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

Food yesterday (Saturday 8/4)
FBG (6am): 4.7
Snack (6am): Toast (1 slice, seeded - woke up very hungry and couldn't wait for breakfast)
{100 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

Breakfast (7am): Scrambled egg, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast (half slice, seeded)
Half grapefruit {257 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}
.....................4.5 mile walk

Lunch: Butternut squash & chilli soup / Ryvita (1), hummus, king prawns, avocado,
tomatoes, cucumber {269 Cal / 18.6g Carbs}
......................4.5 mile walk

BG (5pm) 4.1
Snack (5pm): Parma ham, Santa Claus melon {85 Cal / 8.9g Carbs}

Dinner (7pm): Pigeon breast stroganoff, mashed potato (75g), squash, runner beans {396 Cal / 25.1g Carbs}
Dessert: Strawberries, raspberries, crème fraiche {155 Cal / 6.1g Carbs}

4cups of coffee too

Calories 1374
Carbs 97g
Protein 76g
Fat 67g
(Sat fat 28g / trans fat 1.6g)

FBG (6am) today 4.9
All food cooked from scratch. If you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
BG @5.15am 6.3

Coffee milk

11.35 BG 5.8

Brunch. 11.40am

2 pork sausage. 3 rashers bacon 2 poached eggs mushrooms and cup tea.

1.30.pm. BG 5.9 after Brunch cup coffee
1/2 glass cider


6.10. Evening Meal BG still 5.9

Salmon baked in oven with spoon of red pesto sauce mixed salad 1/2 avocado olives tomatoes cup tea 1/2 glass rose wine with soda.

Fruit tea other coffees during day and evening

No more BG testing before bed.

Don't count carbs or calories has I only eat Two meals per day and fasting between evening meal and lunch time following day. K
 
Went to bed last night at 5.2 after a great day of eating low carb.
First thing this morning 7.2. No idea why or how to fix it. Maybe I'll have to start taking meds just to combat the high morning readings. Dawn phenomenon is REALLY frustrating me.
 
Food yesterday (Sunday 9/4)

Breakfast: Strawberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Granola (home made, sugar free), Almond milk /
Parma ham, Santa Claus melon {194 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}

Snack (8am): Banana {77 Cal / 17.6g Carbs}
................6 mile walk
Snack (11am): Toast (1 slice Bergen soy & linseed), avocado (half) {165 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}

Lunch: BBQ - Chicken satay, sausages (2), tomatoes, strawberries, ice cream (1tbsp) {507 Cal / 7.7g Carbs}
Booze: 1 bottle lager, 2 glasses red wine {269 Cal / 10.6g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.2
Dinner: Swordfish, fries (60g), peas, sweetcorn {440 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}
................2 mile walk

3 cups of coffee too

Calories 1751
Carbs 94g

FBG today 4.9
All food cooked from scratch. If you would like any recipes, please just ask.
 
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purplepenguin said:
Went to bed last night at 5.2 after a great day of eating low carb.
First thing this morning 7.2. No idea why or how to fix it. Maybe I'll have to start taking meds just to combat the high morning readings. Dawn phenomenon is REALLY frustrating me.
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I found that my high morning readings disappeared when my weight went down. Don't know whether this helps or not.
 
I can pretty well tell you what my fbg is going to be tomorrow as I had fish and chips for dinner that was two hours ago and my blood sugars are still rising.
 
 
 
 
Hi. I've not been on this thread for a long time. This morning's reading was 7.5mmols. I did have morning levels down below 6mmols and was averaging 6.8 over the last 6 months through a low carb diet and was well in control until recent steroid treatment for only 4 days. Levels shot up to 17.5mmols, averaging 13 or so. Hopefully, I can get it back down again. Very frustrating!
 
Away at the moment so figures quoted are best estimate rather than weighed (however, 3 months of weighing everything means that I can make a pretty good guess I hope). Also, eating what I am given and cooked by other people so may be higher carb than usual.

Food yesterday (Monday 10/4)

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomato, toast (1/2 slice, seeded)
Orange juice (1 orange) {297 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
.................4 mile walk

Snack (9am): Pear. gouda, peanuts {169 Cal / 7.4g Carbs}

Lunch: Smoked salmon, prawns, tomato, ham, melon, salad, bread & butter (burgen, 1 slice),
simnel cake (vs) {362 Cal / 24.0g Carbs}

................2 mile walk
BG (6pm) 3.8
Dinner: Sausage casserole, roast potatoes (3 small) {349 Cal / 24.1g Carbs}
Dessert: Strawberries. double cream {126 Cal / 5.1g Carbs}
Booze: 6oz. Red wine (Malbec) {150 Cal / 5.0g Carbs}
3 cups of coffee too

Calories 1534
Carbs 94g

FBG today 5.0
All food cooked from scratch. If you would like any recipes, please just ask.
 
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Away at the moment so figures quoted are best estimate rather than weighed (however, 3 months of weighing everything means that I can make a pretty good guess I hope). Also, eating what I am given and cooked by other people so may be higher carb than usual.

Food Tuesday 11/4

Breakfast: Mackerel, toast (1/2 slice, seeded), tangerine {362 Cal / 21.1g Carbs}
.................3 mile walk
Snack (8am): Strawberries

Snack (11am): Scrambled egg, bacon, mushroom, toms, toast (1/2 slice seeded), OJ (1 orange) {264 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}

Lunch (3pm): Breaded fish, chips, gin (d) & tonic {270 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}

................2 mile walk
BG (6pm) 4.4
Dinner: Chicken casserole, prosecco {287 Cal / 13.5g Carbs}
Dessert: Rhubarb crumble, double cream {231 Cal / 23.8g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee too

Calories 1503
Carbs 99g

FBG Wednesday 12/4 (6am) 5.3

Breakfast: Scrambled egg, mushroom, toms, toast (1/2 slice seeded), tangerine {308 Cal / 19.4g Carbs}
................3 mile walk

Lunch: King prawn, avocado, tomatoes {171 Cal / 3.5g Carbs}
Dessert: Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt {149 Cal / 9.0g Carbs}

...............4 mile walk
BG (6pm) 4.1

Dinner: Haddock loin, fries, baked beans {325Cal / 23.3g Carbs}
Dessert: Pear, cheese (Chaource) {200 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1209
Carbs 69.1g

FBG Thursday 13/4 (6am) 4.8

Breakfast 1: Avocado, toast (1.2 slice seeded) {134 Cal / 6.8g Carbs)
..................3 mile walk
Breakfast 2: Melon, serrano ham / strawberries. cheese (Chaource) {144Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Lunch: Tomato& basil soup, chips {253 Cal / 33.6g Carbs}

...............4 mile walk
BG (6pm): 3.8
Dinner: Chicken, roast potato & sweet potato, carrots, cauliflower, beans {409 Cal / 21.3g Carbs}
Wine: St,Emilion (4oz) {100 Cal / 3.1g Carbs}
Dessert: Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt {75Cal / 8,4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1196
Carbs 92g

FBG Today (6am) 4.9

All food cooked from scratch. If you would like any recipes, please just ask.
 
Away at the moment so figures quoted are best estimate rather than weighed (however, 3 months of weighing everything means that I can make a pretty good guess I hope). Also, eating what I am given and cooked by other people so may be higher carb than usual.

Food yesterday (Friday 14/4)
Breakfast 1: Avocado, toast (1/2 slice, seeded), clementine {180 Cal / 15.7g Carbs)
..................4 mile walk
Breakfast 2: Egg, bacon, mushroom, tomato, beans, toast (1/2), juice (1 orange) {253 Cal / 17.4g Carbs}

Lunch: Parma ham, melon / Chicken & veg broth {115 Cal / 6.4g Carbs}
Dessert: Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt {76 Cal / 8.3g Carbs}

Snack: Banana (half) {53 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}
..................3 mile walk
BG (6pm): 4.3 [2 hours after a banana]

Dinner: Sirloin steak (6oz.), fries (70g), tomato, mushrooms {506 Cal / 21.6g Carbs}
Wine: St,Emilion (4oz) {100 Cal / 3.1g Carbs}
Dessert: Pear, cheese (Gouda) {121Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Snack (10pm): Toast (1 slice), milk {150 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1506
Carbs 112g

FBG Today (6am) 5.2

All food cooked from scratch. If you would like any recipes, please just ask.
 
This could be fun...
I am doing a fasting and feasting experiment this week
yesterday had a friend over for lunch
Eggs (2) fried, bacon 5 rashers and 3 high meat sausages with mushrooms fried in butter.
Bag of pork scratchings and some leftover cold lamb as still felt peckish mid afternoon.
In the evening for dinner
1 large avocado
3 slices of Serrano ham wth melted Raclette cheese
Bits of cheddar and white stilton
Some home roasted macadamias.
I calculate 3750 calories 297g of fat

FBG this morning 4.8 the lowest this week...
 
Away at the moment so figures quoted are best estimate rather than weighed (however, 3 months of weighing everything means that I can make a pretty good guess I hope). Also, eating what I am given and cooked by other people so maybe higher carb than usual.

Food yesterday (Saturday 15/4)
Breakfast 1: Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt {64 Cal / 7.4g Carbs)
..................4 mile walk
Breakfast 2: Serano ham, melon / King prawns, avocado {199 Cal / 7.4g Carbs}

Lunch: Fish & chips [at the seaside, only ate 6 or 7 chips) {388 Cal / 23.2g Carbs}

Snack: Clementine {35 Cal / 7.5g Carbs}
..................3 mile walk
BG (6pm): 3.8 [2 hours after a clementine]

Dinner: Beans on toast {191 Cal / 20.1g Carbs}
Dessert: Pear, cheese (Chaource) {123Cal / 7.8g Carbs}

Snack (8pm): Ginger nuts (2), milk {110 Cal / 16.3g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1219
Carbs 103g

FBG Today (6am) 5.2

All food cooked from scratch. If you would like any recipes, please just ask.
 
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Away at the moment so figures quoted are best estimate rather than weighed (however, 3 months of weighing everything means that I can make a pretty good guess I hope). Also, eating what I am given and cooked by other people so maybe higher carb than usual.

Food yesterday (Sunday 16/4)
..................4 mile walk
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs (2), Parma ham, tomatoes, toast (1/2 slice seeded) / Juice (1/2 grapefruit)
{323 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

Snack (11.30am): Parma ham, melon {67 Cal / 5.3g Carbs}

Lunch: Roast lamb, roast potato, mashed sweet potato, carrots, cauliflower, runner beans {511 Cal / 34.0g Carbs}
Wine: St.Emilion (3oz.) {75 Cal / 2.3g Carbs}
Dessert: 90% chocolate (20g) {121 Cal / 3.5g Carbs}

..................4 mile walk
BG (6pm): 4.5

Dinner: Chicken, Parma ham, crab, avocado, tomatoes, melon, cheese (Gorgonzola, Chaource),
bread & butter (1/2) {395 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1592
Carbs 82g

FBG Today (6am) 5.0

All food cooked from scratch. If you would like any recipes, please just ask.
 
5.3 this morning

Yesterday, skipped breakfast. For lunch had one egg cheese omelette and mushrooms fried in coconut oil. Had some strawberries with double cream and some walnuts. In the evening I had some asparagus with butter.
 
Away at the moment so figures quoted are best estimate rather than weighed (however, 3 months of weighing everything means that I can make a pretty good guess I hope). Also, eating what I am given and cooked by other people so maybe higher carb than usual.

Food Monday 17/4
..................4 mile walk
Breakfast: Poached egg, tomatoes, toast (1 slice, granary) / Grapefruit (half) {320 Cal / 19.3g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Fries [Small portion], Fish fingers [2, no breadcrumbs] {179 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

Lunch (2.30pm): Lamb & damson pie, fruit & nut loaf, cheese {493 Cal / 38.7g Carbs}

..................3 mile walk
BG (6pm): 4.8

Dinner: Steak, baked potato, salad / tangerines {369 Cal / 25.4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1488
Carbs 107g

FBG Tuesday (6am) 4.8

Food Tuesday 18/4
..................4.5 mile walk
Breakfast: Mackerel, toast, tangerine {286 Cal / 16.2g Carbs}
Dessert: Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt {75 Cal / 8.4g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Parma ham, melon {97 Cal / 7.9g Carbs}

Lunch: Scrambled eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast (1 slice, granary), OJ (1 orange) {200 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}

..................4.5 mile walk
BG (5pm): 3.8

Snack (5pm): Chocolates (3 small), Strawberries, Champagne [Sitting in hot tub overlooking the Grampians]
{149 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

Drinks: Gin & Sparkling water (58 Cal / 0 Carbs}
Dinner 1: King prawns {60 Cal / 0.2g Carbs} / Sancerre {72 Cal / 2.3g Carbs}
Dinner 2: Trio of duck (breast, confit leg, duck cake), red cabbage, carrot puree {376 Cal / 13.4g Carbs}/
Chateau neuf du Pape (6oz) {150 Cal / 4.6g Carbs}
Dinner 3: Cheeseboard {123 Cal / 0.7g Carbs}


4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1794
Carbs 97g

FBG Wednesday (6am) 4.8

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