) {300 Cal / 6.2g Carbs}
Tarta de Santiago (warm), ice cream, orange sauce {221 Cal / 26.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 2056
Carbs 167.4g
Protein 97.9g
Fat 71.3g (Sat Fat 17.1g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Sunday 15/12
FBG (05:30) 4.0
Snack (05:30): Banana {59 Cal / 13.4g Carbs)
……………………………….4 mile walk

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, blueberries, walnuts {275 Cal / 36.1g Carbs}

Brunch (11pm): Early lunch with visiting friends
Eggs Benedict / Bucks fizz {441 Cal / 32.3g Carbs}
Mince pie {82 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Chicken Milanese, sweet potato fries, salad {537 Cal / 34.1g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {138 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

Snack (8pm): Toast, peanut butter {165 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1776
Carbs 165.3g
Protein 108.4g
Fat 67.4g (Sat Fat 16.2g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Friday 13/12/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked Omelette
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

One black coffee and Three Green Tea at work

Blood Glucose before dinner 6.2
20:00 Dinner: Aubergine curry
Cauliflower & Spinach curry
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Saturday 14/12/2019
FGB(6:00)7.4
 

Venkat K

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Saturday 14/12/2019

8:20 Breakfast: Okra, Peppers, Asparagus pan fired with butter
Sprouted beans and scrambled eggs
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

10:00 Two hours Tang so do

Blood Glucose before dinner 7.1
19:10 Dinner: Aubergine curry
Cauliflower, Brocali, Beans, Peas stir fry
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Sunday 15/12/2019
FGB(6:00)7.8

7:30 Breakfast: Oven night oats with yogurt and almond milk, Banana, Blue Berries, Dark chocolate, Cranberries
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

08:00 Badminton for 1.5 hours

Blood Glucose before dinner 6.3
19:10 Dinner: Kale Stir fry
Aubergine curry
Cauliflower, Brocali, Beans, Peas stir fry
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Monday 16/12/2019
FGB(6:50)7.6
 
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Monday 16/12
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

…………………………….....3 mile walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (one slice, seeded)/
Juice from one orange {348 Cal / 23.9g Carbs}

……...…...……...……………3 mile run
Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {101 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}
Prawn, edamame & avocado salad {300 Cal / 6.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {159 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Mushroom & fennel risotto {360 Cal / 56.3g Carbs}
Persimmon, strawberries, yoghurt, macadamias {148 Cal / 13.8g Carbs}

BG (8pm, 2 hours pp): 4.4 (very happy with this)
Snack (8.30pm): Toast (one slice, sourdough), peanut butter {159 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1654
Carbs 150.0g
Protein 81.5g
Fat 71.9g (Sat Fat 14.7g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Type of diabetes
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Monday 16/12/2019

8:00 Breakfast: Mushrooms, Okra, Peppers, Asparagus pan fired with butter
Sprouted beans and scrambled eggs
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

One black coffee and Three Green Tea at work


Blood Glucose before dinner 6.0
19:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Kale Stir fry
Cauliflower, Brocali, Beans, Peas stir fry
Baked Parsnips, sweet potato
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Tuesday 17/12/2019
FGB(6:30)6.9
 
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