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

Having a rough day and I don’t know why. Dexcom was 6.5 and a few minutes later when I did the blood test it was 7.4! I’m so frustrated. There’s no way that one lunch time Lindt ball yesterday would do that…in fact it never even registered on my Dexcom at the time. I’m not sick either. All I can do is carry on and hope that my pancreas isn’t getting worse than it already is.
Did go to the gym for abs, a bit of yoga, and a 45 min bike ride….none of which lowered the blood level much. Lowest was 5.7…that was the end of the bike ride.
It’s my anniversary today…40 years!
And now the days will just get longer, yippee.
 
Bcgirl said:
Having a rough day and I don’t know why. I’m not sick either.
It’s my anniversary today…40 years!
And now the days will just get longer, yippee.
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Sorry to hear rough day especially on anniversary. Hopefully back to usual in a few days.

What's fluid intake compared to normal? Maybe up a little bit could help. I found it dehydrated even a little would raise glucose levels, alongside even further out readings on libre.. see this page https://www.nss.nhs.scot/media/2459/6_healthy-pee-colour-chart_march22-002.pdf
Was it a special anniversary? Recall my mum's 25th a good few years ago and attended someone's 50th recently where they renewed vows

Hope you feel better soon.
 
4.6 libre
breakfast then out a walk dry at moment :>

supermarket later for weekly shop hopefully wont be too chaotic got some 'baking' to do, first up is ginger cookies https://sugarfreelondoner.com/keto-ginger-cookies/ using for base for fairly low carb cheesecake filling which will do tomorrow :) lemon & with a few rasps ontop for xmas yum.

going through presents (again) ensuring something for everyone ended up grabbing camera magazine subscription for uncle who didn't have something for, will see if can maybe find him something tomorrow when next across in the mainland.

who else panics thinking forgot something next year will be doing xmas dinner at home invite fam round :>
 
grantg said:
4.6 libre
breakfast then out a walk dry at moment :>

supermarket later for weekly shop hopefully wont be too chaotic got some 'baking' to do, first up is ginger cookies https://sugarfreelondoner.com/keto-ginger-cookies/ using for base for fairly low carb cheesecake filling which will do tomorrow :) lemon & with a few rasps ontop for xmas yum.

going through presents (again) ensuring something for everyone ended up grabbing camera magazine subscription for uncle who didn't have something for, will see if can maybe find him something tomorrow when next across in the mainland.

who else panics thinking forgot something next year will be doing xmas dinner at home invite fam round :>
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I never panic about anything, haven’t even got round to wrapping anything yet
 
7.1 this morning and despite a work out still 7.1 Had a bad nights sleep and was up till late hours. Just feel mehh time of year and other factors. I will be alright, but levels dont help!
 
Oh @Lainie71, I feel ya! I also woke to a 7.1 and it just didn’t go down…on day two of this! Did a leg workout and a killer yoga class…barely budged.
Interesting conversation at the gym today. Remember the guy whose blood sugar was through the roof at 70. Well, I spoke with his wife today to see if they have finally diagnosed him. She said they think (what!) it’s type 2. She has no idea what tests they did…anyways he’s on morning and evening insulin as well as insulin at meal times. They told him that they like to see his numbers between 7 and 10! Again WHAT! ****** diet recommendations, they just told him to eat less. I asked if they recommended keto…not even mentioned. I bit my tongue. This is so upsetting to me. Is the system that broken?
Oh…I think I may have an idea about my levels. I have been snacking on sugar free treats. They do not immediately spike my levels, in fact I never see a rise but I’m wondering if there is some sort of delayed effect? So they are off limits. No treats for me. Well…honestly I’ll find something I can make with allulose…which is not a sugar alcohol. Let’s hope these higher numbers stabilize soon.
@grantg, I love sugar free Londoner recipes! Also I did increase my water intake, I thought the same as you did…but no change. Hoping eliminating the sugar alcohols makes a difference.
Sunny and cool today, just lovely. Sadly it looks like a white Christmas, snow is coming Christmas Eve day. Hope the forecasters are wrong.
 
From my experience here on the Mediterranean the diet mainly consists of meat , pigs ears yesterday with a small amount of vegetable.

Wine is drunk by the locals at every occasion including breakfast .

I have thus far avoided the bread based offerings , croissants and baguette and the chips/fries which seem a normal part of every dayness


As I lie in bed at first light I have a libre reading of four point four
 
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