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

FBG 5.7 in fact the last few days it’s been in the 5s unsure if it’s the drugs or low carb or both questions on a postcard

breakfast coffee and fry up rather lush too
Lunch burger with salad
Dinner tomato soup home made
snacks dark chocolate with mint strawberries and cream

calories 1599
Carbs 45g
Fat 102g
Proteins 78g

Walk was with the dogs again but this time we were at a show so it was full on so in total I walked 15 miles some brisk some ambling.
 
Monday 02/08/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Porridge with berries and almond butter
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffee in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 5.1

18:00 Dinner: Lamb kebab
Cabbage stir fry
Red peppers chutney
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Tuesday 03/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.3
 
Monday 2/8
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Snack (5am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
...............................10.5km run [not timed]
Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), raspberries, blueberries {246 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}

Lunch (2pm): Pub lunch on the way home
Oysters / Nyetimber fizz (3oz) {118 Cal / 4.6g Carbs}
Aubergine steak, fries, onion rings, watercress {340 Cal / 30.9g Carbs}
Sticky toffee pudding, ice cream {237 Cal / 35.2g Carbs}

Back home, food is down to me again, can't blame anyone else.
BG (6pm) 5.0 [UK considering it was 3 hours after a sticky toffee pud]
Dinner (6pm): Green bean & fig salad {223 Cal / 20.4g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {124 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

(8-9pm): Malbec (10oz) (251 Cal/ 7.5g Carbs}
Sitting in the garden with Bubble.

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1660
Carbs 169.7g
Protein 36.4g
Fat 56.2g (Sat Fat 12.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

Tuesday 3/8
FBG (05:30) 4.3

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {282 Cal / 36.7g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................7 km run [34 min 39 sec]

Lunch (12pm): Caponata, toasted ciabatta {285 Cal / 33.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, kiwi, yoghurt, pecans {132 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Thai green curry (prawn), jasmine rice {363 Cal / 49.3g Carbs}
Plum, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts{123 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1255
Carbs 149.7g
Protein 48.1g
Fat 45.0g (Sat Fat 10.4g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask.
 
Tuesday 03/08/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Omelette with avocado dip and water melons
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffee in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 5.6

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cabbage stir fry
One idly with sambar
Red peppers chutney
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Wednesday 04/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.4
 
Wednesday 04/08/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Omelette with avocado dip
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffee in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 6.2

18:00 Dinner: Lamb chop
Paneer curry
Beet root and lentils burger
Salad
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Thursday 05/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.7
 
Wednesday 4/8
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (7.30am): Smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, avocado toast/
Juice from one orange {493 Cal / 23.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Out for tapas with a friend
Mixed charcuterie, cheese & vegetables {394 Cal / 29.0g Carbs}
Churros {265 Cal / 26.9g Carbs}
Cava (3oz), Chateau Neuf du Pape (2 x 4oz) {273 Cal / 8.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Fig & green bean salad {282 Cal / 22.3g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {123 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1894
Carbs 127.8g
Protein 63.5g
Fat 91.7g (Sat Fat 22.5g / Trans fats 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask.
 
Thursday 05/08/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Omelette with avocado dip
pineapple and carrot juice
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffee in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 6.6

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cabbage stir-fry
Courgette chutney
Salad and papad
Nuts mixture and dark chocolate

No Evening walk

Friday 06/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.8
 
Thursday 5/8
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {281 Cal / 36.0g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
Snack (7am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
................................7 km run [33 min 33 sec] New PB

Lunch (12pm): Spiced parsnip soup {92 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {124 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, sweet potato fries, baked beans {440 Cal / 39.9g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {136 Cal / 21.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1211
Carbs 146.2g
Protein 55.2g
Fat 36.8g (Sat Fat 8.9g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Friday 6/8
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, walnuts {278 Cal / 35.1g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................1 km run

Snack (11am): Banana bread {175 Cal / 21.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Spiced parsnip soup {99 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}
Nectarine, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 8.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Out for dinner with wife & Bubble (birthdays for both), values estimated
Broad bean hummus, flatbread {243 Cal / 26.5g Carbs}
Smoked octopus tortilla {368 Cal / 16.5g Carbs}
Creme Catalunya {243 Cal / 19.4g Carbs}
Cava (2 x 3oz)/ Rioja {5oz) {270 Cal / 8.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1805
Carbs 149.8g
Protein 87.4g
Fat 72.4g (Sat Fat 24.8g / Trans fats 1.6g)

Saturday 7/8
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {279 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
No formal exercise but on my feet preparing food for party this afternoon

Lunch (12pm): Spiced parsnip soup {88 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}
Banana bread {175 Cal / 21.4g Carbs}

Party in our house and garden for wife's 50th birthday (3-12pm)
Carrot & harissa hummus, pistachio pesto, flatbread {389 Cal / 30.8g Carbs}
Sausages [BBQ] in bread bun {398 Cal / 33.7g Carbs}
Tarta di Santiago {194 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}
Texas chilli, cornbread [10pm supper] {212 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}
Prosecco {6 x 3oz) {482 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}
Very much a guess, my glass was regularly topped up all day, could easily be double this

5 cups of coffee (2 of them decaf)

Calories 2282
Carbs 188.7g
Protein 87.2g
Fat 81.9g (Sat Fat 19.5g / Trans fats 0.5g)


All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Sunday 8/8
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (8.30am): Sausages, bacon, scrambled eggs, baked beans, toast/
Juice from half a grapefruit {581 Cal / 32.1g Carbs}
Hearty breakfast with the last of the party guests who stayed over.

Lunch (12pm): Chicken salad {305 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}
Peach, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {131 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.3
Dinner (6pm): Smoked mackerel, toast {329 Cal / 28.6g Carbs}
Plum, strawberries, yoghurt, walnuts {131 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1545
Carbs 107.7g
Protein 118.2g
Fat 66.7g (Sat Fat 17.8g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
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Saturday 07/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 6.0

Sunday 08/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.5

08:00 One hour badminton

09:30 Breakfast: Scrambled egg with halloumi cheese
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

19:30 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and papad

Monday 09/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.0
 
Monday 10/8
FBG (05:30) 4.1

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, strawberries, pecans {274 Cal / 38.2g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................7 km run [Not timed, very stiff from the weekend's fun]
Snack (8am): Banana {76 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {58 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {302 Cal / 8.8g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {137 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Allotment risotto {360 Cal / 53.2g Carbs}
Made with veg from the allotment; squash, courgette (yellow), beetroot, peas & fennel
Peach, raspberries (wild), yoghurt, hazelnuts {138 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1409
Carbs 157.6g
Protein 66.4g
Fat 47.3g (Sat Fat 7.1g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Monday 09/08/2021

07:00 Morning run for 3 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Omelette with avocado dip and melons
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffee in the morning

18:30 Dinner: Grilled chicken
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Paneer curry
Couple of dosa
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Tuesday 10/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.2
 
Tuesday 11/8
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {279 Cal / 36.1g Carbs}
................................12 km run [not timed]

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {54 Cal / 9.0g Carbs}
Green bean & fig salad {216 Cal / 21.4g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {131 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Banana {67 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}
4 km run with son on his new bike to the park
Snack (3pm): Ice cream 99 {156 Cal / 20.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Sweet & sour prawns, noodles {346 Cal / 40.3g Carbs}
Kiwi, persimmon, yoghurt, passion fruit, biscotti {112 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1444
Carbs 173.7g
Protein 62.4g
Fat 45.1g (Sat Fat 10.9g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Tuesday 10/08/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Omelette and Half grape fruit
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffee in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 5.4

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Paneer curry
Salad and Papad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

19:00 One hour gardening in the evening

Wednesday 11/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.3
 
Wednesday 11/08/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Omelette and Berries
Pineapple and carrot juice
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffee in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 5.9

18:00 Dinner: Chicken curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Yogurt chutney
Salad
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Thursday 12/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.7
 
Wednesday 12/8
FBG (05:30) 4.2

.................................6 km walk
Breakfast (7.30am): Scrambled egg, mushrooms, baked beans, toast/
Juice from one orange {393 Cal / 27.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {53 Cal / 8.8g Carbs}
Chicken salad {290 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}
Strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt, pecans {129 Cal / 9.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4,1
Dinner (6pm): Meal with Bubble before her holiday
Salmon, celeriac mash, courgette, green beans, carrots, mousseline sauce {416 Cal / 28.3g Carbs}
Flambed pineapple, ice cream, pistachios {201 Cal / 23.8g Carbs}
Pastis (3oz)/ Ripasso Valpolicella (2 x 4oz) {285 Cal / 16.0g Carbs}
...................................Stroll to the allotment and back
Cheddar, courgette chutney (finishing the wine) {166 Cal / 22.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 2002
Carbs 156.8g
Protein 104.9g
Fat 71.9g (Sat Fat 21.2g / Trans fats 0.9g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
For my sins I’m now in hozzie with gallstone troubles
FBG 4
Breakfast scrambled eggs after telling them their breakfast isn’t for me as it’ll spike me as I’m diabetic she got grumpy said it so for diabetic which I refuted very strongly. To be told I’m fussy eater
Lunch corn beef salad
Dinner turkey salad with a sort of pudding that wasn’t if you see what I mean

roughly 900 calories
No idea on anything else

I hypo’d because I was fasting and had taken my dapagliflozin as usual as they hadn’t told me not to and I never got to my scan it’s now tomorrow and I’ll be fasted again so I won’t be taking my dapagliflozin till after I’ve been and got the go ahead to eat.

looks like I’m here for awhile not that I’m complaining about just want the pain to go away for good
 
Thursday 12/08/2021

07:00 Morning run for 1.5 miles

08:00 Breakfast: Omelette and Half Grape fruit
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

Couple of black coffee in the morning

Blood sugars before dinner 6.1

18:00 Dinner: Salmon Fillet
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Salad and Goose berries chutney
Nuts mixture and Dark chocolate

18:30 Evening walk for 2 miles

Friday 13/08/2021

FBG(06:00)- 7.6
 
Thursday 12/8
FBG (05:30) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {277 Cal / 35.0g Carbs}
................................1 km run
................................rowing machine (7 x 500m, 30sec rests)
................................1 km run

Snack (10am): Pistachio & raisin Danish pastry {244 Cal / 24.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Street food whilst shopping, values estimated
Chicken gyros with fries, salad & pitta {382 Cal / 37.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Allotment vegetable quiche, fries, sorrel & radish salad {360 Cal / 53.2g Carbs}
Made with veg from the allotment; patty pan squash, courgette (yellow & green), runner beans,
purple beans, peas. Potatoes were home grown too, as was all the salad stuff.
I do love this time of year, when so much food is home produced.
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {133 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1668
Carbs 159.3g
Protein 63.1g
Fat 78.7g (Sat Fat 24.7g / Trans fats 1.0g)

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