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

    8.8. No breakfast again! Oh well, I better go and frighten the natives and try a 5 mile brisk walk.
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    5.0 O.O I feel very shaky with that so having some OJ. (Coming down from high HBA1c)
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    I was 7.7. I am going to have one rich tea for breakfast instead of scrambled eggs and bacon. I will burn it off brisk walking it off attached to some loud tunes.
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    Tongue in cheek alert!!! >.< Penfold do you want to swap your rubbish 7.2 for my kinda OK 8.4? (I am coming down gently from 20+ in the mornings in a controlled manner.)
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    8.4 today :) (Saw DSN she is happy with these 7-12s while I am new to basal - we have a plan to 'tweak it')
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    6.0 yesterday, 8.8 this morning. (I had a beer last night). (I'm coming down from high 20's to about the 10's gently as instructed)
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    6.0 this morning. I think it's a one off.
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    10.4 this morning. (Im happy its coming down)
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    11.4 and today is my first day on Basal.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    I was 11.4. (1st morning on Basal therapy)
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    Type 2 What happens if I get offered insulin therapy?

    Thanks for the replies everyone. I am low carb too Lizzie. The current plan with the diabetes nurse at the hospital is to gently get my blood sugars from the 20s-30s to the safer levels we agreed to prevent eye damage. Last night was my first injection as I have to be with somebody for hypo...
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    Type 2 What happens if I get offered insulin therapy?

    I got some news, I finally got some basal Humulin I insulin. Hopefully my waking BS will be less than 20s now.
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    To watch the iplayer from Italy, I suggest: a VPN (I use Ironsocket), Windows 10 with Firefox...

    To watch the iplayer from Italy, I suggest: a VPN (I use Ironsocket), Windows 10 with Firefox browser with WebRTC disabled, the network settings on Firefox set to use Socks5 and port 465 and use the VPN peoples DNS servers.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    I was 22.6 this morning. I did have three McDonalds Sausage and egg McMuffins this morning. (Yes, I flung the buns and declined the hash browns!) Cheese, egg and sausage patties + coffee.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Its 2.30am and I'm 31.6. I want to give in. Really. (Yes, I washed hands first and did meter control tests to check) Yesterdays food was scrambled egg for breakfast, quiche thingy without ANY of the pastry bit for lunch no veg, One biscuit for tea and grilled pork chops with green beans and...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    I was 17.6 mmol/L this morning (I have a nurse appointment on Monday)
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    Type 2 What happens if I get offered insulin therapy?

    I am anxious to get my first diabetic appointment date... I feel 5 again waiting for Santa... I have vowed not to hassle anyone. Just crossing my fingers it will be soon.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    13.7 after a good brisk 3 mile walk attached to a Staffie Mastiff I borrowed from my neighbour. (I wore the dog out.)