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BS readings

afternoon allie, i had a lovely time yesterday and no more cake
i,m starving so can,t wait for my lunch
hope you are ok
 
I've had a successful lunch today... pre-lunch 4.8 after 4.9. and my lunch included a tablespoon of pasta... so I am well chuffed...
 
pre lunch 5.9 post 6.2
this has been my best readings
 
ally1 said:
pre lunch 5.9 post 6.2
this has been my best readings
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Brilliant Ally, very well done! (I'm going to have to look sharpish now!).
 
i would love both pre and post readings to be below 5.9 and i,m getting there
 
ally1 said:
pre lunch 5.9 post 6.2
this has been my best readings
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ally1 said:
i would love both pre and post readings to be below 5.9 and i,m getting there
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Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done Ally. To make you feel even better, I haven't been out of the 6's all day so far. I am having a bit of a blip day.

Why do you want to be in the 5's after eating? That isn't at all necessary. Even non-diabetics go up after eating, and 5's are unusual, and 6's are excellent.
 
Well done Ally, I think you are well on your way to achieving your goal.
 
alliebee said:
Me too Ally. Just got back from hair cut. Chicken and leek soup. Home made. Yum
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Guess what my lunch was alliebee???!! From the batch I made yesterday I left a jug full in the fridge and have frozen two containers also! I even put double cream in today's portion.......wow!! Even more enjoyable knowing we made it too?!!
 
kimbo1962 said:
Guess what my lunch was alliebee???!! From the batch I made yesterday I left a jug full in the fridge and have frozen two containers also! I even put double cream in today's portion.......wow!! Even more enjoyable knowing we made it too?!!
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Oooh lovely Kim. Its special making it isn't it I made lots for the freezer too. Hope your daughter is feeling better
 
alliebee said:
Oooh lovely Kim. Its special making it isn't it I made lots for the freezer too. Hope your daughter is feeling better
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Not at the moment she isn't but I'm going to be firm and push for real action later as it's been on-going with no real help
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Why do you want to be in the 5's after eating? That isn't at all necessary. Even non-diabetics go up after eating, and 5's are unusual, and 6's are excellent.
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I am with @Bluetit1802 on this.

No need to make matters even more difficult than they need to be. Anything in the sixes two hours after a meal is excellent control in my book.

Very well done on the progress.

Pavlos
 
pavlosn said:
I am with @Bluetit1802 on this.

No need to make matters even more difficult than they need to be. Anything in the sixes two hours after a meal is excellent control in my book.

Very well done on the progress.

Pavlos
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I would add to this, that a personal target of an average of 5's after a meal for most people (not all), may become unsustainable down the line. Everything I have read says non diabetics readings should be under 7.8 at 1 hour and under 6.6 at 2 hours. (Fasting under 5.5). If that is an acceptable level for a non-diabetic, then it is acceptable for me as a Type 2, especially as it means I am not totally depriving myself of favourite foods.
 
bluetit, so its ok to be in the 6,s after 2 hours after a meal?
 
ally1 said:
bluetit, so its ok to be in the 6,s after 2 hours after a meal?
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@ally1 anything under 7,8 mmol at 2 hours after a meal is considered as non diabetic so very good.

Personally I prefer to use 7,8 mmol after 1 hour and 6,7 mmol after two hours as my personal targets, allowing for a safety margin to ensure that I am well into non diabetic range and so minimize chances of diabetes induced damage.

I manage to meet those targets for most meals and when I do not, I am very rarely above 7,8.

But these are long term targets for a well controlled diabetic. If one is newly diagnosed and/or starting from high glucose levels, then one should reduce his levels to this target range gradually by concentrating on keeping his after meal counts within 2 mmol of his before meal counts.

So yes, being in the sixes at two hours after a meal is very good indeed.

Bearing in mind where your levels were a couple of months ago, just the fact that you are contemplating levels this low is amazing and a sure sign of the remarkable progress you have made.

All the best

Pavlos
 
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pre tea 5.4 post tea 8.3
i knew the latter would be quite high as i had baked beans
 
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