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

4.5 this morning (5.2 going to bed). Absolutely delighted. I think it might be a reflection of the 3 hours gardening yesterday and a good low carb day.

B 2 scrambled eggs cooked in butter with cheese and cream.

L coffee with double cream

D local carvery roast beef and ham dinner with lots if good veg no potatoes or honey roast parsnips which looked devine and my husband tells me tasted even better!!!

Felt peckish before bed so I had 5 battons of carrot with a little houmous.
 
Monday 11/6
FBG (5.30am) 3.9
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
pear, blackberries, walnuts {277 Cal / 36.0g Carbs}
......................................2 mile walk
………………………..5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Duck egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, avocado,
toast (one slice, seeded) / Juice from one grapefruit {264 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}

………………………..5 km row
Lunch (12pm): Chicken & veg casserole [leftovers], sweet potato,
cauliflower, green beans, sweetcorn {319 Cal / 32.6g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {128 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Mango ice cream {137 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Lemon shrimp orzo {334 Cal / 44.7g Carbs}
White Rioja (94 Cal / 2.4g Carbs}
………………………...2 mile walk
Honeydew melon, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {116 Cal / 11.4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1726
Carbs 176.0g
Protein 86.9g
Fat 53.9g (Sat Fat 12.9g / Trans fat 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
7.1

I suspect lightly dusted sole fillet served with veggies by my Mum for dinner last night-more crust than fish!
Other than that scrambled eggs for breakfast and chicken salad for lunch yesterday.
Just when I was getting used to those BGs in the sixes!
 
5.2 this morning, taking 2g metformin and 80g Gliclazide per day. I was travelling yesterday coming back from three weeks touring holiday so my diet yesterday was poor: 1 croissant, jambon beurre baguette, half a small lemon meringue tart (I know) some strawberries, roasted chicken with roasted Mediterranean veg for dinner and cocoa before bed. I so didn’t deserve the 5.2, but am back to my food diary today!
 
Tuesday 12/6
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
plum, blueberries, pecans {280 Cal / 34.1g Carbs}
......................................2 mile walk
………………………..5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel. hummus, toast (one slice, seeded) /
Tangerine {260 Cal / 18.4g Carbs}

………………………..5 km row
Lunch (12pm): Vegetable soup {93 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}
Cottage cheese & avocado salad {273 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}
Cherries, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {133 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}

DIY all afternoon, forgot to eat
BG (6pm) 3.4
Dinner (6pm): Picanha steak, fries, garlic mushroom, peas,
corn on the cob, onion rings {547 Cal / 34.8g Carbs}
Chianti (4oz) {100 Cal / 3.1g Carbs}
………………………...2 mile walk
Malaga ice cream {150 Cal / 23.0g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1882
Carbs 153.6g
Protein 118.8g
Fat 70.5g (Sat Fat 17.5g / Trans fat 0.9g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Wednesday 13/6
FBG (5.30am) 4.2
Snack (5.30am): Banana {280 Cal / 34.1g Carbs}
......................................4 mile walk
Breakfast 2 (8am): Ham, egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans,
toast (one slice, seeded) / Juice from one grapefruit {292 Cal / 23.4g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Melon {25 Cal / 5.8g Carbs}
……………………….2 mile walk
Lunch (12pm): Vegetable soup {85 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, hummus {251 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}
Apricot, raspberries, yoghurt, macadamias {144 Cal / 13.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Hake, cannellini bean & chorizo stew {452 Cal / 22.5g Carbs}
Nectarine, blackberries, yoghurt {79 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, wholemeal), milk {142 Cal / 15.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1585
Carbs 130.9g
Protein 108.2g
Fat 57.5g (Sat Fat 15.8g / Trans fat 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Thursday 14/6
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Snack (5.30am): Weetabix (with almond milk), plum,
blackberries, walnuts {253 Cal / 33.2g Carbs}
......................................4 mile walk
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (one slice, seeded) /
Juice from one orange {131 Cal / 18.1g Carbs}

……………………….2 mile walk

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato & chorizo soup {102 Cal / 12.5g Carbs}
Turkey & avocado salad, hummus {306 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}
Cherries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {141 Cal / 15.1g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Pheasant breast, celeriac mash, acorn squash,
sunchokes, runner beans / Chianti (4oz) {480 Cal / 41.9g Carbs}
Chocolate & strawberry torte {210 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, wholemeal), milk {129 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1809
Carbs 163.0g
Protein 86.8g
Fat 68.9g (Sat Fat 20.5g / Trans fat 0.9g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Friday 15/6
FBG (5.30am) 4.0
Breakfast (7am): Scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, tomatoes,
toast (one slice, seeded) / Juice from one orange {376 Cal / 24.8g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Half a banana {45 Cal / 10.3g Carbs}
……………………….2 mile walk
……………………….5 km on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato & chorizo soup {108 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad, hummus {276 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
Peach, blackcurrants, yoghurt, almonds {127 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Pear, walnuts {122 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}
……………………….2 mile walk
……………………….5 km row

Dinner (6pm): Linguine Bolognaise {398 Cal / 37.0g Carbs}
Blackberries, redcurrants, yoghurt, pecans {148 Cal / 9.3g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Kheer [gift from a neighbour, guessing what was in it
but it tasted rich and sweet] {140 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1808
Carbs 153.7g
Protein 95.0g
Fat 78.8g (Sat Fat 23.0g / Trans fat 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Hi Everyone,
I hope your all doing as well as you'd expect to be doing, today, whilst dealing with this beast of a condition, we're all burdened with!!!

For Breakfast this morning I had 2 Poached Eggs, 2 Slices of Short Cut Bacon, Fried in Butter, with 2 Slices of Toast with Butter and a Hot Coffee, with Milk and Sweetener.

I don't usually have anything to eat at Lunchtime, unless I feel a bit peckish, then I'll have something, or go to a Subway Store for one of their Rolls, as their choices are very good. But I do have a Coffee with Milk and Sweeteners.

Tea consisted of a Chicken Schnitzel, Fried in Butter, with Pumpkin, and Sweet Potato, Mash, with Peas, Cauliflower and Mushroom and Garlic Gravy, Followed by Whipped Cream, with Raspberries and Strawberries, then a Hot Coffee, with Milk and Sweeteners.
 
Hi Everyone,
I hope your all doing as well as you'd expect to be doing, today, whilst dealing with this beast of a condition, we're all burdened with!!!

Well I was a bit Blown Away this morning when I tested my BGL's as my Meter returned a reading of 4.4, I've never had a reading that was ever this low before, so I thought it was a Mistake, so I put a New Test Strip into the Meter and took another Reading, only to get the same result. So at 07.45 Hrs my BGL's were 4.4,

I've never been below 6.2 so this mornings reading gave me reasons for some concerns, so I'm going to keep an eye on my BGL's during the rest of the day. So I'll take a few extra readings during the rest of the day, as I can't understand why they are this low at all,, but the Body returns a level that it's achieved with the items you've given it to process.

O, I just noticed that back in 2016 I had a couple of readings that were in the high 5's, that I'd forgotten about. But they only lasted for a few days, and then they returned back to the 6's and 7's, where they remained until they went through the roof, which bought me back to the Forum for guidance and support, which has always been given freely, by it's many members.
 
5.2.

Good low carb day yesterday. 2 Eggs scrambled n mushrooms for brunch. 2 pieces of 85% chocolate and a cuppa later in the day. Always have a take away treat on a Friday evening. Chicken kebab no pitta! Chilli sauce and garlic mayo. 2 glasses of red. And a few mixed nuts. Bloods stayed in the 5s all evening. And good result this morning. Happy Sunday.
 
Saturday 16/6
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
plum, blackcurrants, pecans {296 Cal / 36.9g Carbs}
......................................2 mile walk
………………………..5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms, tomatoes,
toast (one slice, seeded) / Juice from one orange {202 Cal / 25.9g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato & chorizo soup {107 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, hummus {296 Cal / 9.8g Carbs}
Peach, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {129 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Banana, half {49 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}
…………………………2 mile walk
…………………………5 km row
Snack (4pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), cottage cheese, apricot {109 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Wood pigeon stroganoff, new potatoes, carrots,
green beans / Picpoul de Pinet (4oz) {477 Cal / 34.3g Carbs}
Strawberry & chocolate torte {252 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1906
Carbs 180.5g
Protein 82.0g
Fat 74.0g (Sat Fat 22.5g / Trans fat 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Sunday 17/6
FBG (5.30am) 4.1
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
peach, raspberries, pecans {299 Cal / 36.1g Carbs}
......................................6 mile walk
Breakfast 2 (8am): Ham, scrambled egg, mushroom, tomatoes,
toast (one slice, seeded) / Juice from one orange {265 Cal / 22.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Vegetable soup {94 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}
Turkey & avocado salad, hummus {263 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {126 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}

…………………………2 mile walk
Snack (4pm): Toast (two slices, seeded), cottage cheese, tangerine {201 Cal / 28.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Albacore tuna steak, sweet potato fries, peas, corn {294 Cal / 27.2g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {137 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1785
Carbs 174.7g
Protein 106.0g
Fat 60.4g (Sat Fat 12.5g / Trans fat 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Hi Everyone,
I hope your all doing as well as you'd expect to be doing, today, whilst dealing with this beast of a condition, we're all burdened with!!!

A let off today as my GP recommended I not test for a few days, due to getting my annual Flu Shot. Seeing as it's now Winter Downunder, and even though it's snowing 40 kl away, the wind has a real bite to it here in the city. So I get a brake for a couple of days of not sticking my finger, Ha! Ha!.
 
I'm sure you must have been asked before but have you reversed your diabetes? Your status' always blow my mind. Absolutely great control if not with what you eat. Impressive and inspirational.
 
Debandez said:
I'm sure you must have been asked before but have you reversed your diabetes? Your status' always blow my mind. Absolutely great control if not with what you eat. Impressive and inspirational.
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On diagnosis in December 2016, I was 17.5 stones and had a HbA1c of 74, and BG of 18. Next day my first ever FBG was 14.2.

I have never been one for processed food and my diet was very similar to now in some ways. It was the stuff that I ate on top of this which was a problem.
Initially I cut out all cakes, sweets, biscuits and most carbs (down to 100-120g/day) and began walking for 2x 30min/day (as brisk as I could, 4 miles per hour now). I was eating normally, just with minimal weighed portions of bread, potato, rice, pasta etc.

This seemed to do the trick and I shed 1 stone per month for 6 months, when I was tested at HbA1c of 32. I increased my carbs to 160-180g/day gradually to maintain weight as I didn't want to lose any more. BG didn't go up and HbA1c was 31 after another 6 months. I keep the same regimen now as everything seems stable and am classed as 'resolved' whatever that may mean.

I'm not convinced that I have ever had diabetes, but believe that on diagnosis I was severely insulin resistant due to visceral fat. There is ample evidence that in many people this is a precursor to diabetes but can be fully reversed.
It is possible that in the future things may change, but I will continue healthy living and monitoring my bloods, and will react appropriately if I have a future problem.
If I can ever be of help to anyone else, that will mean a lot.
 
Monday 18/6
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
peach, raspberries, pecans {286 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}
......................................2 mile walk
………………………..5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Duck egg, mushroom, tomatoes,
toast (one slice, seeded) / Juice from one orange {262 Cal / 22.6g Carbs}


Lunch (12pm): Vegetable soup {94 Cal / 11.5g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad, hummus {290 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {140 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Banana {59 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}
…………………………2 mile walk
…………………………5 km row
Snack (3pm): Apple, peanut butter {155 Cal / 8.9g Carbs}
…………………….……3 mile walk

BG (6pm) 3.7
Dinner (6pm): Poussin, roast potatoes, carrot & swede mash, cauliflower,
green beans, red cabbage {372 Cal / 31.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt {69 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, wholemeal), milk {167 Cal / 18.1g Carbs}
4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1949
Carbs 183.6g
Protein 96.5g
Fat 80.2g (Sat Fat 16.3g / Trans fat 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
That is really interesting! I thought being severely IR was the same as having diabetes. It's very complex this condition. I've had it 6 months and still struggling to understand the ins and outs! From what you have said I would imagine you could eat what you like including cakes without spikes and BS would remain normal. Not that you would but I do see that you have sweet things in your diet without consequence. Anyway it's an inspirational story and thank you for sharing. Very helpful.
 
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Scrambled egg with a little cheese for breakfast

Lunch was naughty had a few of wifes chips with a dab of curry sauce

Dinner a sizzle steak with salad.

FBG this morning 4.9
 
5.0 today. Happy with that. Yesterday was lunch in my local Sainsburys. Quiche salad but left the pastry and tomatoes. Would normally have eaten the tomatoes but as I wasn't sure exactly what was in the quiche mixture decided to leave them. Woofed down the coleslaw though! Tea was snacky. Nuts cheese salami one thin cracker. 2 glasses of red watching the match. I ordered a hotpot in and a chicken curry with rice as I usually do. First time ever for me not to indulge. It smelt **** good but all I could see in the hotpot was the potatoes dancing around! As loud as they were shouting 'eat me eat Me I just ignored them!
 
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