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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 968474" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi Donna,</p><p></p><p>Yes, fasting numbers are often a law unto themselves! Mine are always higher than yours, and nothing I have done has made much of a difference (I eat very low carb, high fat).</p><p></p><p>You may find it interesting that a low carb diet can (I won't say always) raise fasting levels and lowest levels by a little. People use this to criticise low carbing as if it is a negative thing.</p><p></p><p>I take a different view. Yes, I used to see lower readings before I clamped down on the carbs. I also used to see higher levels too - and they can be damaging! </p><p></p><p>When I switched to VLC my lowest reading rose from 4.8 ish, to 5.1 ish. But at the same time, my other numbers evened out wonderfully, and now I rarely see a number over 7. So I stay within this lovely safe range of 5-7 almost all the time. No hypos. No hypers. No aggro.</p><p></p><p>So long as your fasting level stays in the 'safe zone', then I would just enjoy the fact that you have your blood glucose wonderfully under control, and enjoy the new diet. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Hope that helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 968474, member: 41816"] Hi Donna, Yes, fasting numbers are often a law unto themselves! Mine are always higher than yours, and nothing I have done has made much of a difference (I eat very low carb, high fat). You may find it interesting that a low carb diet can (I won't say always) raise fasting levels and lowest levels by a little. People use this to criticise low carbing as if it is a negative thing. I take a different view. Yes, I used to see lower readings before I clamped down on the carbs. I also used to see higher levels too - and they can be damaging! When I switched to VLC my lowest reading rose from 4.8 ish, to 5.1 ish. But at the same time, my other numbers evened out wonderfully, and now I rarely see a number over 7. So I stay within this lovely safe range of 5-7 almost all the time. No hypos. No hypers. No aggro. So long as your fasting level stays in the 'safe zone', then I would just enjoy the fact that you have your blood glucose wonderfully under control, and enjoy the new diet. :) Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]
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