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<blockquote data-quote="jjraak" data-source="post: 2102835" data-attributes="member: 493719"><p>Hi [USER=477796]@Bec in Brighton[/USER]</p><p></p><p>getting the numbers down especially the morning Fasting ones is a longish journey.</p><p>they are usually the last to begin lowering.</p><p></p><p>Mine were in the 9's for a month or so when i started and each month on they'd drop then plateau for a few weeks until they dropped again and repeated the plateau..so over oct -jan 2018/19 i went almost month by month form 9-8-7-6..then started hitting the 5's and even one occasion a 4....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite69" alt=":wideyed:" title="Wide Eyed :wideyed:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":wideyed:" /></p><p></p><p>now i normally run at the mid 5's or the low 6's each morning.</p><p></p><p>As [USER=355878]@Resurgam[/USER] , mentions, you need to perhaps measure a lot at the start, it's not the end of the world if you have 10 OR 11g</p><p>you just need to know visually what THAT particular amount looks like, so you don't overeat it...if that makes sense.</p><p></p><p>i do weigh foods, but nowhere near as much as i did, because i've got pretty good at knowing that any weight is :</p><p>a SMALL handful OR 'this much' of a bowl, etc</p><p>so life gets easier.</p><p></p><p>and eating out, i tend to try and relax about it, it's no fun for either of us if i'm obsessing about the food per se.</p><p>BUT i do try to make sensible choices.</p><p>cooked meat, light soups, starters NOT wrapped in a floury wrapping or batter, and a nice wine or ONE beer.</p><p></p><p>Anything covered in sauce COULD be carb bomb, so best avoided. imho.</p><p></p><p>Do test once able to, you might be pleasantly surprised at your reading..happy days OR not so happy, BUT you'll have learned what affects you, so can avoid next time.</p><p></p><p>I've tried to take this as a grand experiment into what i CAN eat..sometimes i get it wrong, but i don't stress about that, i acknowledge it and take it as a lesson on what i should avoid..</p><p></p><p>it all adds to the puzzle we all have to piece together of just what IT is</p><p>WE can eat, and not be too affected by the Carbs Conundrum that is Type 2.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy the journey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jjraak, post: 2102835, member: 493719"] Hi [USER=477796]@Bec in Brighton[/USER] getting the numbers down especially the morning Fasting ones is a longish journey. they are usually the last to begin lowering. Mine were in the 9's for a month or so when i started and each month on they'd drop then plateau for a few weeks until they dropped again and repeated the plateau..so over oct -jan 2018/19 i went almost month by month form 9-8-7-6..then started hitting the 5's and even one occasion a 4....:wideyed: now i normally run at the mid 5's or the low 6's each morning. As [USER=355878]@Resurgam[/USER] , mentions, you need to perhaps measure a lot at the start, it's not the end of the world if you have 10 OR 11g you just need to know visually what THAT particular amount looks like, so you don't overeat it...if that makes sense. i do weigh foods, but nowhere near as much as i did, because i've got pretty good at knowing that any weight is : a SMALL handful OR 'this much' of a bowl, etc so life gets easier. and eating out, i tend to try and relax about it, it's no fun for either of us if i'm obsessing about the food per se. BUT i do try to make sensible choices. cooked meat, light soups, starters NOT wrapped in a floury wrapping or batter, and a nice wine or ONE beer. Anything covered in sauce COULD be carb bomb, so best avoided. imho. Do test once able to, you might be pleasantly surprised at your reading..happy days OR not so happy, BUT you'll have learned what affects you, so can avoid next time. I've tried to take this as a grand experiment into what i CAN eat..sometimes i get it wrong, but i don't stress about that, i acknowledge it and take it as a lesson on what i should avoid.. it all adds to the puzzle we all have to piece together of just what IT is WE can eat, and not be too affected by the Carbs Conundrum that is Type 2. Enjoy the journey. [/QUOTE]
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