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  1. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    It’s just dark here in London. But tomorrow brings a hangover and a bad reading
  2. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Thanks a lot bud . It’s early days yet . Got a dinner party thing tonight and I’m havin a few drinks so I’m wondering what I should do to try and keep my levels from going to low after I go to bed
  3. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Yes 1 sausage , 1 fried egg , 2ryvita with cheese and a cuppa with 1 Splenda 2 hrs later
  4. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2 Lower readings 2 hrs after brekkie

    Thanks for all the encouragement really am trying got diagnosed with a HbAc of 48 /6.5% . Though I think I had something to eat before the second test but can’t remember . Any way when the next one is taken I’ll find out ... BTW goin to bed now reading is 4.9
  5. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2 Lower readings 2 hrs after brekkie

    Thanks bud . Only diagnosed 3 weeks ago and very new to the testing regime . Thanks for the heads up . Just one thing What’s IMO
  6. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2 Lower readings 2 hrs after brekkie

    So finished my first full day of testing before and after meals . Here are my results . Brekkie . Pre 6.6 At 08:30 2hr after 5.9 Lunch . Pre 5.9 at 16:15 . 2 hr later 6.4 Dinner . Pre 6.1 at 8:55 .2 hr later 5.1 Are these what I should stick to ie meal wise am I doing the right thing and if I...
  7. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2 Lower readings 2 hrs after brekkie

    So had lunch of 2 sausages 2 fried eggs 4 slices of bacon and 2 slices of Burgen bread with a cup of tea 1 Splenda before lunch blood reading was 5.9 Took reading 2 hrs later was 6.4 is this all good are these the type of readings I should be aiming for in the long term
  8. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2 Lower readings 2 hrs after brekkie

    So ok . Checked blood again at 13 00 hrs got a reading of 5.6 Can this be right or should I wait till after s few days and see if this happens every day
  9. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2 Lower readings 2 hrs after brekkie

    Ahh ok .. I’ll do it again about 1 00 pm that’ll be about 1 hr before lunch and see . Thanks
  10. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2 Lower readings 2 hrs after brekkie

    So done my first reading before breakfast today it was 6.6 Had 2 ryvita with cheese and marmite and a cup of tea with1 Splenda . Tested 2 hrs later 3 times and readings were 5.9 , 5.7 , 5.6 One after another . I thought the readings would go up as breakfast was about 14 grs of carbs
  11. Peadair O Brionn

    My first self monitoring test

    Will do . So I would assume it should go up a bit Had about 18 grs carbs for brekkie
  12. Peadair O Brionn

    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    Yesterday 2 ryvita with mature cheddar and a cuppa with tiny drop milk and 1 Splenda Lunch . Ham cheese and mushroom omelette. Bottle sparkling water Dinner . 3 burger with cheese . 2 Mediterranean pork steaks with buttered green beans 2 strawberries and some raspberries with lots of double...
  13. Peadair O Brionn

    My first self monitoring test

    So done my first blood test pre brekkie this morning 6.6 fasting for 11hrs . Now the question is , is this good or not . Am not sure where I should be trying to be to get into the non diabetic range
  14. Peadair O Brionn

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Hi Brekkie. Cup of tea lump of cheddar Lunch . 3 egg cheese omelette with 1 slice burgen bread , tea Dinner gammon steak and 2 fried eggs Supper . Raspberries and 2 strawberries with double cream. Think the lot comes to about 30 grs for the day Feel pretty full at the moment .. tryin to get...
  15. Peadair O Brionn

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Thanks everyone for the encouraging replies . They really help
  16. Peadair O Brionn

    What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

    Ok so brekkie was . 2 burgen bread butter and marmite Cuppa Lunch . 3 rashers and 2 eggs bottle water Dinner . Rib eye steak 240 gr 2 eggs and a red pepper fried with the steak . Followed by raspberries and strawberries with double cream . Bout 50 grm carbs for the day ... found out my starting...
  17. Peadair O Brionn

    So went to the docs after being diagnosed 3 weeks ago

    Found out today that my blood test on diagnosis was 6.6 . I was put on Metformin 500gr once a day Went back to see doc today to sort out a few things like everything I wasn’t told on diagnosis . Told him I wanted to stop the Metformin and wanted to do low carb and exercise. He agreed took me...
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