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

5.5 this morning

breakfast: fasting
lunch: mushroom and cheese omelette with broccoli
dinner: lamb steak with steamed broccoli and cabbage
30g Montezumas 100% Absolute Black chocolate (OMG - yum!), 100g full fsat Greek yoghurt with pumpkin seeds

Pre-prandial (evening meal) 6.1. Post prandial 7.2

Happy enough with that :cat:
 
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Yesterday food

7:40 Breakfast-Oven cooked Omelette
Three Spoon of nut mix

Lunch - Fasting

18:30 Blood sugar before Dinner 6.7

18:30 Dinner - Zero Noodles with Prawns
Steamed Broccoli
DrumStick leaves stir fry
Salad
Papad with soft cheese
Four spoons of nuts mixture

6:30 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 8800 steps by end of day.

Sunday 24/03/2019

FBG(06:30) -8.5
 
Yesterday food

7:40 Breakfast-Oven cooked Omelette
Three Spoon of nut mix

8:30 Badminton for one hour

Lunch - Fasting

18:50 Blood sugar before Dinner 6.9

18:50 Dinner - Chicken curry
Broccoli, Cabbage and courgette stir fry
Salad
Papad with soft cheese
two spoons of nuts mixture

7:30 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 8500 steps by end of day.

Monday 25/03/2019

FBG(06:30) -8.2
 
4.7 this morning

breakfast: egg, bacon and tomato
lunch: 2 slices of beef and lamb (don't like to eat like this but I was at work and there was no time to sit and have a proper meal)
mid afternoon: 33g montezumas 100% Absolute Black Chocolate, coffee with double cream
Dinner: steamed cabbage, broccoli and courgettes (making up for the lack of vegetables at lunch!)

Pre-prandial (evening meal) 5.9, Post prandial, 7.7

Tomorrow will be a better day.
 
Monday 25/3
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Snack (5.30am): Banana {65 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}
……………………………..4 mile walk

Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, toast (one slice, sourdough), mushrooms, tomatoes /
Juice from one orange {260 Cal / 19.0g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Avocado toast (one slice, seeded), hummus {193 Cal / 14.4g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 51 sec]

Lunch (12pm): Spanish fish stew [leftovers] {254 Cal / 19.0g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {138 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}

Snack (5pm): Jerusalem artichoke soup {76 Cal / 13.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Melanzane Parmigiana {270 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}
Pineapple, ice cream, passion fruit, pistachios {155 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1490
Carbs 145.6g
Protein 93.0g
Fat 49.8g (Sat Fat 11.8g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just
 
Annual medical results back today

HbA1c 34
BP 102/62
Cholesterol 3.4 [need to chase up the breakdown]
BMI 22.7

All the rest absolutely fine.
 
Yesterday (25/3).
0635: Coffee with double cream & sweetener.
1500: Some Cheddar.
1600: Hot chocolate (5g carbs), 1 Rich Tea biscuit (5.9g carbs).
1900: Cold beef, home made coleslaw and 60g potato salad (15g carbs). Orange & dark chocolate tart with custard (40g carbs).
2000: 50g Camembert.
2100: Hot chocolate (5g carbs).

Fbg today 6.1.
 
Yesterday food

7:30 Breakfast-Overnight oats
Three Spoon of nut mix

8:00 Cycle to Office 11 miles

Lunch - Fasting
3 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

17:30 Cycle to Home 11 miles

19:15 Blood sugar before Dinner 7.3

19:20 Dinner - Beetroot leaves stir fry with nuts
Cabbage, Courgette stir fry
Chicken curry
Salad
Papad with soft cheese
Three spoons of nuts mixture

7:30 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 14500 steps by end of day.

Tuesday 26/03/2019

FBG(06:40) -8.8
 
Tuesday 26/3
FBG (5.30am) 4.2
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), blackberries, blueberries, walnuts {276 Cal / 36.4g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 54 sec]
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel, toast (one slice, sourdough) / Tangerine {227 Cal / 19.2g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {63 Cal / 14.4g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {52 Cal / 3.8g Carbs}
Chicken [freshly cooked chicken], fig & avocado salad {318 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}
Plum, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {118 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

………………………………..2 hours of heavy gardening

Dinner (6pm): Pheasant, celeriac mash, carrots, turnip, peas,
roast parsnip, red cabbage {407 Cal / 43.6g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {145 Cal / 22.1g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), peanut butter, almond milk {158 Cal / 12.0g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1833
Carbs 189.0g
Protein 113.1g
Fat 58.9g (Sat Fat 13.6g / Trans fats 0.5g)

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

7:45 Breakfast-Oven cooked Omelette
Three Spoon of nut mix

Lunch - Fasting
3 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

18:00 Blood sugar before Dinner 6.4

18:10 Dinner - Chicken curry
Salad
Papad with soft cheese
Three spoons of nuts mixture

7:40 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 4000 steps by end of day.

Wednsday 27/03/2019

FBG(06:20) -9.0
 
Wednesday 27/3
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {272 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms, toast (one slice, sourdough) /
Juice from one orange {127 Cal / 21.0g Carbs}

……………………………….3 mile walk
Lunch (12pm):Chestnut soup {142 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {245 Cal / 5.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {142 Cal / 9.4g Carbs}

BG (5pm) 4.0
Snack (5pm) Peach, almonds {89 Cal / 7.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Thai red chicken & cashew curry, jasmine rice {541 Cal / 38.1g Carbs}
Mango, passion fruit, yoghurt {90 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), peanut butter, almond milk {160 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1888
Carbs 172.8g
Protein 106.7g
Fat 75.1g (Sat Fat 17.6g / Trans fats 0.3g)

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

7:30 Breakfast-Oven cooked Omelette
Three Spoon of nut mix

8:00 Cycle to Office 11 miles

Lunch - Fasting
3 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

17:30 Cycle to Home 11 miles

19:00 Blood sugar before Dinner 5.6

19:00 Dinner - Beetroot stir fry
Chicken curry
Cauliflower, Broccoli stir fry
Salad
Papad with soft cheese
Three spoons of nuts mixture

20:50 Blood sugar after Dinner 7.6

6:30 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 17000 steps by end of day.

Tuesday 26/03/2019

FBG(06:40) -8.2
 
Thursday 27/3
FBG (5.30am) 3.8
No exercise, resting day (though I did spend 3 hours pruning trees)

Breakfast (8am): Bacon, scrambled eggs, tomatoes, avocado toast (one slice, sourdough) /
Juice from one orange {453 Cal / 24.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {54 Cal / 3.0g Carbs}
Melanzane Parmigiana [leftovers] {258 Cal / 21.7g Carbs}
Blackberries, raspberries, yoghurt, walnuts {142 Cal / 8.7g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Dairy milk [20g with a coffee, can't recall last time] {107 Ca; / 11.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Roast chicken, celeriac mash, roast cauliflower, carrots, peas {444 Cal / 39.3g Carbs}
Strawberries, blueberries, yoghurt, biscotti {144 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1603
Carbs 125.3g
Protein 103.8g
Fat 65.1g (Sat Fat 23.7g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Annual medical results - updated for lipids breakdown

HbA1c 34
BP 102/62
Cholesterol 3.4 - HDL 1.7
- Non HDL 1.7
- Triglycerides 0.5 [very pleased as not a fasting reading]
BMI 22.7

All the rest absolutely fine.

GP (the practice diabetic specialist), suggested that I might try coming off my meds. Seemed surprised that I hadn't been on any diabetes meds for 2 years and hadn't been taking BP meds for over a year. We disagreed last year when I suggested that with a BP of 112/60 I didn't need BP meds so I stopped taking them.
All done with a pretty normal diet and some exercise. I am careful with carbs (average of about 170g / day) and have always avoided processed food (even making my own bread & pasta) but otherwise think that I eat normally.
 
130 mg/dl i.e. 7.2 this morning.
Almost exactly what it was last night

Yesterday i reduced my metformin from 500.× 2 per day to just one due to severe nausea. Nausea is reduced and feeling clear headed.. glad about that.. but worried about fasting numbers creeping up... not sure what to do..
 
Yesterday food

7:45 Breakfast-Berries Smoothie
Two Boiled Eggs
Three Spoon of nut mix

Lunch - Boiled Egg
3 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

Dinner - Fasting

19:00 One hour Badminton

21:00 Blood sugar 6.6

7:40 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 8100 steps by end of day.

Friday 29/03/2019

FBG(06:40) -7.1
 
Shas3 said:
130 mg/dl i.e. 7.2 this morning.
Almost exactly what it was last night

Yesterday i reduced my metformin from 500.× 2 per day to just one due to severe nausea. Nausea is reduced and feeling clear headed.. glad about that.. but worried about fasting numbers creeping up... not sure what to do..
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Are you doing any diet and/or exercise?
 
6 this morning but I had a night's sleep again last night.

breakfast: 30g double cream in coffee
lunch: cockles, almonds, red pepper celery and tomatoes
through day: 60g semi skimmed milk in coffee, 30g double cream in coffee
dinner: cheese salad (so much cheese!)
later on: yoghurt and strawberries

Metformin down to 1 x 500 per day on advice of DN.
 
Friday 29/3
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {272 Cal / 35.0g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 50 sec]
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel, toast (one slice, sourdough) / Tangerine {274 Cal / 23.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {56 Cal / 3.1g Carbs}
Chicken, fig & hummus salad {330 Cal / 21.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {146 Cal / 11.2g Carbs}

………………………………..2 hours of heavy gardening
Snack (4pm): Banana {67 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon & prawn fishcakes [leftover salmon, celeriac mash],
sweet potato fries, baked beans {451 Cal / 45.0g Carbs}
Peach, raspberry ice cream {140 Cal / 18.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1815
Carbs 182.8g
Protein 108.6g
Fat 60.1g (Sat Fat 13.2g / Trans fats 0.5g)

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