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

Monday 15/4
FBG (5.30am) 4.3
Away from home, quantities estimated

Snack (5.30am): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk

Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, blackberries, walnuts {284 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): At the seaside
Fish (small) & chips (half portion), baked beans {482 Cal / 47.8g Carbs}
Ice cream {104 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Butternut squash, pea & pancetta risotto / Cabernet Sauvignon (3oz) {370 Cal / 43.2g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt {105 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1485
Carbs 179.9g
Protein 54.4g
Fat 44.8g (Sat Fat 10.8g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
6.3

Lunch: piece of string cheese
Dinner: sautéed kale and spinach with sausage with a sauce made from a dollop of heavy cream with garlic and chilli paste
Net calories after exercise: 634
Carbs: 10 g (14 if you count the fibre count in the green veg)

I know this doesn’t look like a lot of food but it was a full plate and really hearty and satisfying. I hope this is the “fat satiates you” theory coming into effect!

Seriously I’m surprised at the kinds of food you are able to eat if you choose a lower carb/higher fat diet and even on my temporary low calorie restriction I certainly don’t feel deprived (except for fruit which my GP vetoed for the time being). This is one of the reasons I can’t tell my mum about my diabetes. She won’t just freak out over the disease, she’ll freak out over this diet. She’s one of those people who thinks type 2 diabetes means you are a lazy gluttonous fatty, and if you let one bite of food that isn’t a lettuce leaf, carrot stick or whole grain bread pass your lips you will go blind and your legs will rot off.
 
Monday 15/04/2019

7:30 Breakfast- Oven cooked omelette
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture
Two Squares of 85% dark Chocolate

8:00 Cycle to Office 11 miles

Lunch - Fasting
3 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

17:30 Cycle to Home 11 miles

18:50 Aubergine and Egg stir fry
Bracoli& Cabbage stir fry
Salad
Left over chicken
Sesame Chutney
Papad with soft cheese
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture
Two Squares of 85% dark Chocolate

19:50 blood sugar after Dinner 7.8

Fitbit steps 14400

Tuesday FBG(06:20) 6.6
 
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With regards to fruit I find that watermelon, kiwi fruit and strawberries(well any berries) are not so bad?
 
4.7 this morning

Yesterday:

Breakfast: skipped it

Lunch:skipped it but did have a wee snackette of 30g cashews/30 g 85% dark choccy

Dinner:3 pork shoulder steaks/4 egg omelette cut into ribbons


8 coffees/3 teas and about 2.5 litres of sugar/carb free squash

7 cigarettes Can't wait till Vape gubbins arrives
 
FBG at 0700 this morning was 5.6, food yesterday was;

Breakfast: Honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, 4 dried apricots, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Lunch: 4 dried apricots, 1/4 cup unsalted cashews, 1/4 cup salted macadamia nuts, 1 glass V8 juice, black tea
Dinner: 3 egg/onion/tomato omlette and Tabasco sauce with fried slice of ham, egg drop soup, green salad with Kraft Thousand Islands dressing, 4 dried apricots, 1 glass red wine, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Snack: 3 shots Kirkland (Costco) French vodka w/grapefruit juice
 
Tuesday 16/4
FBG not measured today
Away from home, quantities estimated

Snack (5.30am): Banana {66 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk

Breakfast (8am): Bacon, egg, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (one slice, seeded) /
Juice from one orange {306 Cal / 24.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt {72 Cal / 7.3g Carbs}

Wandering round museums and galleries all day, surprised when fitbit told me I'd walked nearly 10 miles
Lunch (12.30pm): Carrot, coconut & red lentil soup, crusty roll {178 Cal / 21.4g Carbs}

Snack (2pm): Spiced ginger cake {255 Cal / 24.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon, new potatoes, roast celeriac, green beans / Viognier (3oz) {477 Cal / 30.2g Carbs}
Stewed plums & blackberries, ice cream {145 Cal / 23.9g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1545
Carbs 152.4g
Protein 77.3g
Fat 52.7g (Sat Fat 19.3g / Trans fats 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Tuesday 16/04/2019

7:30 Breakfast- Over night oats with almond milk,Almond butter, Yogurt and Berries
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture
Two Squares of 85% dark Chocolate

8:00 Cycle to Office 11 miles

Lunch & Dinner - Fasting
3 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

17:30 Cycle to Home 11 miles

20:30 blood sugar 4.4

Fitbit steps 14400

Wednesday FBG(06:20) 6.5
 
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Careful with grapefruit with some meds.......statins especially?
 
FBG this morning at 0740 was 6.2, food yesterday was;

Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Lunch: "Little Hamburger" (Five Guys) "loaded" on a lettuce leaf, black coffee
Dinner (late - 2030): 3/4 bowl Boston baked pork & beans, garden salad w/Kraft balsamic & oil dressing, small bowl zero calorie orange Jello, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Snack: 2 shots of tequila w/soda water

Looks like eating a high carb meal later at night is not a good idea for low early morning FBG numbers, maybe just something light plus a bedtime liquid snack...
 
Traceymac23 said:
Careful with grapefruit with some meds.......statins especially?
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Thanks, I always use the blood glucose monitor to test before and after (every 15 min for 1 hour, then hourly for 2 more hours) when I try anything new, and the grapefruit juice/vodka combo has minimal effect on that. At age 71 my only medication is metformin (500 mg twice a day) and nothing for blood pressure (usually below 120/80).
 
Wednesday 17/4
FBG (6am) 4.3
Away from home, quantities estimated

Snack (6am): Banana {67 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk

Breakfast (8am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce), toast (one slice, seeded) {280 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Mushroom soup {85 Cal / 2.8g Carbs}
Ham & avocado salad, hummus {293 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, walnuts {116 Cal / 8.0g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.7
Dinner (6pm): Lasagne / Chianti (5oz) {548 Cal / 37.3g Carbs}
Pineapple (flambed in rum), ice cream, passion fruit {188 Cal / 26.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1663
Carbs 130.5g
Protein 96.1g
Fat 64.0g (Sat Fat 20.3g / Trans fats 0.7g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
It was 7.6 this morning as my alarm woke me up from the middle of a rather unpleasant and dramatic dream. I remembered someone posting here that even things like watching a horror movie or thriller can raise your BG, so I tested straight away.

When I tested LITERALLY 3 minutes later, it was already down to 7.0.

This is truly the Trolling Disease. That is what I've started calling it in my head, LOL.
 
Wednesday 17/04/2019

7:30 Breakfast- Oven cooked omelette with mushrooms and pepper
One piece of homemade bread
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture
Two Squares of 85% dark Chocolate

Lunch - Fasting
3 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

17:10 Dinner- Chicken curry
Cauliflower & Broccoli rice
Spoon of Buckwheat
Okra Stir fry
Salad
Papad with soft cream
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture
Two Squares of 85% dark Chocolate

17:30 one hour gardening

18:45 Two miles running

21:40 blood sugar before bedtime 6.2

Fitbit steps 11700

Thursday FBG(06:20) 7.0
 
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I have had a similar experience when woken suddenly. I would always leave it 20 minutes or so now, if it is a rude awakening. If it is dropping quickly, as yours was, then it is a pretty good indication that you don't suffer from insulin resistance.
 
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