Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

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sanguine said:
Too busy and travelling to get on yesterday, so six pages later ...

Thursday night was an odd one, I was meeting some friends at a pub, one of the occasions where I will have a pint of bitter. I didn't leave the office early enough to eat, so I thought I'd just get some food at the pub but it was quiz night and by the time I got there they'd run out. So dinner consisted of a pint of Harvey's best and a bowl of salted peanuts. 6.2 at bedtime but yesterday morning was 5.6.

Salmon and red wine last night after driving home, 5.1 this morning :)
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I'd be interested in trying that diet:D
 
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5.3 this morning....slept in, need coffee... Late night last night, crawled in to bed around 3am..... Got caught up watching back to back tv shows on Netflix, and lost track of time.

Picked up a small bag of jalapeños on the way home yesterday. Going to stuff them with cream cheese tonight and wrap them in bacon before placing them in the oven to cook up.
 
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Sable_Jan said:
Hi, welcome to the thread. Sounds a pretty good fasting average. Do you test pre and post meals too so you know the effect your food is having on your bs?
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I test before bedtime and they vary quite a bit but average around 9.6. Increasing my morning Insulin doesn't seem to make any difference. I am still trying to find best time to test.Does anyone else take Insulin twice a day, if so when do you do tests?
 
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I test before bedtime and they vary quite a bit but average around 9.6. Increasing my morning Insulin doesn't seem to make any difference. I am still trying to find best time to test.Does anyone else take Insulin twice a day, if so when do you do tests?
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I think most of us, whether on meds or not, test immediately before eating and 2 hours after. That way you can see the impact of your food on blood sugar levels so you can tell if that food gives you a greater spike than 2 eg 5.4 to 7.4 for example. I think even when on insulin you need to watch your diet too (possibly MORE important using it) @eddie1968 maybe best to advise on this
 
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4.4 this morning but it was much later in the morning after a lie-in. Forgot to take the post-dinner reading last night.
 
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Hmmmmm... Just looked at the text under my avatar photo ( my youngest @ 2 years covered in cake)..... And noticed that it now says "Senior".....now granted I just gained another year yesterday, I didnt think I was that old yet...:nailbiting:
 
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Marko723 said:
Hmmmmm... Just looked at the text under my avatar photo ( my youngest @ 2 years covered in cake)..... And noticed that it now says "Senior".....now granted I just gained another year yesterday, I didnt think I was that old yet...:nailbiting:
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Another 10 posts and you become "PREHISTORIC":D
 
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Clivethedrive said:
Had the same feeling back in october it was cystitis hope you dont have that!! Get well soon::))
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Thankfully it wasn't cystitis and much better now. Btw, cranberry juice, the very low sugar one, works great for cystitis and of course drinking loads of water.
 
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Well as i have done over 12000 steps today...this evening i had half a tandoori chicken.....2 slices of veggi pizza......and a glass of Miranda fizzy soft drink...my first in nearly 3 months....GUESS WHAT?

5.4 after 1 hour
6.7 after 2 hours

I am really ok with that...thats NORMAL almost....NO MEDS
 
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beatdise said:
Well as i have done over 12000 steps today...this evening i had half a tandoori chicken.....2 slices of veggi pizza......and a glass of Miranda fizzy soft drink...my first in nearly 3 months....GUESS WHAT?

5.4 after 1 hour
6.7 after 2 hours

I am really ok with that...thats NORMAL almost....NO MEDS
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That is a GREAT result. I can see the faces turning green already.....................no, not with being sick but with envy:D:D
 
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beatdise said:
Well as i have done over 12000 steps today...this evening i had half a tandoori chicken.....2 slices of veggi pizza......and a glass of Miranda fizzy soft drink...my first in nearly 3 months....GUESS WHAT?

5.4 after 1 hour
6.7 after 2 hours

I am really ok with that...thats NORMAL almost....NO MEDS
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Could you test after 2.5 or 3 hours? I hate to rain on your BBQ, but, your 2 hours reading was increased from an hour, so it could still have been rising. Pizza is sort of know for it, unfortunately. You could try googling pizza effect - for example: http://www.dlife.com/diabetes-food-and-fitness/what_do_i_eat/fats/030.diet_exercise.pizza

I do hope your numbers are the peaks, but I'd be inclined to want more tests.
 
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