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  1. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    That's more than OK - that's a great time !
  2. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 5.7 B – none Snack – nuts & ff greek yoghurt L – pilchards with mushrooms & butternut squash Snack – a small piece of mincemeat slice , 4 brazil nuts D – saag paneer – benecol yoghurt drink & 3 prunes with peanut butter S – 2x red wine, sml slice cheddar Ex – 30 min 2 mile fast...
  3. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    Totally agree. I practice falling involuntarily when orienteering. Running through trackless forests while reading a map is just asking for it. :facepalm: I tend to roll quite well. I've noticed my fitness/strength waning away gradually and then it falls off a cliff each time I become...
  4. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    After a lifetime of sport (cycling, running, circuit training) I found to my horror a couple of years ago that I could not stand up 1-legged from sitting on a kitchen chair ! I knew my strength and balance was waning in my advancing years, but even the 82 yr old in the same room made a better...
  5. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 5.9 B – chopped ham loaf & egg Snack – L – bacon sandwich with mayo – didn’t spike me Snack – a small piece of mincemeat slice D – feta & bacon salad, leaves, butternut squash, red pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, basalmic drsg, mayo – benecol yoghurt drink with chopped garlic S – 2x...
  6. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 6.4 B – chopped ham loaf & chilli beans Snack – hazelnuts & ff greek yoghurt L – part 1 - a Danish pastry! Actually didn’t spike me 6.2 before, 6.4 an hour later. Part 2 - Ryvita & cheddar & mayo Snack – handful of brazil nuts + a small piece of mincemeat slice D – chicken, salad...
  7. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 7.0 B – chopped ham loaf and chilli beans Snack – L – after run, small mincemeat slice, 50g salted peanuts & ½ lager Snack – marmite hummus and 1x ryvita , & v.small mincemeat slice D – stir-fry white cabbage, chorizo, aubergine, butternut squash, onion, garlic, & benecol yoghurt...
  8. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 6.8 Brunch – 2egg cheese & onion omelette Snack – L – marmite hummus and 1x ryvita & peanut butter Snack – small piece of homemade mincemeat slice (carbs!) D – cheddar, leaves, tomatoes, black olives, cucumber, basalmic drsg, creamy chive dip, & benecol yoghurt drink Supper – 2x...
  9. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 5.8 B – 1egg cheese omelette Snack – walnuts, hazelnuts & ff greek yoghurt L – marmite hummus and 2x ryvita Snack – 3 prunes & peanut butter D – salmon, leaves, tomatoes, black olives, cucumber, basalmic drsg, mayo, then raspberries & benecol yoghurt drink with chopped garlic...
  10. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 6.2 B – none Snack – walnuts, hazelnuts & ff greek yoghurt L – 2egg omelette stuffed with l/o saag Snack – D – last of chicken liver pate 2x ryvita, coleslaw & benecol yoghurt drink Supper – 2x red wine, tspoon peanut butter and a prune, and a chunk of camembert Ex – grafting...
  11. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 6.2 B – 2egg cheese omelette stuffed with spinach Snack – walnuts & ff greek yoghurt L – chicken liver pate & 2x ryvita with coleslaw Snack – apple peel. Teaspoon peanut butter D – homemade saag paneer & benecol yoghurt drink Supper – 2x red wine Ex – 2 mile 30 min brisk walk...
  12. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    yep - especially as I could do them without missing any of the european athletics on the telly :-)
  13. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 5.9 B – 2egg cheese omelette stuffed with spinach Snack – walnuts & ff greek yoghurt L – tahinimasalata (yummy), with cucumber sticks Snack – brazil nuts D – homemade chicken liver pate, mozzarella, leaves, black olives, tomato, coleslaw, 5 blinis, & benecol yoghurt drink Supper –...
  14. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 6.6 B – handful of walnuts, brazil nuts, sultana, dried apricot & FF greek yoghurt Snack – L – l/o cabbage & onion stirfry with a bit of chicken, tspn peanut butter & 1 prune Snack – handful of walnuts, brazil nuts, sultana, dried apricot D – chicken, leaves, tomato, black olives...
  15. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 6.1 B – 2 egg cheese omelette with leaves and mushrooms Snack – L – small bites of quiche, onion bhajee, mini samosa whilst on marshalling duty then pint of beer and small slice of cheese watching the cricket whilst walking home Snack – D – garlic chicken with white cabbage &...
  16. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    Great stuff AGC_68. I too had my results on Friday before I went away. I already knew my Hba1c was at 50 (same as the last checkup 15 months ago) Total Cholesterol was down a bit but still high. HDL good though but TriG out of range for the first time. On the spot blood pressure was too...
  17. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG - 7.1 I've been away and I didnt take my meter - i'm glad I didnt. Travelodge Friday eve with absolutely nowhere to eat or buy food. Just went to the pub and ate a couple of bags of nuts ,,, and drank beer :-( Saturday morning breakfast was a bacon bap (best thing available) before...
  18. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 6.5 B – fasted Snack – L – 2 broccoli florets with mayo, 2x ryvita & cottage cheese, teaspoon peanut butter Snack – blueberries & walnuts with FF greek yoghurt, 4 brazil nuts D – feta cheese salad, leaves, bacon strips, black olives, cucumber, tomato, edamame beans, French drsg...
  19. stuffedolive

    When to start Metformin

    I have recently had a Hba1c of 50, the same as my last hba1c 15 months ago. This after 20 years of keeping my hba1c in the mid 40's by diet and exercise. The UK locum GP told me that as I have a 'persistently' high hba1c I should go onto metformin and statins immediately. I pointed out that...
  20. stuffedolive

    Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

    FBG – 5.8 B – 2 egg omelette with mushrooms & cheese Snack – 4 brazil nuts L – cauliflower bread and coleslaw Snack – walnuts and FF greek yoghurt – oops I ate a small v.chocolatey biscuit D – trout, cheese sauce, steamed broccoli – benecol yoghurt drink Supper – 2x red wine Ex –...
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