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

Sunday 20/10
FBG (05:30) 4.5
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, blueberries, walnuts {272 Cal / 33.5g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Breakfast 2 (8.30am): Bacon sandwich (sourdough)/ Juice from one orange {250 Cal / 23.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {82 Cal / 6.2g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {289 Cal / 6.3g Carbs}
Persimmon, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {136 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Chicken, roast potatoes & parsnips, carrots, swede,
green beans, rowan jelly {457 Cal / 41.1g Carbs}
Yoghurt, summer fruits, pecans {158 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1723
Carbs 147.5g
Protein 99.3g
Fat 72.5g (Sat Fat 16.7g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Sunday (20/10).
0750: Coffee with sweetener & double cream.
1320: 1 fried egg, 1 rasher bacon, 4 mushrooms, 1 slice buttered wholemeal toast (15g carbs). Tea.
1600: Hot chocolate (6g carbs).
1900: Beef stew & celeriac/potato mash (39g carbs). Slice of lemon tart (25g carbs), double cream.
2100: 2 glasses Merlot, 125g Mozarella, hazelnuts.

Fbg today 6.9
 
Friday 18/10/2019

Cycle to work and back home

Blood Glucose Before Dinner 5.3
19:30 Dinner: Cauliflower & broccoli rice
Chicken Curry
Chick Peas
Salad & Papad
Strawberries
Dark Chocolate

Saturday 19/10/2019
FGB(7:00)7.7

7:30 Breakfast: Oven Cooked Omelette
Dark Chocolate

Blood Glucose Before Dinner 5.1
19:00 Dinner: Chicken Curry
Cabbage Stirfry
Salad & Papad
Strawberries
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Sunday 20/10/2019
FGB(7:00)6.5

4 Miles morning run

11:00 Breakfast: Greens & Grains
Frankfurters and Scrambled Eggs
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Blood sugar before dinner 5.8
18:00 Dinner: Cauliflower & broccoli rice
Oven cooked Aubergine
Salad & Papad
Strawberries, Grapes & Pear
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Monday 21/10/2019
FGB(6:30)6.7
 
Monday 21/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), summer fruits, walnuts {276 Cal / 34.1g Carbs}
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Breakfast 2 (8.30am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce), toast (one slice sourdough) {290 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {140 Cal / 20.8g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {312 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {134 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Peach, cornbread {123 Cal / 19.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Linguine primavera, salmon fillet {537 Cal / 43.9g Carbs}
Yoghurt, summer fruits, pecans {147 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2038
Carbs 177.4g
Protein 116.6g
Fat 84.5g (Sat Fat 17.2g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Monday 21/10/2019

7:20 Breakfast: Oven Cooked Omelette
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
One black coffee and Three Green Tea

Blood sugar before dinner 6.2
19:20 Dinner: Cauliflower Curry
Oven cooked Aubergine
Sprouted Beans
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Tuesday 22/10/2019
FGB(6:30)7.2
 
Tuesday 22/10
FBG (05:30) 4.0
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {276 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile run

Breakfast 2 (8am): Poached duck egg, avocado toast (one slice sourdough)/
Juice from one orange {306 Cal / 22.5g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {65 Cal / 14.8g Carbs)
……...…...……...……………2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {57 Cal / 3.9g Carbs}
Chicken, carrots, swede, sweetcorn [leftovers from Sunday dinner] {283 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, macadamias {158 Cal / 16.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Squash & fennel risotto {346 Cal / 51.8g Carbs}
Apple crumble, ice crumble {221 Cal / 28.1g Carbs}

BG (9pm) 4.8 (not too bad, 20g more carbs than usual for evening meal)

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1790
Carbs 200.2g
Protein 82.5g
Fat 65.3g (Sat Fat 16.8g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Tuesday 22/10.
0750: Coffee with double cream & sweetener.
1200: 1 fried egg, 1 slice black pudding, 4 mushrooms, 1 slice buttered wholemeal toast. Tea.
1600: Tea, 1 almond cookie.
1900: Sirloin steak, coleslaw. Slice of lemon tart, double cream.

Fbg today 7.5
 
Tuesday 22/10/2019

Two miles morning run

8:30 Breakfast: Two Boiled Eggs, Mushrooms, Asparagus, Peppers, frankfurters
Berries Smoothie
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

One black coffee and Three Green Tea

Blood sugar before dinner 4.6
19:00 Dinner: Cauliflower & Broccoli rice
Stir fried Courgette and Boiled Egg
Sprouted Beans
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Wednesday 23/10/2019
FGB(6:30)7.1
 
FBG 6.9
Breakfast: Skipped
Lunch: Baby plum tomatoes, cashew nuts
Dinner: Beef stew with onions, carrots, swede/turnip, one boiled potato.
Snack: DarkMilk chocolate with almonds
Drank about 4 big cups of herbal tea through the day. I think I'm coming down with something, feeling very weak and sneezy. Had a flu shot over a week ago, so it shouldn't be that!
 
Wednesday 23/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Bacon, mushrooms, baked beans, toast (one slice, seeded)/
Juice from one orange {302 Cal / 29.6g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
…………………………………...4 mile walk

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {64 Cal / 4.3g Carbs}
Turkey & avocado salad {355 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {127 Cal / 9.8g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Peach, almonds {122 Cal / 8.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Chicken satay, rice noodles with edamame beans {565 Cal / 38.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, yoghurt, pecans {154 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1830
Carbs 140.9g
Protein 125.2g
Fat 74.0g (Sat Fat 16.4g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Wednesday 23/10/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
One black coffee and Three Green Tea

Thursday 24/10/2019
FGB(6:00)5.9 (24 hour fasting)
 
Thursday 24/10/2019

7:30 Breakfast: Oven cooked omelette
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Cycle to work and back home
One black coffee and Three Green Tea

Blood sugar before dinner 6.2
19:20 Dinner: Chicken Liver
Salad & Papad
Nuts Mixture & Dark Chocolate

Friday 25/10/2019
FGB(6:30)7.7
 
5.3

Before supper yesterday was 4.1

Yesterday's supper at 5 pm:
1 burger pattie with home-made aioli sauce, green salad with baby tomatoes, onions and cukes,
1/2 small fried zucchini, 6 pieces marinated artichokes, coffee/1 tbsp peanut butter
(after meal: 6.2)

1/3 cup milk at bedtime (to take my vitamin C and Omega 3 with).
 
Friday 25/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast (6.30am): Porridge (almond milk), blackberries, blueberries, walnuts {266 Cal / 35.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Vegetable & barley broth {122 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
Apple crumble, ice cream {237 Cal / 30.9g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Toast (one slice, seeded) {132 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Prawn & cashew massaman, flatbread {626 Cal / 41.6g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {160 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1584
Carbs 160.3g
Protein 84.1g
Fat 61.0g (Sat Fat 17.3g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Friday (25/10)
0735: Coffee with sweetener & double cream.
1600: 1 onion bhaji, 2 veg samosas, 1 paneer spring roll, tea.
1930: Battered cod & 8 oven chips. Oppo hazelnut & choc icecream.
2100: 3 glasses Merlot, Camenbert, hazelnuts.

Fbg today 5.7
 
5.9

Yesterday's supper:
2 cups Picadillo (ground beef, pan fried sweet potatoes, black olives sautéed in garlic, onions, some tomato juice and soya sauce), served over boiled cauliflower. Coffee/ 1 tbp peanut butter
 
Saturday 26/10
FBG (05:30) 4.5
Breakfast (6.30am): Porridge (almond milk), peach, plum, walnuts {288 Cal / 38.8g Carbs}

…………………….3 mile walk (to pub for the Eng/NZ rugby)
1st half just coffee
2nd half: Bacon sandwich/ Guinness (1 pint) {45o Cal / 35.4g Carbs}
……………………..3 mile walk

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {92 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Chicken salad with avocado, hummus & edamame beans {364 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 9.8g Carbs}

……………………..2 mile run
BG (6pm) 3.6
Dinner (6pm): Sausages, celeriac mash, carrots, peas, sweetcorn {624 Cal / 42.4g Carbs}
Pineapple (flambed in rum), ice cream, passion fruit, pecans {184 Cal / 25.3g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee (1 of them decaf)

Calories 2177
Carbs 183.6g
Protein 116.2g
Fat 92.0g (Sat Fat 23.6g / Trans fats 0.5g)

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