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

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Lissy74

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Mine fasting is 13.8mmg which is about 248 in American and Europe numbers, way too high and made worse by the awful heat we are having at present.
Seeing the specialist Thursday most likely for a change of medication as mine is too expensive for my surgery!
 
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A nice 4.8 this morning after a really good sleep. Out like a light at 11.30 and didnt wake up again till about 5.30.
 
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WeeFergus

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Good morning all. I had a fasting reading of 6.2 this morning after a 6.6 reading at bedtime last night.
 
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Hiitsme

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Mine fasting is 13.8mmg which is about 248 in American and Europe numbers, way too high and made worse by the awful heat we are having at present.
Seeing the specialist Thursday most likely for a change of medication as mine is too expensive for my surgery!
Welcome - can't say I like your numbers but at least you are seeing the specialist which I hope goes well. I think my numbers were like that when first diagnosed but I didn't post here then. Do ask questions as people on here have really worked at bringing their numbers down.
 
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hankjam

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4.9 am,
up a bit earlier this morning, not looking too bad out there, better than yesterday's rain, that's for sure.
 
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PatsyB

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7 today I did 8 hoiurs work yesterday .... time to stop I think seeing as they treat you like your a spring chicken even at the age of 69 grrrrrrrrrr
 
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Lissy74

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Welcome - can't say I like your numbers but at least you are seeing the specialist which I hope goes well. I think my numbers were like that when first diagnosed but I didn't post here then. Do ask questions as people on here have really worked at bringing their numbers down.
I'm not keen on my numbers either, I've been waking up feeling very hot, thirsty and dehydrated lately, I've been on saxagliptin for over a year but it hasn't moved my BS levels much,down just 2 points, I don't eat much anyway but especially not when it's hot but what I do eat I'm concious of.
I don't eat wheat as I'm intolerant and I rarely eat rice or potatoes, I don't eat cows dairy products as I'm intolerant to them too, I drink skimmed goats milk and use goats butter as its lower in sugar than soya milk.
Recently I moved area and joined a new surgery to be told that the onglyza I'm on isn't one that they offer at this surgery, as its expensive.
I tried metformin a few years ago but it made me very ill so they switched me to this saxagliptin, as glicozide can cause considerable weight gain and both myself and the nurse didn't want that!
Shall see what happens Thursday......watch this space!
Any ideas what they will do for me?, as I've had diabetes since I was pregnant with my daughter 12 years ago, I did diet only after she was born for 8 years and then metformin and then saxagliptin.
 
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Alzebra

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6.2 this morning :mad: don't know whether that's my liver bouncing back or the Indian takeaway I had last night (just chicken tikka and spinach - must have had hidden sugars) I shall go for a long walk to bring it down.
 
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9.1 @ 4.50am, then 4.9 @ 7.45am PHEW !
 
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Morning folks. BG 4.3 today. Waaaay too low for me as I get a stinking headache with numbers like that. A nice slice of wholemeal toast with Nutella & peanut butter brought my levels up to a much better 5.0
 
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Pasha

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Morning folks, & a Happy Sunday from sunny Newcastle. It's gonna be a glorious day here. Might even fire up the BBQ at some point & hope I still have eyebrows left at end of the day. The last time I was BBQ chef, I think the flames were a tad too high...I blinked & my mascara melted my eyes shut. Sometimes, I'm just a disaster waiting to happen. :eek:

BG 4.3 today. Waaaay too low for me as I get a stinking headache with numbers like that. A nice slice of wholemeal toast with Nutella & peanut butter brought my levels up to a much better 5.0. Headache's subsided now I'm pleased to say. Guess we all have an optimum BG level which we function better at. No doubt many have no problem in the low 4's. But for me, it's plain unpleasant. Meh. :meh:

My pic of the day had me laughing stupidly. Wonder how many rolls of Duck Tape were used on the poor lad. Lol. I've seen a few similar pranks on my way to work at 6.30am...once I've established the person is ok, I go on my merry way chuckling as I do. They don't call Newcastle a party city for nothing. :)

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so much duck tape, what a waste. An old punishement for over zealous military policeman over here was to hijack "one "and tie him up to a tree, just as your photograph shows. Just one difference though, he was left there naked. More economical and less plastics pollution.
 
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Baruney

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So, here I am, having survived another 13 hrs shift:-/
As I said, I seem to successfully have succeeded through another "what, and how much carbs I can still have", after declaring myself a "cereal, rice, potatoes and pasta FREE zone":p
I ate 3 slices of GF tapioca bread, butter, italian dry cured salami, 4 boiled eggs, a small portion of cheddar, 8 mini plum tomatoes, small portion of boiled dry cured meat and mustard, all spread throughout 3 meals. I was able to do only 4 testings, as follows:
-morning FBG 5.0
-2hrs after midday meal 6.3 accompanied by a mild headache, which might have been caused by a prolonged exposure in an area with a very low set air conditioning??
-before evening meal 5.3
-4hrs after evening meal 5.5
After all, I guess it wasn't bad at all, and given I don't add any other carbs, a daily average under 40 grams, should be still safe;-)
Any ideas, suggestions, are welcome:-D
You're underselling yourself by saying it isn't bad. The figures speak for themselves -they are good to very good.
 
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Baruney

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Morning troops

5.6 fasting. So hit my 15 stone target for end of June and bounced back up to 15.4 this morning. Looks like a fat fast is in order to reach 14.5 by end of July. A bit more planning, preparation, measuring and consistency called for.
 
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