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

Friday 3/8
Away in France, quantities are estimated

FBG (6am) Not measured today
Snack (6am): Banana {64 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
……………………………….4 mile walk
The only cool part of the day

Breakfast (8am): Omelette, girolles, tomatoes / Orange juice (one orange)
Nectarine, yoghurt, hazelnuts {314 Cal / 24.4g Carbs}
Emptying the fridge prior to leaving, 6 hours on a train today with little access
to healthy food

Lunch (12pm): Baguette, Bayonne ham, cheese (Ossau-Iraty),
Bayonne ham, tomatoes {555 Cal / 56.6g Carbs}
Tarte aux pommes {191 Cal / 15.1g Carbs}
Picnic on the train (at 300 km/h)

………………………………..2 mile stroll
Dinner (7pm): Caviare d'aubergine, salad / Sauvignon Blamc (3oz) {165 Cal / 7.7g Carbs}
Foie gras de canard avec poire / Beaujolais (3oz) {261 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}
Fried duck liver with pears
Ice cream (mandarin) [whilst strolling after dinner] {124 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee too

Calories 1694
Carbs 147.0g
Protein 76.7g
Fat 75.0g (Sat Fat 23.7g / Trans fat 0.7g)

Now in Nice, in an apartment in the old town, will be doing a lot of my own cooking.
It is too hot to eat much but will probably eat my own weight in ice cream!
 
Saturday 4/8
Away in France (now in Nice), quantities are estimated

FBG (6am) 4.0 (surprising, and pleasing after poor diet yesterday)
……………………………….6 mile walk
Along the Promenade des Anglais (Le Prom)

Breakfast (8am): Ham, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (one slice, wholemeal) /
Nectarine, cherries, yoghurt, walnuts {343 Cal / 35.2g Carbs}

…………………………...30 minute swim
Snack (11am): Ice cream (fig), sorbet (orange), est 25g of each {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
I will attempt to sample all 94 of the available flavours available from
Fennochios, also tried coconut and dark choc which the wife was eating.

Lunch (12pm): Prawn & avocado salad {218 Cal / 4.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, peach, yoghurt {91 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}

…………………………...2 mile stroll
Dinner (7pm): Roast chicken, fennel salad {338 Cal / 23.2g Carbs}
………………………….1 hour stroll
Ice cream (maron [chestnut]) / sorbet (blackcurrant) {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Also sampled thyme ice cream & strawberry sorbet (8 flavours so far)

Wine: Petit Chablis (2 x 3oz) {145 Cal / 4.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee too

Calories 1326
Carbs 114.9g
Protein 89.5g
Fat 37.0g (Sat Fat 9.9g / Trans fat 0.4g)

Now in Nice, in an apartment in the old town, will be doing a lot of my own cooking.
It is too hot to eat much but will probably eat my own weight in ice cream!
 
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Sunday 5/8
Away in France (now in Nice), quantities are estimated

FBG (6am) Not measured today
……………………………….6 mile walk
Along the Promenade des Anglais (Le Prom),
this is the only time of day where it is cool enough to exercise.

Breakfast (8am): Watermelon {30 Cal / 7.2g Carbs}
Salami, scrambled eggs, ceps, tomatoes, figs / Juice from one orange /
Raspberries, yoghurt, walnuts {403 Cal / 24.5g Carbs}

…………………………...2 hours in the sea
Snack (11am): Ice cream (chocolate orange), sorbet (mandarin), est 25g of each {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
I will attempt to sample all 94 of the available flavours available from
Fennochios, also tried a) pistachio & b) kinder bar which the wife & son were eating.

Lunch (12pm): Chicken & avocado salad, new potatoes, baguette
dressing made from pesto, sheep's yoghurt & lemon {329 Cal / 8.9g Carbs}
Nectarine {37 Cal / 7.5g Carbs}

………………………….1 hour stroll
3pm: Ice cream (chocolate & chilli) / sorbet (lime) {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Also sampled milk chocolate (15 flavours so far - 8 eaten / 7 tasted)

4 pm: Wine: Petit Chablis (3oz) {73 Cal / 2.3g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Salmon, sweet potato wedges, green beans {473 Cal / 40.7g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries {35 Cal / 5.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee too

Calories 1586
Carbs 130.6g
Protein 93.6g
Fat 61.3g (Sat Fat 15.4g / Trans fat 0.4g)

Now in Nice, in an apartment in the old town, will be doing a lot of my own cooking.
It is too hot to eat much but will probably eat my own weight in ice cream!
 
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Monday 6/8
Away in France (now in Nice), quantities are estimated

FBG (6am) 4.2
Snack (6am) Banana {62 Cal / 14.2d Carbs}
……………………………….6 mile walk
Along the Promenade des Anglais (Le Prom),
this is the only time of day where it is cool enough to exercise.

Breakfast (8am): Salami, girolles, tomatoes, figs, goats cheese {279 Cal / 16.0g Carbs}
Crepe, raspberries, strawberries, yoghurt {152 Cal / 19.9g Carbs}

…………………………...2 hours in the sea
Snack (11am): Ice cream (chocolate & chilli), sorbet (lime), est 25g of each {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
I will attempt to sample all 94 of the available flavours available from Fennochios

Lunch (12pm): Salmon & avocado salad, new potatoes,
dressing made from pesto, sheep's yoghurt & lemon {360 Cal / 19.0g Carbs}
Blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {133 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

………………………….1 hour stroll
4pm: Ice cream (pear) / sorbet (blackberry) {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
(19 flavours so far - 12 eaten / 7 tasted)

BG (6pm) 5.0
Dinner (7pm): At a restaurant, quantities estimated
Fried duck liver, pineapple jam, melba toast {203 Cal / 25.7g Carbs}
Cod loin, sweet potato puree, courgette ribbons {193 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}
Lemon tart {143 Cal / 19.6g Carbs}
Sancerre (2 x 4oz) {190 Cal / 4.8g Carbs}
Kaluha (1.5oz) {86 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee too

Calories 1983
Carbs 196.6g
Protein 102.1g
Fat 60.5g (Sat Fat 18.7g / Trans fat 0.8g)

Now in Nice, in an apartment in the old town, will be doing a lot of my own cooking.
It is too hot to eat much but will probably eat my own weight in ice cream!
 
Tuesday 7/8
Away in France (now in Nice), quantities are estimated

FBG (6am) Not measured today
Snack (6am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
……………………………….6 mile walk
Along the Promenade des Anglais (Le Prom),
this is the only time of day where it is cool enough to exercise.

Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, girolles, tomatoes, figs, Bayonne ham /
Baguette, cherry jam {232 Cal / 21.5g Carbs}

…………………………...2 hours in the sea
Snack (11am): Ice cream (walnut), sorbet (green apple), est 25g of each {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
I will attempt to sample all 94 of the available flavours available from Fennochios

Lunch (12pm): Tuna steak, salad Nicoise, new potatoes, baguette
dressing made from pesto, sheep's yoghurt & lemon {266 Cal / 16.8g Carbs}
Amandine framboise (half) {235 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}

………………………….2 hours in the sea
5pm: Ice cream (Pina colada) / sorbet (pineapple) {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Also sampled lavender & rose (25 flavours so far - 16 eaten / 9 tasted)

Dinner (9pm): Selection of Provencal cheese (Brebiquet / Echauguette / Bleu de Chevre),
baguette, olives {503 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}
St.Emilion (2 x 4oz) {200 Cal / 6.1g Carbs}
Blueberries, yoghurt, walnuts {143 Cal / 5.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee too

Calories 1826
Carbs 145.5g
Protein 102.7g
Fat 70.3g (Sat Fat 32.1g / Trans fat 0.8g)

Now in Nice, in an apartment in the old town, will be doing a lot of my own cooking.
It is too hot to eat much but will probably eat my own weight in ice cream!
 
Wednesday 8/8
Away in France (now in Nice), quantities are estimated

FBG (6am) 4.3
Snack (6am): Banana {64 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
……………………………….6 mile walk
Along the Promenade des Anglais (Le Prom),
this is the only time of day where it is cool enough to exercise.

Breakfast (8am): Crepes, raspberries, strawberries, figs, yoghurt {224 Cal / 31.2g Carbs}

…………………………...2 hours in the sea

Lunch (12pm):Bayonne ham, mozzarella, avocado {234 Cal / 4.5g Carbs}
Salmon, sweet potato, green beans {341 Cal /19.3g Carbs}
Mirabelles, yoghurt {96 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

3pm: Ice cream (Gingerbread) / sorbet (rhubarb) {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): At a restaurant, quantities are estimated
Olives / Périgord salad (smoked duck, quail eggs, goats cheese,
rocket, tomatoes, hazelnuts} {254 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}
Bouillabaisse, rouille, baguette {439 Cal / 22.2g Carbs}
Sancerre (2 x 4oz) {190 Cal / 4.8g Carbs}
……………………………………1 hour stroll

Ice ream (chocolate ginger) / sorbet (passion fruit) {82 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}
Also tasted a) cinnamon & b) rum & raisin
Over the last week I have eaten 20 flavours (10 ice cream & 10 sorbet)
and sampled further 11 flavours being eaten by others

5 cups of coffee too

Calories 2019
Carbs 147.2g
Protein 140.3g
Fat 70.2g (Sat Fat 21.8g / Trans fat 0.7g)

Now in Nice, in an apartment in the old town, will be doing a lot of my own cooking.
It is too hot to eat much but will probably eat my own weight in ice cream!
 
Wednesday 9/8
FBG (5am) Not measured today
Snack (5am): Nectarine {35 Cal / 7.1g Carbs}
……………………………….4 mile walk
Along the Promenade des Anglais (Le Prom),
Shorter walk today as we have a plane to catch.

Breakfast (7am): Mirabelles, yoghurt, walnuts {140 Cal / 8.5g Carbs}

Airport & plane, so limited choice of mostly rubbish
Porridge with golden syrup {184 Cal / 34.2g Carbs}
Carrot cake {151 Cal / 16.7g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Toast (2 slices, seeded) {162 Cal / 18.1g Carbs}
Back home so any issues now are my own fault

Dinner (6pm): Pea & mint soup {88 Cal / 9.8g Carbs}
Cheese & bacon quiche, fries, salad {417 Cal / 39.5g Carbs}
Tiramisu {166 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1407
Carbs 154.4g
Protein 42.7g
Fat 63.8g (Sat Fat 22.0g / Trans fat 0.8g)
 
Hi@midnightrider. How do you manage such great numbers. Only diagnosed about 5 months ago and i would be afraid to eat so many carbs. I know 100 grams is still low carb but i am rarely out of the 6 mark in a day and occasionally 5 now and again. Is it your exercise do you think. Anyway it's really good.
 
Friday 10/8
Back home and in the routine again
FBG (5.30am) 4.3
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
summer fruits (frozen), walnuts {285 Cal / 33.1g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled eggs,
mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from one orange {297 Cal / 32.2g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {75 Cal / 17.0g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine​

Lunch (12pm): Vegetable broth [made with leftover veg frozen before
going on holiday] {83 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, hummus {253 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}
Plums, blackberries, yoghurt, pecans {150 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}

……………………………….4 mile walk

BG (6pm) 4.0
Dinner (7pm): Roast chicken, roast potatoes (3 small), squash,
swede, green beans, peas {459 Cal / 40.9g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, almonds {128 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1787
Carbs 169.0g
Protein 107.6g
Fat 64.3g (Sat Fat 11.1g / Trans fat 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask.
 
Hi Moggely
After diagnosis I began walking 30 mins (very briskly) twice a day and kept my carbs to about 100g/day. I lost about 3lb a week (a stone a month) for 6 or 7 months going from almost 18 stones to exactly 11 stones (where it has been for about a year), increasing the walking to 2x 1 hour (4 mile/hr) most days and adding an average of 20 mins a day on the rowing machine (about 5km).
I only increased carbs at this point as I didn't want to lose any more weight and enjoyed the exercise.
I did this very carefully with plenty of BG measurements and am still careful to keep carbs below 200g (average of 160g to 170g).
I'm not saying this would work for everyone, but it must be worth a try!
 
@midnightrider That's really encouraging, i'm just starting to increase exercise as first it raised my sugar levels then 2 weeks ago i noticed it was going down after walking. Now am up to a brisk walk each day about an hour weather permitting and not so permitting I'm actually enjoying it for the first time in my life as i was a bit of a coach potato. But what you are doing is quite remarkable and has inspired me to do more. Thanks for sharing.
 
Thanks
Your BG will initially rise with exercise. The body releases glucose to provide energy for your increased activity. However, due to insulin resistance this stays in the bloodstream increasing your BG.
Over time though, regular exercise (and weight loss) will decrease and hopefully eliminate your IR.
I do believe that on diagnosis I was IR but not diabetic as I have had completely normal readings with no meds for over a year now. I hope that you are lucky enough to be able to reverse your condition too, your results certainly sound promising.

If you look back to earlier pages in this thread, you will see what I was eating in the earlier stages when I was sticking to 100 to 120g of carbs a day. This may be helpful.
 
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Saturday 11/8
Back home and in the routine again
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
raspberries, blueberries, pecans {299 Cal / 35.2g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled egg, ham,
mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from one orange {279 Cal / 24.0g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Lunch (12pm): Vegetable broth {75 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad, hummus {291 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}
Strawberries, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {143 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Trout fillet, celeriac puree, sweet potato wedges,
green beans, sweetcorn {360 Cal / 31.5g Carbs}
Warm greengage & blackberry compote, vanilla ice cream,
pistachios {163 Cal / 20.4g Carbs}
………………………………..3 mile walk

Snack (9pm): Toast (on slice, seeded), almond milk {118 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1785
Carbs 167.0g
Protein 103.1g
Fat 65.8g (Sat Fat 11.8g / Trans fat 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask.
 
@midnightrider . Thanks for that. I'm just going to give you a lowdown of what i have been doing if you don't mind. I was diagnosed in February this year with an a1c of 11.4. I immediately started Lchf way of eating and at first only ate 10 of carbs as i was simply afraid to eat. After two weeks of this i lost almost 2 stone. Yes i know it was very dramatic. I then, with my husbands encouragement ate about 25 grams of carbs per day, meats of varies sort,eggs,bacon mushrooms cream and cheese, salads. I think you get were i'm at. Fast forward to about 2 and a half months my a1c dropped to 5.8. I'm due for my 3rd month a1c next week. I have found i still get 6ish and not much of a raise after eating on my monitor but is getting better all the time, not so afraid these days to eat and sometimes intermittent fasting. No medication but was started on Metformin but ditched it due to side affects a few weeks after. I will look at your past posts as i would love to see results like yours. Thanks for posting.
 
8.9 at 8.30 this morning. Ribs and meatballs and a glass of red yesterday afternoon. It crept up to over 10 before breakfast.
 
Sunday 12/8
FBG (6.30am) 4.0
Snack (6.30am): Banana {73 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk
Breakfast (9am): Toast (one slice, seeded), avocado, poached duck egg yolk,
mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from half a grapefruit {313 Cal / 18.5g Carbs}

Stuck in the car for 2 hours
Lunch (2pm): Pizza, fries
buffet lunch at a Christening {514 Cal / 63.4g Carbs}
Sponge cake / Champagne (2oz, for toast) {221 Cal / 34.8g Carbs}
2 hours in the car again!

BG (7pm) 4.7
Dinner (7pm): Vegetable broth {74 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
Chicken salad, hummus {244 Cal / 11.7g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {157 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {114 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1743
Carbs 184.5g
Protein 70.9g
Fat 66.1g (Sat Fat 15.7g / Trans fat 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask.
 
Monday 13/8
FBG (.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
plums, raspberries, pecans {295 Cal / 36.1g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast (9am): Toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled egg, ham,
mushrooms, tomatoes / Juice from one orange {263 Cal / 22.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Out in town
Breton galette, smoked salmon, cream cheese & lemon {142 Cal / 11.8g Carbs}
(2pm) Back home for rest of lunch
Vegetable broth {69 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}
Greengage, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {142 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Melon, Serano ham {79 Cal / 5.5g Carbs}
Spaghetti, turkey meatballs, ragu, Parmesan {559 Cal / 43.6g Carbs}
…………………………...3 mile walk
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {139 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1744
Carbs 164.7g
Protein 99.7g
Fat 68.0g (Sat Fat 14.5g / Trans fat 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask.
 
Tuesday 14/8
FBG (5.30am) 4.0
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
plums, raspberries, pecans {292 Cal / 35.5g Carbs}
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast (7am): Toast (one slice, seeded), ham, garlic mushrooms,
tomatoes / Juice from half a grapefruit {173 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {72 Cal / 16.4g Carbs}
…………………………...14 mile walk (fell walking)
Lunch (12pm): Picnic lunch, during walk
Turkey & avocado salad, hummus {335 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}
Peach, blackcurrants, yoghurt, walnuts {143 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

Snack (3pm) In pub after walk
Beer (half pint)/ Rhubarb crumble & custard (couldn't resist)
{268 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Game stew (slow cooker whilst out)
celeriac mash, butternut squash, green beans {404 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}
Cherries, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {144 Cal / 17.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1886
Carbs 171.2g
Protein 106.5g
Fat 67.2g (Sat Fat 12.2g / Trans fat 0.3g)

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