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

Wow! Are these great food ideas on this thread or what! A nice cool rainy spring day here,armed with my calculator and multiply UK numbers by 18.Gotta love it!If I miss giving likes,its just a miss,I love it all!
Sooo,started day with a
0700-FBG 5.5
1045-Breakfast-5 bacon strips,1 egg,1/2 apple
1420-lunch-Cottage cheese,2 large lettuce leaves
1930-2 cheese burger lettuce wraps,onion,pickles,fried with a little mustard.Salad size bowl with cauliflower and frozen green peas,a goodly amount.
2130-Glucose-5.94

This AM-FBG 4.94

Monday 29/4
FBG (6am) 4.2
Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (one slice, seeded)/
Juice from half a grapefruit {268 Cal / 18.5g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Scotch broth {116 Cal / 16.1g Carbs}
Chicken, fig, avocado & hummus salad {358 Cal / 17.5g Carbs}
Strawberries, peach, yoghurt, walnuts {116 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Pork tenderloin, pear sauce, celeriac mash, carrots, red cabbage,
green beans, peas {377 Cal / 37.6g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, almonds {124 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), peanut butter, almond milk {167 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 of these decaf)

Calories 1605
Carbs 138.5g
Protein 106.9g
Fat 47.2g (Sat Fat 10.9g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

midnightrider,you sure have done well,congrats!

1spuds said:

midnightrider,you sure have done well,congrats!

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Thanks.
I've never been convinced that I was diabetic, I believe that I was insulin resistant (HbA1c 74 at diagnosis) but found it far too easy to overcome for it to have been full blown diabetes. I also had no symptoms, diagnosis was accidental.
Walking briskly for 30 - 60 minutes a day and cutting carbs down to 120 - 150g a day wasn't too difficult. Although I lost 7 stones in all, by the time my weight was down by about 25lbs within 2 months of diagnosis, my BG levels were normal (without meds) and have remained so ever since.
This doesn't fit with the struggles which some people have with their BG control.
Whilst there is no conclusive proof of this, there is evidence that metabolic syndrome/ insulin resistance occurs first, gradually damaging the pancreas, causing elevated BG/HbA1c. If addressed early enough, it would appear that the pancreas and BG control can recover completely (as in my case). However, if left untreated whether through not being diagnosed or the diagnosis not being acted on (diet/exercise) the damage will reach a stage where recovery is not possible.
I do believe that the most important factor is to remove visceral fat from the liver and pancreas, which will only be achieved through diet and exercise. As this is the cause of insulin resistance, at best this can lead to a full recovery. At the very least, it will allow for optimum performance in BG control.

Monday 29/04/2019

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

19:30 blood sugar before Dinner 7.3

19:00 Chicken curry
Cauliflower & Broccoli stir fry
Salad and Papad
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture
Two Squares of 85% dark Chocolate

Tuesday FBG(06:00) 6.8

Tuesday April 30
FBG at 0645 was 5.3, food yesterday was;

Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Lunch: homemade tamagoyaki (Japanese layered omelette sandwich roll) w/diced ham, 4 dried apricots, black tea
Dinner: whole mushrooms stir fried in Harvey's Bristol Cream (sherry) and butter w/chopped green onions and bean sprouts, 1/4 cup unsalted cashews, small bowl zero calorie strawberry Jello, glass of red wine, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Snack: glass of dark rum and diet Pepsi

Light skiff of snow, cloudy and minus 4C, looks like I'm not too skilled in the tamagoyaki department, my layers were melded into each other but it was very tasty. Income tax deadline here in Canada today, so will be gainfully occupied figuring out how much I owe...

Edited to add cashews and Jello

enb54 said:

Tuesday April 30
FBG at 0645 was 5.3, food yesterday was;

Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin

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You are lucky to tolerate cereal,wish I could

Check out what happened when I ate a corn/rice pasta...
0730-FBG after 10 hour fast-4.9
1000-2 sausage patties,1 egg,Grapefruit
1500-BIG STRESS,letter from state arent happy with my 2017 tax filing,idiots BTW.
1600-Bloody Mary
1700-Chicken stroganoff,with corn/rice pasta (I see problems!)
1900-BG-5.1 and verified with retest.Going to have to try that again.I know corn doesnt bug me,have no way of knowing % of corn and rice,but corn is first listed ingredient so its more than rice.

0900 next morning-FBG- 5.0

Tuesday 23/4
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blueberries, pecans {269 Cal / 36.6g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 46 sec]
Breakfast 2 (8.30am): Mackerel (in tomato sauce), toast (one slice, sourdough) {308 Cal / 17.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Tomato & red lentil soup {139 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {272 Cal / 6.0g Carbs}
Peach, pineapple, yoghurt, pistachios {129 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Nectarine, cashews {109 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon with spaghetti alfredo {407 Cal / 39.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {134 Cal / 8.9g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {127 Cal / 11.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 decaf)

Calories 1983
Carbs 174.7g
Protein 105.4g
Fat 87.4g (Sat Fat 18.9g / Trans fats 0.2g)

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

1spuds said:

You are lucky to tolerate cereal,wish I could

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I am lucky for sure, but only with the 3/4 cup and just enough milk to float them. I am not so fortunate with Frosted Flakes, Sunny Boy, Cream of Wheat or even Grits, which all seem to make my blood sugars rise and stay up for a dog's age. Of course, I do like maple syrup on my cream of wheat or grits...

4.9.

Yesterday I ate a hard boiled egg and about 180g of avocado (weight of edible parts once I'd stoned and peeled them). I know this is nowhere near enough food, but food is still freaking me out generally and all feels like poison, and if I get too close to my recommended calorie intake I feel like I've over-eaten and am tempted to purge, and usually succumb. I've been prescribed Cymbalta to help with my depression and anxiety, starting on a low dose for a couple of weeks to help me ease into it, and it will take a few weeks after I'm on a full dose to start taking proper effect.

Adm_Mad said:

4.9.

Yesterday I ate a hard boiled egg and about 180g of avocado (weight of edible parts once I'd stoned and peeled them). I know this is nowhere near enough food, but food is still freaking me out generally and all feels like poison, and if I get too close to my recommended calorie intake I feel like I've over-eaten and am tempted to purge, and usually succumb. I've been prescribed Cymbalta to help with my depression and anxiety, starting on a low dose for a couple of weeks to help me ease into it, and it will take a few weeks after I'm on a full dose to start taking proper effect.

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Well 4.9 FBG sounds excellent to me and I'm sure there are others on here who would love and agree with that! One hard boiled egg and part of an avocado does not sound like enough for human daily consumption, I'm sure others will chime in here and attempt to fill in some of your nutrition blanks...

@enb54 Haha I don't need the nutrition blanks filled in, I'm well and truly aware that my current eating behaviours aren't great and know the reasons why.

Tuesday 30/04/2019

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

17:30 Cycle to Home 11 miles

20:30 blood sugar 5.4

Wednesday FBG(06:30) 5.9

My morning Fasting Blood Glucose chart

0900-FBG after 12 hr fast-5.0
1030-90g steak,large tomato
1510-150g tuna fish with mayo,onions,pickles on lettuce
1750-38g sunflower seeds
2000-180g steak with mushroom,onions and red wine sauce,corn,green beans
2200-BG-5.4
2300-2 TBS apple cider vinegar

0630-FBG after 10.5 hr fast-5.1

Next grocery trip going to load up on spinach,Brussels Sprouts,and zucchini.Love em all and looks better diet wise,though I have a lot of canned veggies left yet to use up.

Venkat Kommi said:

My morning Fasting Blood Glucose chart

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Great job Venkat Kommi,you have come a long way on the journey.Congrats! I see you garden,thats probably what did it

Wednesday May 01

FBG was 4.9 at 0900, food yesterday was;
Breakfast: 3/4 cup honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Lunch: 3 scrambled eggs, 1/4 cup salted macadamia nuts, black tea
Dinner: Home bbq steak, green salad w/Kraft 1000 Islands dressing, 4 glasses red wine, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Snack: 1 glass Canadian rye whiskey w/diet ginger ale

FBG was a bit lower than expected, likely because I took it at 0900 instead of on awakening at o8oo. Weather clear and sunny temp is 1C, finished income taxes and efiled, installing pot lights at daughter # 2's, learning how to hang suspended ceiling...

Venkat Kommi said:

My morning Fasting Blood Glucose chart

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Thanks for sharing, attached (I think) is a pdf of my FBG for Mar 09 to May 01...

Last night 5.8
This morning 7.2

Dinner was fish with some greens....

enb54 said:

Thanks for sharing, attached (I think) is a pdf of my FBG for Mar 09 to May 01...

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1spuds said:

Got this...
could not be saved, because the disk, folder, or file is write-protected.
Write-enable the disk and try again, or try saving in a different location

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I opened the .pdf file with no problems / error messages.