• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

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

Monday 18/2
FBG (5.30am) 4.3
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackcurrants, walnuts {268 Cal / 35.0g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 46 sec]
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel, toast (one slice, seeded) / Tangerine {221 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Vegetable soup {145 Cal / 14.9g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad / Melba toast, hummus {228 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
Mango, strawberries, yoghurt, pistachios {133 Cal / 13.3g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs]
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

BG (6pm) 4.4
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, roast potatoes & cauliflower, carrot & swede mash,
red cabbage, peas {476 Cal / 37.1g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {135 Cal / 9.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1736
Carbs 160.8g
Protein 120.2g
Fat 56.0g (Sat Fat 9.0g / Trans fat 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Yesterday (18/2).
0500: Coffee with double cream & sweetener.
1300: Mug of tea, some cheddar cheese.
1530: 1 Hot Pepperami.
1830: Chicken curry and 100g Basmati rice (80g carbs), 1 Milky Way bar (15.2g carbs).

Fbg today 5.9.
 
Yesterday food

7:30 Breakfast- Omelette oven cooked( eggs,mushrooms, frozen kale, frozen okra, cheddar mozzarella cheese and spices)
Four Spoon of homemade nut mix

8:20 cycle to office 11 miles

Lunch- Fasting
3 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

17:40 Cycle to home 11 miles

19:10 Blood sugar Before dinner 7.1

19:10 Dinner - Cauliflower, Broccoli stir fry
Leftover Chicken curry
Spinach curry
Boiled egg
Tomato pickle
Papad with soft cheese
Four Spoon of homemade nut mix

7:30 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 12300 steps by end of day.

Tuesday 19/02/2019

FBG(06:30) - 8.4
 
Tuesday 19/2
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Snack (6am): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
……………………………..5 mile walk

Breakfast (7.30am): Avocado toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled eggs, mushrooms,
tomatoes / Juice from one orange {345 Cal / 19.3g Carbs}

Most of the day spent in the car travelling to and from a funeral, food choices limited
Snack (12pm): Sausage roll {171 Cal / 17.3g Carbs}

Buffet lunch (2pm): Chicken, rice salad / Fruitcake / Rioja (2 x 4oz) {450 Cal / 22.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Chicken & vegetable soup {154 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {141 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

Snack (8pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), almond milk {177 Cal / 18.9g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1571
Carbs 130.7g
Protein 73.1g
Fat 56.5g (Sat Fat 13.9g / Trans fat 0.6g)

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

7:30 Breakfast- Frozen berries, overnight recovery protein powder and Almond milk smoothie
Four Spoon of homemade nut mix

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

20:40 Blood sugar 5.4

7:40 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 6400 steps by end of day.

Wednesday 20/02/2019

FBG(06:10) - 6.4
 
4.3 this morning after a day eating full fat greek yoghurt and strawberies for breakfast, mushroom omelette with parmesan shavings for lunch and Heck sausages, broccoli and cabbage for dinner. Then, when I entered my fasting BS on mySugr, it told me I was hypo and needed some sugar!? Truly confused as I thought the level to aim for was 4 to 5.4. Any one got any advice here please? Peace and love to all x
 
LindsayJane said:
4.3 this morning after a day eating full fat greek yoghurt and strawberies for breakfast, mushroom omelette with parmesan shavings for lunch and Heck sausages, broccoli and cabbage for dinner. Then, when I entered my fasting BS on mySugr, it told me I was hypo and needed some sugar!? Truly confused as I thought the level to aim for was 4 to 5.4. Any one got any advice here please? Peace and love to all x
Click to expand...
Excellent news please ignore the app and carry on exactly as you are. The warning might be for a Type 1 for whom 4.3 might be considered close to hypo but for a diet controlled T2 its exactly what you want to see.
 
bulkbiker said:
Excellent news please ignore the app and carry on exactly as you are. The warning might be for a Type 1 for whom 4.3 might be considered close to hypo but for a diet controlled T2 its exactly what you want to see.
Click to expand...
Phew! Thank you so much; that is a relief. My BG didn't go above 5.4 yesterday and it had me worried I might have been doing something wrong!
 
Yesterday (19/2).
0610: Coffee with double cream & sweetener.
1200: Hot chocolate (6.5g carbs).
2200: Chicken & sweetcorn soup (with added rice) (25g carbs), lamb pattie (28g carbs), Milky Way bar (15.2g carbs).

Fbg today 5.7.
 
Last edited:
bulkbiker said:
No worries.
Click to expand...
I take metformin but I can't say it makes me suffer. I do wonder though, what would hapen if I stopped taking it. It doesn't have any bad effects on me but I'm not really happy with taking medication long term. Something to discuss with my DN....
 
Venkat Kommi said:
Yesterday food

7:30 Breakfast- Frozen berries, overnight recovery protein powder and Almond milk smoothie
Four Spoon of homemade nut mix

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

20:40 Blood sugar 5.4

7:40 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 6400 steps by end of day.

Wednesday 20/02/2019

FBG(06:10) - 6.4
Click to expand...
Some good low figures there, brilliant!
 
Wednesday 20/2
FBG (5.30am) 4.1
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, raspberries, walnuts {280 Cal / 36.0g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine
Breakfast 2 (8am): Avocado toast (one slice, seeded), mushrooms, tomatoes /
Juice from one grapefruit {258 Cal / 18.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Lebanese café whilst shopping
Spicy chicken, moutabel, hummus, flatbread [still hot] {374 Cal / 18.0g Carbs}

Back home, 2pm
Strawberries, blackcurrants, yoghurt, pecans {128 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}

Snack (5pm): Mushroom soup, garlic croutons {141 Cal / 12.2g Carbs]

Dinner (7pm): Fennel, pea & smoked salmon risotto {218 Cal / 39.9g Carbs}
Vanilla panna cotta, blackberries, hazelnuts {168 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1661
Carbs 159.6g
Protein 82.6g
Fat 66.6g (Sat Fat 12.6g / Trans fat 0.4g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Yesterday (20/2).
0510: Coffee with double cream & sweetener.
1230: Chicken & sweetcorn soup with added rice (25g carbs).
1600: Hot chocolate (6g carbs).
1800: 150g reheated wholemeal pasta & pesto (100g carbs). 100ml OPPO icecream (10g carbs).
2100: 2 squares 70% cocoa dark chocolate & caramel (9.8g carbs).

Fbg today 6.9.
I tried the reheating pasta trick to see how it affected my bg. It did seem to give a lower spike after eating, I went from 5.7 to 6.9 two hours after eating. But I'm still at 6.9 fbg today, so glucose seems to have been released over a longer period. I think I will avoid pasta from now.
 
Yesterday food

7:30 Breakfast- Omelette oven cooked( eggs,mushrooms, chillies, frozen kale, Frozen Spinach, frozen okra, cheddar, mozzarella cheese and spices)
Four Spoon of homemade nut mix
Dark Chocolate

8:20 cycle to office 11 miles

Lunch- Fasting
3 Green Tea and Black coffee at work

17:40 Cycle to home 11 miles

19:00 Blood sugar Before dinner 6.4

19:00 Dinner - Cauliflower, Broccoli stir fry
Lamb mince curry
Tomato pickle
Papad with soft cheese
Salad(Lamb lettuce, Cucumbers, olives, tomatoes, green chillies, crispy salad and seasoning)
Four Spoon of homemade nut mix
Dark Chocolate

7:40 hours sleep

Fitbit shows 12200 steps by end of day.

Thursday 21/02/2019

FBG(06:45) - 7.3
 
Thursday 21/2
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Snack (5.30am): Banana {64 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
……………………………….5 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, toast (one slice, seeded), tomatoes /
Juice from one orange {306 Cal / 18.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, yoghurt, passion fruit {98 Cal / 11.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {59 Cal / 3.2g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad / Melba toast, hummus {267 Cal / 11.9g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, pecans {143 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

BG (5pm) 3.8
Snack (5pm): Pear, walnuts {128 Cal / 13.5g Carbs]
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Dinner (7pm): Meatballs [beef & pork], linguine, Nduja ragu {422 Cal / 43.8g Carbs}
Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {109 Cal / 8.5g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1676
Carbs 147.3g
Protein 91.5g
Fat 70.8g (Sat Fat 16.5g / Trans fat 0.8g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
 
Yesterday (21/2).
0435: Coffee with double cream & sweetener.
1200: 2 poached eggs on 1 slice wholemeal toast.
1300: Cheddar cheese.
1700: Hot Peperami.
1900: Liver & onion, 2 new potatoes, spinach. OPPO icecream.

Fbg today 6.3.
 
Back
Top