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

Thursday 15/10/2020

6:50 First Morning run 1.5 miles

7:40 Breakfast - Porridge(Steel cut oats) with almond butter and berries
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

7:50 Second Morning run 1.5 miles

Coffee with cream in the morning

Blood glucose before meal 5.2
18:00 Dinner: Grilled Lamb chops and sweet potato
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Ridge Gourd and Okra chutney
Salad
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

18:30 Two miles evening walk

Friday 16/10/2020

FBG(6:00) 6.3
 
Yesterday FBG 6.8

Preceding lunch: tuna, green leaf salad, radish and celery, keto coffee, protein shake + psyllium
Preceding dinner: mushroom soup incl. whey protein, green salad
Cal <800, net carb 12g

Today FBG 5.8

Yesterday lunch: protein shake + psyllium, keto coffee
Yesterday dinner: mushroom soup incl. whey protein, capsicum & radish salad, protein shake, stevia hot choc
Cal <800, net carb 20g
 
Friday 16/10/2020

06:45 First morning run 1.5 miles

7:10 Breakfast - Skipped

7:50 Second morning run 1.5 miles

Black coffee in the morning

Blood glucose before meal 5.7
13:00 Lunch: pan fried salmon fillet
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Ridge guard and okra chutney
Grilled sweet potato
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

18:30 evening walk for 2 miles

Saturday 17/10/2020

FBG(6:00) 6.7
 
Friday 16/10
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, avocado toast/ OJ {451 Cal / 22.2g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
……………………,,,5 km on rowing machine [21 min 31 sec] New PB by 15 sec
Absolutely exhausted after this, but extremely pleased

Lunch (12pm): Chestnut & celeriac soup {116 Cal / 16.5g Carbs}
Chicken salad {330 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
Mango, papaya, yoghurt, pecans {133 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Spanish fish stew, green beans, patatas bravas {458 Cal / 40.5g Carbs}
Banana bread, custard {245 Cal / 28.2g Carbs}
Malbec (2 x 5oz) {251 Cal / 7.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2118
Carbs 169.1g
Protein 125.7g
Fat 66.9g (Sat Fat 16.7g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Saturday 17/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (6.30am): Porridge (almond milk), Plum & blackberries, walnuts {274 Cal / 35.5g Carbs}
……………………,,,5 km run [not timed, very sore from yesterday, also very wet underfoot]

Lunch (12pm): Chestnut & celeriac soup {94 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}
Green bean, fig & avocado salad {308 Cal / 18.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {131 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Turkey Milanese, sweet potato fries, salad {445 Cal / 38.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {123 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1444
Carbs 133.7g
Protein 65.8g
Fat 59.9g (Sat Fat 8.9g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
FBG 5.9 (exciting - two 5.x's in a row!)

Accidental OMAD yesterday (stuck at work)

Lunch?: black coffee
Dinner: stiry-fry 1tsp olive oil, 50g streaky bacon, red onion, garlic, chili flakes, 1tbsp soy sauce, LOTS of broccolini, 2 eggs; plus small protein shake

Cal = 808, net carbs 23g
 
OzBlossom said:
FBG 5.9 (exciting - two 5.x's in a row!)

Accidental OMAD yesterday (stuck at work)

Lunch?: black coffee
Dinner: stiry-fry 1tsp olive oil, 50g streaky bacon, red onion, garlic, chili flakes, 1tbsp soy sauce, LOTS of broccolini, 2 eggs; plus small protein shake

Cal = 808, net carbs 23g
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Good stuff.
 
Sunday 18/10
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (6.30am): Beans on toast {293 Cal / 37.3g Carbs}
……………………,,,7 km walk

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {47 Cal / 2.8g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {262 Cal / 9.9g Carbs}
Raspberries, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {128 Cal / 9.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Venison burger, fries, salad {666 Cal / 55.1g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, pecans {140 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1605
Carbs 134.0g
Protein 90.4g
Fat 67.2g (Sat Fat 18.9g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Saturday 17/10/2020

8:00 morning run 1.5 miles

10:00 Breakfast - Oven cooked omelette with raspberries
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffee in the morning

Blood glucose before meal 5.6
18:30 Dinner: Chickpea curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Guacamole
Green beans stirfry
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

18:30 no evening walk

Sunday 18/10/2020

FBG(6:00) 6.4
 
Sunday 18/10/2020

8:00 No morning run resting day

10:00 Breakfast - Omelette and slice of homemade bread
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

Couple of Black coffee in the morning

Blood glucose before meal 6.3
18:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and broccoli rice
Salad and seaweed
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

18:30 no evening walk

Monday 19/10/2020

FBG(6:00) 6.5
 
Monday 19/10 FBG 6.3

Lunch Sunday: cream of cauliflower soup + psyllium husk, green leaf salad with radish, white balsamic & olive oil dressing, keto coffee x 2
Fancy Dinner Sunday: roasted eggplant and fresh tuna steak with green leaf salad, greek yoghurt and 1/2 pomegranate, stevia hot choc.
Cal: 1190 (blew the budget!) Net carbs: 35 (ditto).

Tuesday 20/10 FBG 5.6

Lunch Monday: 2 x curried eggs, green leaf salad, small protein shake + psyllium husk, keto coffee
Dinner Monday: cream of cauliflower soup, green leaf salad with celery, no dressing, stevia hot choc
Cal: 700 (partial recompense for yesterday!:angelic:) Net carbs: 21g.
 
Monday 19/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {274 Cal / 37.2g Carbs}
...................................2.5km run
……………………,,,7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine
...................................2.5km run

Snack (11am): Banana {67 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}
...................................5km run (not timed)

Lunch (12pm): Tomato soup {141 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {334 Cal / 7.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, passion fruit, yoghurt, pistachios {130 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

BG (6pm): 4.0
Dinner (6pm): Fettucini with mushrooms, fennel & artichokes {411 Cal / 49.1g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {135 Cal / 23.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1561
Carbs 171.8g
Protein 67.8g
Fat 58.7g (Sat Fat 10.6g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
This is great to read. I am type 2, diagnosed in 2014, currently on 500mg Metformin taken in the morning. I have pretty much kept my blood glucose low until recently. I now wake up to a blood glucose of between 9 and 10.5 and cannot get my readings below 8 at any time. I swim a couple of times a week for 30 length and also do 1hr cardio at least once or twice and am pretty active throughout the day.
Typical meals are...
Breakfast - 2 Linda Mcartney Sausages, 2 eggs scrambles, 4 cherry toms cooked.
Lunch - Chicken, handful of nuts, satsuma
Evening meal - Beef stew (carrots, peas, potato, onion) -small bowl
Not sure what to do next. I have spoke to my diabetic nurse who tells me to lose weight and don't eat carbs and recommends not to check my blood glucose. I am about 11.5 stone at the minute. I am 52 and probably peri menopausal and the diabetic nurse tells me this will not have an affect on my blood glucose. Any advice would be most appreciated.
 
ABJB said:
This is great to read. I am type 2, diagnosed in 2014, currently on 500mg Metformin taken in the morning. I have pretty much kept my blood glucose low until recently. I now wake up to a blood glucose of between 9 and 10.5 and cannot get my readings below 8 at any time. I swim a couple of times a week for 30 length and also do 1hr cardio at least once or twice and am pretty active throughout the day.
Typical meals are...
Breakfast - 2 Linda Mcartney Sausages, 2 eggs scrambles, 4 cherry toms cooked.
Lunch - Chicken, handful of nuts, satsuma
Evening meal - Beef stew (carrots, peas, potato, onion) -small bowl
Not sure what to do next. I have spoke to my diabetic nurse who tells me to lose weight and don't eat carbs and recommends not to check my blood glucose. I am about 11.5 stone at the minute. I am 52 and probably peri menopausal and the diabetic nurse tells me this will not have an affect on my blood glucose. Any advice would be most appreciated.
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Hi ABJB,

I am relatively new here as well. There are tons of great resources out there, but a couple of things that a lot of the experienced members here often cite for good starting points are:

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/

https://www.dietdoctor.com/

I'm in an very low carb phase at the moment (well possibly for a long time!) and would just say that those carrots, peas, potatoes and onions would normally send my blood sugar way up - they're pretty high carb compared with all the leafy greens. For instance if I make up a recommended soup (could be cauliflower, mushroom, spinach or broccoli-based, it will maybe have half an onion split over 4 serves - so about 35g of onion per serve - and no carrots,potatoes or peas in sight..

There are many people on this forum who swear by the carnivore approach to getting blood sugars down, but have a look around and check out the tags or links in people's signatures at the bottom of their posts. for a bit more info on the wide variety of ways that people are controlling things. Unifying theme of Down With Carbs!.

Hope those links help!
 
Tuesday 20/10
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {284 Cal / 35.5g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {66 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}
...................................5km run (25 min 10 sec)
A new PB for the distance, but an easier course than my usual run.
It was too wet to do the 2km cross country section I usually start with.

Lunch (12pm): Carrot & ginger soup {70 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}
Chicken & artichoke salad {399 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, pistachios, 99% chocolate {176 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Albacore tuna steak, celeriac & squash rosti, peas, sweetcorn {495 Cal / 33.6g Carbs}
Mango, passion fruit, yoghurt, pecans {140 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1699
Carbs 144.7g
Protein 100.4g
Fat 69.3g (Sat Fat 14.5g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Tuesday 20/10/2020

Couple of coffee with cream in the morning
Lemon and salt water in afternoon

18:00 Blood glucose 4.7

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

20:00 Blood glucose 4.5

Wednesday 21/10/2020

FBG(6:00) 4.4 (after 60 hours fasting)
3rd day fasting and no exercise
 
ABJB said:
This is great to read. I am type 2, diagnosed in 2014, currently on 500mg Metformin taken in the morning. I have pretty much kept my blood glucose low until recently. I now wake up to a blood glucose of between 9 and 10.5 and cannot get my readings below 8 at any time. I swim a couple of times a week for 30 length and also do 1hr cardio at least once or twice and am pretty active throughout the day.
Typical meals are...
Breakfast - 2 Linda Mcartney Sausages, 2 eggs scrambles, 4 cherry toms cooked.
Lunch - Chicken, handful of nuts, satsuma
Evening meal - Beef stew (carrots, peas, potato, onion) -small bowl
Not sure what to do next. I have spoke to my diabetic nurse who tells me to lose weight and don't eat carbs and recommends not to check my blood glucose. I am about 11.5 stone at the minute. I am 52 and probably peri menopausal and the diabetic nurse tells me this will not have an affect on my blood glucose. Any advice would be most appreciated.
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Try eggs for breakfast which is helped me to lower my glucose levels. Also cauliflower and broccoli grated with ginger and cumin for dinner which tastes better than one you buy from any super market.

I was in worst situation than you.
 
Wednesday 21/10
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {274 Cal / 37.1g Carbs}
...................................2.5km run
……………………,,,7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine
...................................2.5km run

Snack (11am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
……………………,,,7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & lentil soup {94 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {310 Cal / 6.3g Carbs}
Figs, yoghurt, almonds/ 99% chocolate {139 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Pork loin, celeriac mash, carrots, green beans,
roast parsnips, crab apple jelly {426 Cal / 40.1g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {129 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

Malbec (6oz) {150 Cal/ 4.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1660
Carbs 154.9g
Protein 83.3g
Fat 54.9g (Sat Fat 12.7g / Trans fats 0.1g)

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