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

There is really nothing more I can add.You ALL have changed my life with the LCHF eating program.My wife and I are grateful beyond what I can express.You ALL have literally given me life.

I am in remission with numbers now in the 'normal' person range steadily now.Been doing LCHF for 3 months.

I tried to educate Dr today about LCHF,but he was very busy and best I got through to him was his stating...."so low carb lowered your weight and that fixed your glucose".Well at least he understood that low carb is effective diabetic treatment if not the why.Its a start.

There isnt any more I can contribute here to whats been already been recorded.I will continue to lurk and have maybe a couple more replies to post to this thread.My next hbA1c will be in a month,I will post those results.Going forward my goal will be to do my best to help any diabetic I can to get the latest and best advice going forward,its what I can do,my little bit.It all adds up.

You are all winners,all successful,all life changers.All different in approaches.All inspiring and fantastic educators.I truly bow to you and salute you,my gratitude cannot be expressed fully enough.

May your lives be the best they can possibly be.Take care and Thank You.

Spuds.
 
Tuesday June 04
FBG at 0700 was 5.7 (6 hours fasting), food yesterday was;

Breakfast: honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Lunch: 2 slices black forest ham on lettuce w/Keen's hot English mustard, black tea
Dinner: 2 bowls homemade vegetable soup, 1/2 cup blueberries w/18% cream, cup of sake, 500 mg metformin
Snack: 2 glasses sake
Late late snack (0100): handful of blueberries plus cup of Schweppe's flavoured carbonated water

Temp here 14C and skies hazy forest fires still burning. Undoubtedly FBG affected by late late night snacking but still below 6 so OK by me. Checking electrical system on Land Rover, previous owner has modifications for fog lights, heading out to examine Ford Ranger V6 engine.
 
Good luck and try to stay on the bandwagon, keep using that blood glucose meter! My next A1C is on June 07 with a follow up trip to the doctor about a week later...
 
Tuesday 4/6
FBG (05:30) 3.9
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), pear, blackberries, walnuts {274 Cal / 36.5g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 15 sec]
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms, toast (one slice, seeded)/ Half a grapefruit {116 Cal / 17.8g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
….………………………...….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom & fennel soup {90 Cal / 3.3g Carbs}
Chicken, fig, hummus & avocado salad {415 Cal / 12.9g Carbs}
Mango, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {143 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Nectarine, almonds {113 Cal / 8.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Pesto & goats cheese risotto {397 Cal / 35.3g Carbs}
Tarte aux fruits {168 Cal / 19.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 decaf)

Calories 1863
Carbs 172.0g
Protein 95.6g
Fat 80.6g (Sat Fat 19.8g / Trans fats 1.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Weds FBG @ 0500: 4.7

Spent the previous day experimenting with a few (low) carbs; a few Ryvita Dark Rye (with a little peanut butter and cream cheese), and a cheeky couple of Michelob Ultra beers (2.1g carbs each).

Plus some Pyscho Scratchings - naga chilli scratchings as an exciting snack (they were face melters).

Finished the day at 5.8.
 
Wednesday June 5
FBG at 0800 was 5.3 (8 hours), food yesterday was;

Breakfast: blueberries, honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Lunch: zero, nuthin', black coffee
Dinner: Splurged at Boston Pizza with individual sized Boston Royale pizza, pint of Rickards' Red beer, forgot to take metformin
Snack: 2 shots of Bacardi white rum w/diet Pepsi, handful of Kirkland (Costco) brand salted mixed nuts

Temp here at 0850 was 11C and skies are hazy. The carbs in the pizza dough and the beer undoubtedly make FBG numbers higher but still OK. Working on vehicle electrical system and engine removal preparations, planning and more planning...
 
Wednesday 5/6
FBG (05:30) Not measured today
Exercise free day

Breakfast (8am): Pain perdu, plum & blackberry compote, toasted pecans {402 Cal / 32.3g Carbs}
A little weird having a slight taste of brandy on my lips at this time of day, but hey ho!

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {106 Cal / 16.5g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {336 Cal / 8.6g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {112 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Salmon, new potatoes, roast squash & celeriac, peas, sweetcorn {455 Cal / 38.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, strawberries, yoghurt, cashews {145 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 decaf)

Calories 1635
Carbs 132.5g
Protein 107.4g
Fat 65.1g (Sat Fat 13.2g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Wednesday 05/06/2019

07:30 Breakfast: Two Boiled Eggs, Okra Stir fry
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture

Cycle to work and back
3 Green tea and Black coffee at work

18:50 Blood Sugar Before Dinner 6.5
18:50 Dinner- Spinach Stir Fry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Red Pepper Cooked in oven with nuts,eggs and mozzarella
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture

Thursday 06/06/2019
FGB(06:30) - 6.7
 
Thurs @ 07:30 - 4.5
.... and hit 42lbs lost!

Yesterday started well, with a Phd smart bar (choc, coconut and cashew) for 6.7g carbs and two boiled eggs as a mobile breakfast heading to a client site. BG moved a whole 0.4 from that - so appears agreeable.

It all went downhill after that as the restaurant was closed, and I had utterly failed to pack a lunch. Took the opportunity to test how I'd handle a sandwich from Boots - chicken mayo and stuffing on wholemeal bread (numbers were something like 40g carbs, 20g fat, 22g protein if I recall) and a pack of olives. BG at the 2 hour post eating mark was 6.7, up from 5.4; so a 1.3 increase for that meal. That's ok, but too high a rise for my liking - and the spike at 1 hour post eating was horrifying, I hit 10.

Lesson learned, and for dinner, had a slice of ryvita dark rye with a tablespoon of smooth almond peanut butter and a thick layer of cream cheese, plus some cucumber sticks and black olives, with raspberries and a small spoon of clotted cream to finish.

Finished Weds on 5.1
 
Thursday June 06
FBG at 0750 was 5.5 (5 hours fasting), food yesterday was;

Breakfast: blueberries, honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Lunch: zero, nada, nuthun', black tea
Dinner: BBQ steak, roast potato (1) in butter w/garlic, stir fried mushrooms in butter and Harvey's Bristol Cream, glass of red wine, 500 mg metformin
Snack: several glasses of white rum w/diet Pepsi and a chaser of blueberries
Late late snack: woke at about 0230 and had a tablespoon of butterscotch ripple ice cream w/glass of tap water

Temp here at 0810 was 11C, skies are clear, no smoke blowing our way yet. Playing with Land Rovers and Chrysler 200's all day...
 
Thursday 6/6
FBG (05:30) 4.3
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {276 Cal / 34.5g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 12 sec]
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel, toast (one slice, seeded)/ Tangerine {233 Cal / 19.5g Carbs}

Snack (9am): Banana {64 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
….………………………...….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {67 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}
Chicken, hummus & avocado salad {499 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, yoghurt, macadamias {119 Cal / 10.1g Carbs}

……………………………….3 mile walk
BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Linguine al colombaccio {370 Cal / 45.3g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, walnuts, ice cream {177 Cal / 17.4g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), peanut butter {165 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee (2 decaf)

Calories 2032
Carbs 186.3g
Protein 120.3g
Fat 79.0g (Sat Fat 15.7g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Thursday 06/06/2019

07:30 Breakfast: Oats soaked overnight with yogurt, coconut milk, berries and almond butter
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture

Cycle to work and back
3 Green tea and Black coffee at work

18:50 Blood Sugar Before Dinner 7.4
18:50 Dinner- Chicken Curry
Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Ridge Gourd and tomato Chutney
Yellow Pepper Cooked in oven with nuts,eggs and mozzarella
Salad, Papad
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture

Friday 07/06/2019
FGB(06:30) - 8.4
 
Friday June 07
FBG at 0930 (9.5 hours fasting) was 4.2, food yesterday was;

Breakfast: zero, nada, zilch, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Lunch: handful of blueberries and handful of raspberries, black tea
Dinner: roast chicken, roast potato w/butter and crushed garlic, green salad w/Kraft Russian dressing, glass of red wine, 500 mg metformin
Snack: several glasses white rum w/diet Pepsi, chunk of semi-sweet baker's chocolate

Temp here at 1010 was +1C, heavy thick snow melting mostly but turning to slush on our deck and patio furniture, skies cloudy. Hunting for A/C compressor for Chrysler 200, tracing electrical wiring on Land Rover, getting A1C test today made doctor's appointment for next Thursday to review results (good thing too, nearly out of metformin)...
 
Friday 7/6
FBG (05:30) 4.4
Breakfast (7.30am): Duck eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast (one slice, seeded)/
Juice from one orange {351 Cal / 26.7g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {69 Cal / 15.6g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 12 sec]
This has become my weekly slot for pushing it. Couldn't quite hit my PB but v happy.

Lunch (1pm): Mushroom soup {105 Cal / 3.8g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {292 Cal / 6.5g Carbs}
Persimmon, passion fruit, yoghurt, pecans {147 Cal / 14.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Pollock in breadcrumbs, sweet potato fries, peas, sweetcorn {464 Cal / 42.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, ice cream {157g Cal / 17.6g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee (3 decaf)

Calories 1799
Carbs 148.1g
Protein 113.6g
Fat 74.6g (Sat Fat 16.3g / Trans fats 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Friday 07/06/2019

07:30 Breakfast: Peppers and mushrooms pan fried
Scrambled eggs
85% dark chocolate

Cycle to work and back
3 Green tea and Black coffee at work

19:00 Blood Sugar Before Dinner 6.2
19:00 Dinner-
Horsegram soup with pepper and green chilli
leftover Chicken Curry
Leftover Cauliflower and Broccoli rice
Two Dark chocolate


Saturday 08/06/2019
FGB(06:30) - 7.6
 
Saturday June 8
FBG at 0715 (4 hours fasting) was 5.2, food yesterday was;

Breakfast: handful of raspberries, blueberries and honey nut cheerios w/2% milk, 500 mg metformin, black tea
Lunch: handful of mixed salted nuts, black tea
Dinner: ham and scrambled eggs w/tabasco sauce, green salad w/Kraft Catalina dressing, glass of red wine, 500 mg metformin
Snack: handful of mixed salted nuts
Late late snack: handful of blueberries and glass of tap water (0300)

Temp here +6C at 0745 skies clear, yesterday's snow all melted. More work on Land Rover electrical system...
 
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