T2s: What was your fasting BG this morning, and what did you eat yesterday?

Tuesday 25/06/2019

07:30 Breakfast: Berries Smoothie
Mushrooms, Pepper and courgette pan fired with herbs and butter
Nuts mixture

Cycle to work and back home
3 Green tea and one Black Coffee at work

21:00 Blood Sugar Before bedtime 5.9

Wednesday 26/06/2019
FGB(06:30) -5.7 (After 24 hours fasting)

 

Wednesday June 26
FBG at 0725 was 4.7 (8 hours fast), food yesterday was;

Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut Cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 250 mg metformin
Dinner: 2 slices ham on petrified lettuce w/hot English mustard, black tea, handful of mixed salted nuts
Dinner: Restaurant- crab cakes with asparagus tips in avocado/cheese sauce, tomato bisque soup, Guiness (pint), 250 mg metformin
Snack: 2 glasses red wine

Temp here at 0900 was 13C, skies hazy and clearing. Heading out to do final Ranger engine testing (85 miles to shop) but fixing/checking Nest Hello video doorbell first. It died sometime during the night, 25 VAC at transformer, only 10.5 VAC at camera/doorbell, obviously an inconvenient problem...

 

I average 160g/day of carbs which is only half the recommended amount. Evening meal is usually no more than 60g of carbs in total.
I also do plenty of exercise, and measure BG regularly but haven't had any issues.
I'm not convinced very low carbs are necessary for everyone (though they are for some) and I really don't like to eat a lot of high fat foods.

Also, I don't believe that I am or ever was diabetic. I was 7 stones overweight and didn't much exercise. I believe that I was insulin resistant due to visceral fat around my liver and pancreas and well on the way to diabetic but not there yet.
It was just too easy for me to resolve. All BG readings from a few weeks after diagnosis have been normal for non diabetic (without meds), my HbA1c is stable at 32. The point is, that although I lost 7 stones, my readings were all great from when I was still almost 6 stones over. This doesn't fit the experience of many others.

I still take it seriously, which is why I monitor and record food and exercise. It helps me, and if it helps anyone else that's great.

 

Wednesday 26/6
FBG (05:30) 4.3
Rest day, no exercise

Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, baked beans, toast (one slice, sourdough)/
Juice from one grapefruit {341 Cal / 34.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scotch broth {105 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {339 Cal / 9.2g Carbs}
Apricots, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon fillet, sweet potato mash, green beans, celeriac remoulade {524 Cal / 39.4g Carbs}
Chocolate & cherry torte {329 Cal / 25.3g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 decaf)

Calories 1851
Carbs 143.8g
Protein 110.6g
Fat 81.0g (Sat Fat 23.2g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

Wednesday 26/06/2019

07:30 Breakfast: Oats soaked with home made yogurt, almond milk, berries, cocoa powder and Almond butter
One slice of sourdough bread
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
3 Green tea and one Black Coffee at work

18:40 Blood Sugar Before dinner 6.6
18:40 Dinner: Spinach and kale stir fry
Cauliflower broccoli rice
Aubergine and egg curry
Pepper, cauliflower and tomato stir fry
Papad with soft cheese
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

Thursday 27/06/2019
FGB(06:30) -6.5

 

Thursday
FBG at 0820 was 4.6 (8 hours fasting), food yesterday was;

Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 250 mg metformin
Lunch: a dash of 5W-30 synthetic Castrol motor oil, black tea
Dinner: BBQ steak, small dish of Boston baked beans, glass of Rickards Red (dark beer), 250 mg metformin
Snack: green salad w/Kraft Catalina dressing

Temp here at 0700 was 11C, skies cloudy with light rain. Finished fixing Nest doorbell (shorted chime), engine ready for transplant to Land Rover, paying municipal taxes today (ouch!), probably shoveling rain...

 

Thursday 27/6
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {269 Cal / 33.5g Carbs}
….………………………...….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms, toast (one slice, sourdough)/
Juice from one orange {136 Cal / 23.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {64 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {272 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, cashews {117 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Toad in the hole, mashed potato, roast cauliflower, carrots, green beans {472 Cal / 43.8g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {125 Cal / 19.7g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), peanut butter {158 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 decaf)
,
Calories 1692
Carbs 179.5g
Protein 93.4g
Fat 64.7g (Sat Fat 16.4g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

Funny

 

Thursday 27/06/2019

07:30 Breakfast: Mushrooms and red pepper pan fried with butter and herbs
One slice of sourdough bread and one boiled egg
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
3 Green tea and one Black Coffee at work

18:40 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower broccoli rice
Edam cheese
Salad and Papad with soft cheese
Dark chocolate

Friday 28/06/2019
FGB(06:30) -6.2

 

Was looking under the engine and we had just drained it, left the drain plug out and some ran out and hit my face, not as bad tasting as glycol (antifreeze) though...

 

Friday June 28
FBG at 0750 was 5.7 (8 hours fast), food yesterday was;

Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios, black tea, 250 mg metformin
Lunch: 2 slices ham on lettuce w/hot English mustard, black tea
Dinner: Dairy Queen 1/4 pound hamburger loaded w/bun, small French fries w/ketchup & vinegar, black tea, 250 mg metformin
Snack: zero, nuthin' nada

Temp here at 0900 was 12C, skies clear and light breeze. Looks like that burger and fries had a negative effect on my FBG, all the carbs in the bun, fries, and ketchup sugar likely contributors, but it was grandchild's baseball team get together, so once in a blue moon. Getting finalized for the big dead Land Rover move to the engine transplant shop (91 miles or 147 Km away) this weekend, thank goodness...

Edited to change date from 29 to 28

 

Friday 28/6
FBG (05:30) 4.9
A little higher than usual, so will make extra measurements today.
Probably due to being rudely awoken by the alarm.

…………………………...4 mile walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (one slice sourdough)/
Juice from one orange {355 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}

BG (11am): 4.6
Snack (11am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [22 min 29 sec, new PB by 12 sec]

BG (12pm): 4.8
Lunch (12pm): Shepherd's pie [leftovers], celeriac remoulade {463 Cal / 39.2g Carbs}
Apricots, strawberries, yoghurt, walnuts {152 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.0
Wine: Picpoul de Pinet (6oz) whilst cooking {156 Cal / 5.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Cod in breadcrumbs, sautéed potatoes, peas, sweetcorn {482 Cal / 40.9g Carbs}
Peach, cherries, yoghurt, pecans {158 Cal / 17.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 decaf)
including one cup with double cream

Calories 1974
Carbs 168.5g
Protein 93.5g
Fat 80.1g (Sat Fat 19.0g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

Friday 28/06/2019

07:30 Breakfast: oven cooked omelette
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
3 Green tea and one Black Coffee at work

19:00 Dinner: Lamb stir fry
Cauliflower broccoli rice
Zero noodles and pawns cooked with coconut milk
Salad and Papad with soft cheese
Nuts mixer and Dark chocolate

Saturday 29/06/2019
FGB(06:30) -7.2

 

Saturday June 29
FBG at 0825 was 5.3, food yesterday was;

Breakfast: the usual cheerios and milk, with the 250 mg metformin and black tea
Lunch: Restaurant submarine sandwich (meat combo) did NOT eat the bun, black coffee
Dinner: Giant shrimp stir fried in butter, chopped garlic and Harvey's Bristol Cream, w/stir fried mushrooms and snap peas, glass of red wine, forgot to take metformin
Snack: California sake, Kraaken rum w/diet Pepsi, 2 small pieces Winnipeg rye bread toasted w/butter, 10 corn chips (crisps?) w/Newman's salsa

Temp here at 0820 was 12C, skies clear. Well, my piggy enthusiasm for high carb snacks last night shows in my FBG numbers, but that rye bread toasted with butter was soooo good! Final touches to Mr. Land Rover, we are moving it tomorrow, will finally get to see what is really up with that thing when we get it up on a vehicle hoist. Then can see whether it is fix and keep, or fix and sell, would prefer to keep, but they are not the best for reliability, especially electrically...

 

Did you have a break-in? Or do you mean you slept in...

 

I usually wake before my alarm clock. This time though, I was dragged from deep sleep, my heart was pounding, and I guess a good slug of glucose was shot into my bloodstream. I probably should have waited to test but I was curious.

 

Saturday 29/6
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, cherries, pecans {280 Cal / 38.0g Carbs}
….………………………...….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel, toast (one slice, sourdough)/ Tangerine {228 Cal / 21.4g Carbs}

Walking round shops & museum for the morning (5 miles?), lunch out so estimated
Lunch (12pm): Char sui pork, mushrooms in oyster sauce, noodles {369 Cal / 42.8g Carbs}
Mango mousse {61 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Lemon & prawn orzo {427 Cal / 47.7g Carbs}
Primitivo (4oz) {100 Cal / 3.1g Carbs}
Chocolate fondant, raspberries, ice cream {206 Cal / 26.4g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee (1 decaf)
,
Calories 1745
Carbs 198.0g
Protein 83.9g
Fat 53.2g (Sat Fat 17.5g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

Saturday 29/06/2019

07:30 Breakfast: one slice of homemade sourdough bread
Coffee with cream
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

12:00 pineapple with Edam cheese
Black coffee

18:20 blood sugars before dinner 5.8
18:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Spinach stir fry
Leftover Zero noodles and pawns cooked with coconut milk
Salad and Papad with soft cheese
Nuts mixer and Dark chocolate

Sunday 30/06/2019
FGB(06:20) -6.7

 

Sunday June 30
0850 FBG was 5.2, food yesterday was;

Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 250 mg metformin
Lunch: 1 piece rye toast, 2 pieces of bacon, 5 corn chips w/Pace salsa, black tea
Dinner: 6 buffalo chicken wings, green salad w/Kraft balsamic dressing, glass of red wine, 250 mg metformin
Snack: 4 shots of rum (Kraken) w/diet Pepsi

Temp here at 0845 was 12C, skies clear. Moving Mr. Land Rover out to shop today, getting ready for engine transplant experiments...

 

Sunday 30/6
FBG (05:30) 4.5

Breakfast (8am): Bacon, eggs, mushrooms, baked beans, toast (one slice, sourdough)/
Juice from half a grapefruit {386 Cal / 24.7g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
............................................13mile hike

Lunch (12pm): Picnic lunch during hike
Celeriac & apple soup {94 Cal / 18.0g Carbs}
Ham, hummus, cucumber, tomatoes, pomegranate {258 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Chocolate & cherry torte {135 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

Pub after walk: Ciabatta, olive oil/ Chablis (5oz) {322 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, cauliflower,
green beans, squash puree {496 Cal / 42.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, kiwi, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee (2 decaf)
,
Calories 1943
Carbs 162.3g
Protein 102.1g
Fat 77.4g (Sat Fat 20.9g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask