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    Pfizer vaccine - low blood glucose?

    I had my 2nd Pfizer vaccination last Thurs . Despite keeping to my regular diet my fasting morning readings have increased. Usually in the 5 range now hitting the 6s ie this morning 6.4 before bedtime 5.9. Not on any medication hoping its the jab and things will settle down.
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    Pre result stress?

    Yes it like you are awaiting exam results pass or fail lol Had my blood taken on the 24th telephone app to get results 15th April seems ages away.
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    Covid vaccine and glucose readings

    I had the Pfizer jab last Thurs pm. My evening sugar was normal 5.7 Sun Mon Last night was 7.2 morning ones okay. Hardly at yesterday as well. Hoping it will be better tonight.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Happy Birthday have a great day
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

    5.5 for me. Pleased considering our Son wife 6 year old and 1year old has covid very worrying time. Keep safe everyone its a nasty old virus
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    Diagnosed today

    Accu chek performa Nanno is brilliant you can get the testing strips online much cheaper than chemists
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

    Good morning not a Happy Bunny after working hard to get my sugar levels down and off medication since April I now have Bells pasly which is not pleasant and feeling far from well. After having a week of steriods which sent my sugar levels into the 17+range. Levels have come down but my fasting...
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    Sugar level

    I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes one year ago but by April I was off all my medication and control my sugar levels by low carb diet. Friday I was diagnosed with Bells Palsy affecting my left side of face. Now taking 12 tablets all in one go of steriods for one week. Now my sugar levels...
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    Holiday

    Good morning can anyone tell me how their blood sugars have reacted whilst on holiday abroad. We are at present in Greece which is very hot. I am not on any drugs now for type 2 but finding out here my sugars are in the 7s and 8s rather than the 5s and 6s at home.I am trying to eat all the right...
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

    5.8 at 7.20am. On holiday in Greece finding the high heat and different food mainly lack of vegetables which i love is causing my blood sugars to be higher than at home in UK. So nice to be in a country where life feels so normal you forget Covid ever existed.
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    Type 1 Exercise

    I do a little indoor step work after lunch then walk after tea.
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    New to diabetes

    I must be very lucky our surgery has been brill. Had my blood tests my nurse rang me with the results. Was told i could reduce my medication from 2 to 1 then half off completely now. The nurse rang me weekly then fortnightly to see if i was doing okay see her in Oct.
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    5.4 this morning pleased as now off medication
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    3 month results

    I know exactly how you are feeling. I went from 101 to 44 in three months. I felt like there was huge pressure on myself thinking I would prob go up rather than down as there was very little leeway. On the next three month testing I got really worked up znd was dreading the results but was...
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    Should I

    What time are you testing. 2 hours after eating your level is fine. If its first thing up on waking then yes its a bit high 5.5 is the recommended level. Hope this info helps
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    Conflicting advice

    Stick to a low carb diet walk once a day and your blood glucose and cholesterol will come down