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

Saturday 10/08/2019
07:00 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Dark chocolate

18:30 Dinner: Pan fried salmon
Leftover Aubergine oven cooked
Salad and Papad
Dark chocolate

Sunday 11/08/2019
FGB Not measured
 
Sunday 11/08/2019

Whole day working in garden and other jobs

18:00 Blood sugar before dinner 5.8(after 24 hour fasting)
18:10 Dinner: Pan fried salmon
Amaranthus(Thotakura) Stir fry with onion and garlic
Salad and Papad
Blue Berries
Dark chocolate

Monday 12/08/2019
FGB(5:40) 8.0
Not slept well due to cold
 
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Monday 12/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) 4.2
……………………….4 mile run (before it got too hot)
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), blackberries, walnuts {277 Cal / 34.6g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Madeleines with coffee {127 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Restaurant, values estimated
Baked cod with tomato & fennel, green beans, fries {453 Cal / 38.5g Carbs}
Mango & ice cream {140 Cal / 20.5g Carbs]

………………………………..2 mile walk
Dinner (7pm): Poulet au pot, celeriac mash / Chablis (4oz) {451 Cal / 22.8g Carbs}
Strawberry delice, toasted hazelnuts {149 Cal / 21.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1676
Carbs 162.6g
Protein 86.7g
Fat 56.0g (Sat Fat 12.8g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
High BG probably down to your cold. My BG usually up when I'm under the weather.
 
Monday 12/08/2019

06:50: Oven cooked omelette
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work

19:30 Blood sugar before dinner 4.6
19:30 Dinner: Prawn Soup with ginger, garlic, mushrooms, spring onions, coconut milk
Salad and Papad
Blue Berries
Dark chocolate

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Tuesday 13/08/2019
FGB(5:40) 8.2(Still some cold due to dust)
 
Tuesday 13/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) Not measured today
……………………….4 mile run (before it got too hot)
Breakfast (8am): Bacon, scrambled eggs, avocado toast (sourdough), juice from one orange/
Peach [ate breakfast sitting under a peach tree, it was hard to resist] {447 Cal / 29.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Restaurant, values estimated
Tomato soup, crusty bread / Moules frites {370 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}
Orange cake {153 Cal / 17.7g Carbs]
………………………………..2 mile walk

BG (6pm) 5.4 [a little high but I had been tasting whilst cooking]
Dinner (6pm):Sweet potato, pea & prawn risotto / Merlot (4oz) {490 Cal / 48.9g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {189 Cal / 21.2g Carbs}

BG (8pm) 4.1

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1728
Carbs 165.1g
Protein 78.1g
Fat 63.8g (Sat Fat 19.7g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Tuesday 13/08/2019

06:50: Oven cooked omelette
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work

19:30 Blood sugar before dinner 4.8
19:30 Dinner: Prawn Soup with ginger, garlic, mushrooms, spring onions, coconut milk
Salad and Papad
mini roule cheese pineapple-30 grams
Dark chocolate

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Wednesday 14/08/2019
FGB(6:00) 7.6 (not slept well)
 
@Ya Sham

I rarely eat fruit, but I don't think that most of the fruits on that list would be good for Type 2s, only the avocados and strawberries.
 
This morning - FBG 6.6
Yesterday -
Breakfast: A pint of Coffee with whole milk and sweetener
Snack: Monkey nuts
Lunch: Simple salad from Tesco with chive and sour cream dressing
Dinner: A mountain of kebab meat with lettuce and tomato, decent glass of Gordon's Pink with Tonic and mint
During night: Regretting eating so much
 
Wednesday 14/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) 4.3
……………………….4 mile run (before it got too hot)
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), plum, raspberries, hazelnuts {301 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Squash & coconut soup {172 Cal / 20.7g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {306 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, granola {121 Cal / 17.5g Carbs}

………………………………..2 mile walk

Dinner (7pm): Restaurant, values estimated
Olives {101 Cal / 2.7g Carbs}
Sardines {233 Cal / 5.5g Carbs}
Lobster frites {333 Cal / 18.6g Carbs}
Crème brulee {121 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}
Wine: Pouilly-Fuisse (3 x 4oz) / Monbazillac (2oz) {338 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 2083
Carbs 140.1g
Protein 98.4g
Fat 85.0g (Sat Fat 19.3g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Wednesday 14/08/2019

06:30 Morning run for 3.5 miles

07:30: Berries Smoothie
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work

18:15 Blood sugar before dinner 8.2
18:15 Dinner: Prawn Soup with ginger, garlic, mushrooms, spring onions, coconut milk
Salad and Papad
mini roule cheese pineapple-30 grams
Dark chocolate

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Thursday 15/08/2019
FGB(6:40) 7.5
 
midnightrider said:
High BG probably down to your cold. My BG usually up when I'm under the weather.
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One thing i did notice when ever i have high blood sugars consistently high in more than two or three day i see further weight loss.
This week i did loose 0.4 or 0.5 KG.

Did you ever notice this when you loosing your weight?
 
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Venkat Kommi said:
One thing i did notice when ever i have high blood sugars consistently high in more than two or three day i see further weight loss.
This week i did loose 0.4 or 0.5 KG.

Did you ever notice this when you loosing your weight?
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Can't say that I have noticed but with a high temperature calories are burned slightly more quickly and more fluids are lost, and more to the point, most people have a depressed appetite wen unwell. A little weight loss makes sense.
 
Thursday 15/08/2019

7:15: Berries Smoothie
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work
21:20 Blood sugar before bedtime 5.7

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Friday 16/08/2019
FGB(6:30) 6.9 (After 24 hours fasting)
 
Thursday 15/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (8am): Bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, sourdough toast, avocado/
Juice from one orange {446 Cal /22.0g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Madeleine [with coffee] {129 Cal / 16.1g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Restaurant, values estimated
Oysters (4) {105 Cal / 6.4g Carbs}
Langoustines, green beans, peas, samphire, fries, aioli {427 Cal / 33.6g Carbs}

………………………………..2 mile walk

Dinner (6pm): Boudin blanc, pomme puree
i.e. Bangers & mash, runner beans, carrots {424 Cal / 40.3g Carbs}
Apricots, crème fraiche, almonds {141 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1743
Carbs 136.7g
Protein 97.3g
Fat 86.8g (Sat Fat 19.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Friday 16/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) 4.5
……………………….4 mile run (before it gets too hot)

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), p, raspberries, hazelnut {446 Cal /22.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Summer squash, coconut & chilli soup {88 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
Ham & fig salad {441 Cal / 25.7g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {133 Cal / 12.9g Carbs

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Prawn & vegetable orzotto {346 Cal / 50.9g Carbs}
Peach melba, ice cream, almonds {172 Cal / 17.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1542
Carbs 168.4g
Protein 65.9g
Fat 57.3g (Sat Fat 11.1g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Yesterday (16/8).
0620: Coffee with sweetener & double cream.
1230: Hard boiled egg, tea with sweetener & milk.
1600: Mug of hot chocolate (6 gm carbs).
1840: 220 gm breaded cod (30 gm carbs), 200 gm oven chips (65 gm carbs). 88 gm Banoffee pie (30 gm carbs).
2100: 2 glasses of Merlot, 120 gm Mozarella cheese (1.2 gm carbs). 30 gms Pringle crisps (15 gm carbs).

Fbg today 7.0
 
Friday 16/08/2019

06:30 Morning run for 2 miles

07:30: Berries Smoothie
Dark chocolate

One black coffee and 3 green tea at work

19:15 Blood sugar before dinner 6
19:15 Dinner: Chicken stew with horsegrams, ginger, garlic, mushrooms, beans, green pepper, Amaranthus(Thotakura)
Salad and Papad
mini roule cheese pineapple-30 grams
Dark chocolate

Unable to do cycling or exercise due to Kitchen upgrade & Building work

Saturday 17/08/2019
FGB(6:40) 8.7
 
Saturday 17/8
Away on holiday (farmhouse in Burgundy), many values are estimated (where stated)

FBG (05:30) Not measured today
……………………….8 mile run (before it gets too hot)
Felt great after 4 miles, decided to go round again. Not a good idea, it got far too hot.

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk), p, raspberries, hazelnut {275 Cal /35.0g Carbs}
Mackerel, sourdough toast/ Tangerine {235 Cal / 20.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Cauliflower bisque {68 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}
Cottage cheese salad {255 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {136 Cal / 11.0g Carbs

Dinner (7pm): Entertaining friends
Hare & root vegetable orzotto (pearl barley)/ Zinfandel (6oz) {388 Cal / 32.3g Carbs}
Fish curry, sag aloo, green beans/ Gerwurtztraminer (6oz) {433 Cal / 23.5g Carbs}
Panna cotta, caramelised orange / Tokaji (2oz) {184 Cal / 16.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (4 of them decaf)

Calories 2040
Carbs 171.2g
Protein 107.9g
Fat 56.2g (Sat Fat 17.7g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
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Yesterday (17/8)
0645: Coffee with sweetener & double cream.
1230: 2 slices buttered wholemeal toast.
1600: Tea with sweetener & milk.
1850: 4 roasted pork belly strips, 5 small new potatoes. Home made ice cream.
2100: 4 glasses Merlot. 125 g Camembert.

Today's fbg 6.7
 
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