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

[Ryhia]

FBG 5.9 again this morning so not too bad - still not feeling 100% but thanks for the kind words @Pipp and @DJC3 - Its just a general malaise but not sure what is causing it so I have arranged a face to face appointment with my GP for tomorrow morning. Just to be on the safe side, I took one of my DILs spare Covid tests this morning thankfully negative. Now I need to stop feeling sorry for myself. Its lunchtime, the sun is out and the sun porch beckons. Plenty of Vit D, enough to make anyone feel better.

Hope everyone is enjoying their day.

 

[lindapick]

Hello mates,
At a couple of the other forums I've frequented there was a thread like this one where we all sorta checked in each day, with our first cup of coffee or tea, and reported our fasting or waking blood glucose level and some short comment about whether we're ok with it or if not - why not?...

It worked well as a sort of 'first thread to check' each morning and post to.

I'll start.

This morning was a 5.6mmol for me. That's about normal for me

What about you?

Mine was 2.5 did not get any warnings it was so low good job I checked ok now

 

[Onlinecaroline]

It was 5.8 on waking but continues to rise to 7.2 before dropping back to 4 by midday. Had a take away last night which didn’t raise my BG at all but it could have been after affects if that and eating a little later.

 

[annabell1]

6.6 today got up at 11.00am and most likely from the high carbs foods over the last few days and yesterday travelled 6 hours both ways for med app to see an Endocrinologist to discuss recent DEXA bone scan so foods were more on the carbs side lunch was salmon sushi pack only thing able to find at 2.30pm by time came home exhausted and not thinking about what to eat was just hungry so leftover steak was grabbed put between 2 slices of buttered sourdough lettuce and tomato and glass of Gin and blood orange grapefruit juice.

 

[Pasha]

5.7 mmoles/l Mea Culpa

 

[Andydragon]

It’s a 5.8 day

 

[DJC3]

5.6 this morning.
Glad you are ok now @lindapick that must have been scary.

 

[Estragon]

9.7 - Woah! But then again, I know why. Monitoring for the rest of the day.

 

[CristyN29]

4.0 went to get blood tests done didnt eat anything, rose to 4.3

 

[nutribolt]

4.8 this morning.

Have a great day everyone.

 

[PenguinMum]

Morning All. 6.7 this morning after perfectly LC meals yesterday. Could it really been down to the finger of shortbread with my afternoon cuppa (cant have them in the house, no other biscuits tempts me like they do). Back on the horse the only way.

 

[karen8967]

6.1 for me

 

[hankjam]

5.6
Sun is out!!

 

[Providence 62]

8.1 - This is getting real ugly. Yesterday I fasted for 22 hours. I skipped my early Metformin, wanted to see if any changes. Yesterday was 7.2, today is later so dunno. What I DO know I’m not impressed with 8.1 - seeesh.

I feel your pain! Chin up.

 

[Providence 62]

6.1 for me View attachment 48112

I need to learn this.

 

[PenguinMum]

6.1 for me View attachment 48112

Thanks Karen, that really spoke to me lol. Have a great day. xx

 

[ianpspurs]

Welcome @CristyN29 @Onlinecaroline and @lindapick. My new Swipey started off with a 5.5 - hopefully just the settling in shenanigans. 24 hr fast then mackerel salad don't usually do that.

 

[ianpspurs]

Thanks Karen, that really spoke to me lol. Have a great day. xx

These may be worth a try but tastes vary so don't hold me to that.

 

[Estragon]

9.7 - What's beyond UGLY?? OK, back on the program.

 

[Ryhia]

Morning All. 6.7 this morning after perfectly LC meals yesterday. Could it really been down to the finger of shortbread with my afternoon cuppa (cant have them in the house, no other biscuits tempts me like they do). Back on the horse the only way.

Hope you realise you're helping me to avoid sweet stuff. Made lemon drizzle cake yesterday for OH and a spare one in case I get up the courage to take one in for the Doc. He is such a nice guy to put up with me and a very good doctor to boot. Made it up to OH (he who says he is on a diet) and have a sweet mince tea loaf in oven at the moment.

Blood was in the 6s this morning until I remembered about the lemon cake and re-washed my hands as in scrubbed them - FBG then showed 5.6. Which I am happy with. For me it seems the trick is less food generally and perhaps less protein specifically as this seems to bring my levels down. I may try to reduce food intake for few days unless of course I succumb to hunger which is likely as I like my food!