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

[Traceymac23]

Blood glucose was 5.8 last night 2 hours after dinner (2050), then I cheated and had 2 chocolate chip cookies and 1/2 glass of 2% milk at 2230. This morning at 0640 my blood glucose was 6.4, proving that one cannot eat chocolate chip cookies at night and expect decent overnight fasting blood sugars. My overnight fasting should be in the mid 5s or high 4s (personal target) and useless fact #72, still had 3/4 cup of Honey Nut Cheerios with milk for breakfast. Have been largely successful at eliminating most of the bad carbs from my diet, although I did try a half shot of Sambuca on Sunday (yummy but a real no-no), and have been tracking blood sugars and blood pressure in an Excel spreadsheet. I can see my progress since Mar 08 and am very surprised to see overnight fasting blood glucose go from low 10s to 6s, 5s and below (once) in only 1 month. I am not doing the Keto thing but basically low carb with a few instances of falling off the wagon, I'll try harder! Thanks all for being here...

Tuesday Apr 09, 2019 (0915)

Sounds like a good plan

 

[Traceymac23]

6.3 this morning at 0640hrs......nurses dictate testing times.........Fast continued till 0940hrs when I had a typical hospital breakfast of bran flakes,milk,wandered sprinkles plus 2 Brown bread with butter

Cappuccino plus two flat white coffees before pre lunch reading of 8.1 at 1135hrs

Dropped to 7.7 pre-dinner after a lunch of:

Jerk Chicken
Small cup rice
Mix veg(from frozen)
Broccoli
Ice cream(80g) with chopped hazelnuts(40g)

Kiwi fruit and 2 pieces of sushi roll for snack as well as 2 teas,2coffees and about a litre of water

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Tuesday 9/4
FBG (5.30am) 3.9
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {271 Cal / 34.1g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [24 min 07 sec]
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel, toast (one slice, sourdough)/ Tangerine {231 Cal / 19.2g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Mushroom soup {69 Cal / 2.3g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad/ Flatbread, hummus {261 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}
Strawberries, mango, yoghurt, pistachios {123 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Cumberland sausage, celeriac mash, roast cauliflower,
carrots, turnip, green beans {540 Cal / 37.9g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile run
……………………………….7 x 500m [sprints, 1 minute rests] on rowing machine

Dessert (8pm): Plum, blackberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {128 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}

Snack(9pm): Toast (one slice, sourdough), peanut butter, almond milk {167 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (3 of them decaf)

Calories 1871
Carbs 154.4g
Protein 129.9g
Fat 79.5g (Sat Fat 19.1g / Trans fats 0.3g)

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

 

[Traceymac23]

Dropped to 7.7 pre-dinner after a lunch of:

Jerk Chicken
Small cup rice
Mix veg(from frozen)
Broccoli
Ice cream(80g) with chopped hazelnuts(40g)

Kiwi fruit and 2 pieces of sushi roll for snack as well as 2 teas,2coffees and about a litre of water

Dinner was:
Roast Chicken
Steamed cabbage
Sweetcorn
Celeriac mash
80 g Ice cream with 40g chopped hazelnuts

Teas,coffees and sugar free squash turned the rise to a final reading of 7.4

Not looking forward to tomorrow's fasting bg as I decided to celebrate getting out of hospital tomorrow with a pizza and football night.........worth it in my book.......I'll face the music tomorrow now.

 

[Shas3]

6.1 @ 4:30 am... last night was grilled veggies and cheese

 

[Traceymac23]

Dinner was:
Roast Chicken
Steamed cabbage
Sweetcorn
Celeriac mash
80 g Ice cream with 40g chopped hazelnuts

Teas,coffees and sugar free squash turned the rise to a final reading of 7.4

Not looking forward to tomorrow's fasting bg as I decided to celebrate getting out of hospital tomorrow with a pizza and football night.........worth it in my book.......I'll face the music tomorrow now.

Well......not too bad
Pizza effectively just scrubbed any normal fasting benefit

7.3 this morning

I may skip lunch today to compensate.......nothing ordered at the hospital kitchen anyway as I am on the 'to go' list.

 

[Venkat K]

Yesterday food

7:30 Breakfast- Oven cooked omelette
Berries Smoothie
Two Keto Chocolates

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

20:50 blood sugar 5.8

Fitbit shows 14300 steps by end of day.

Wednesday 10/04/2019

FBG(06:00) -6.6

 

[enb54]

Blood glucose was 5.4 at 0730, yesterday's food was;

Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios (3/4 cup) and 2% milk, black tea, 500 mg Metformin
Lunch: Salmon salad on a lettuce leaf, 4 dried apricots, black tea
Dinner: Scrambled eggs (3) and ham with Tabasco sauce, small dish of butter fried mushrooms, 4 dried apricots, black tea, 500 mg Metformin
Bedtime snack: 2 glasses Wolfblass cab-sauv red wine and 1 shot of Cazadores tequila

I am trying to not snack between meals or before going to bed, and am amazed that having even one piece of whole wheat bread or toast before bed keeps my blood sugar elevated for ages. The snack solution is obviously to not eat anything that raises your blood sugar before bed, hence the wine and tequila sleeping pill.

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Wednesday 10/4
FBG - Not measured today / Exercise free day

Breakfast (8am): Poached duck egg, avocado toast (2 small slices, sourdough),
tomatoes / Juice from one orange {402 Cal / 29.0g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Bistro lunch, quantities estimated
Black olives, Picpoul de Pinet (4oz) {169 Cal / 4.4g Carbs}
Cote de veau (veal T-bone), frites, haricot verts / Gigondas (4oz) {419 Cal / 19.5g Carbs}
Tarte aux mirabelles / Montbazillac (2oz) {269 Cal / 27.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, sweet potato fries, baked beans {358 Cal / 29.0g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {118 Cal / 9.6g Carbs}

Snack(9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), peanut butter, almond milk {164 Cal / 12.2g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1985
Carbs 143.7g
Protein 107.1g
Fat 74.4g (Sat Fat 19.8g / Trans fats 0.3g)

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

 

[Adm_Mad]

Today is my first full day with my monitor!

8.3 straight after waking up.

Yesterday I had: 220g of steamed broccolini with sesame oil, soy sauce and black pepper, a can of John West sardines and a can of Coke Zero. I’m going low calorie as well as low carb just until I can have a proper assessment with my GP after Easter.

 

[Venkat K]

Yesterday food

7:30 Breakfast- Oven cooked omelette
Berries Smoothie
Two Keto Chocolates
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture

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 Raw Bitter guard pickle
Spinach and coconut stir fry
Aubergine and egg stir fry
Salad
Three Keto Chocolates
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture

20:20 blood sugar 8.5

Fitbit shows 16300 steps by end of day.

Thursday 11/04/2019

FBG(06:20) -6.6

 

[Traceymac23]

5.9 this morning

Yesterday was a big day.....finally home from hospital so a mix of hospital food in the morning and home-cooked in the evening....also using my own meter now at the times I want to test rather than working around nurses shift times.

Breakfast:
Bran Flakes,milk,Canderel
2 slices brown bread,butter,marmalade

Lunch;
Mutton Vindaloo,Rice,Mix frozen veg
small piece 2"" by 2" of baked lemon tart

Dinner
Chicken ,Spinach,red peppers,onionss charlotte potato curry
kiwi fruit

8 white coffees,2 teas and about 3 litres of water

 

[enb54]

Blood glucose 0730 was 5.8, yesterday's food;

Breakfast: 3/4 cup Honey Nut Cheerios with 2% milk, black tea
Lunch: Ukrainian sausage no bread, 4 dried apricots, black tea
Dinner: 2 fried eggs and ham, 4 dried apricots, 1/2 cup unsalted cashews, 1 cup zero calorie Jello, black tea
Snack: 1/4 cup honey roasted peanuts, 2 glasses red wine, 2 shots tequila

Looks like the honey roasted peanuts have too much sugar, will not be having them again...

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Saturday 11/4
FBG (5.30am) 4.3
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, blackberries, pecans {278 Cal / 34.1g Carbs}
……………………………...2 mile run
……………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 46 sec]
Breakfast 2 (8am): Mackerel, toast (one slice, sourdough)/ Tangerine {246 Cal / 22.2g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Carrot cake {148 Cal / 17.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Butternut squash & chilli soup {64 Cal / 13.1g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad/ Flatbread, hummus {322 Cal / 14.3g Carbs}
Strawberries, melon, yoghurt, pistachios {130 Cal / 12.7g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Banana {67 Cal / 15.2g Carbs}
………………………………..2 hours heavy gardening

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Lamb neck fillet, aubergine curry, pilau rice {431 Cal / 42.2g Carbs}
Summer fruits, Halo top vanilla {103 Cal / 14.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too (2 of them decaf)

Calories 1859
Carbs 195.6g
Protein 97.1g
Fat 66.7g (Sat Fat 15.1g / Trans fats 0.6g)

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

 

[Adm_Mad]

Yesterday's food
B - 1 tin of John West mackerel fillet
L - 1 can of coke zero
D - cheesy meaty spinachy pasta made with konjac noodles, 65 g Mersey Valley cheese, 3 mini cheese kranskys and a couple of big handfuls of spinach and kale from a bag.

Edit: Just realised now I may have over-estimated calories and carbs, as it looks like I selected the wrong things in the MyFitnessPal app, so god knows how many carbs and calories this was, I don't think it was over my limit.

Blood glucose when I went to bed was 5.6.

This morning it was 8.3, and when I checked again at 1 p.m. it was 8.4!!! This is with not eating anything as I'm fasting today.

 

[Prem51]

Yesterday (11/4).
0645: Coffee with cream & sweetener.
1230: Lamb pattie (40g carbs), tea.
1600: Tea.
1700: Camembert & cheddar.
1930: Pizza (150g carbs!). Lemon tart and cream (30g carbs).
2115: Hot chocolate (5g carbs).

Quite a lot of carbs yesterday as I'm decorating living room and had pizza as I didn't have time to cook, so I was surprised to get an fbg of 5.8 this morning.

 

[Venkat K]

Yesterday food

7:30 Breakfast- Oven cooked omelette
Two Keto Chocolates
Two spoons of Nuts Mixture

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

20:30 blood sugar 6.5

Fitbit shows 6200 steps by end of day.

Friday 12/04/2019

FBG(06:20) -6.7

 

[Traceymac23]

5.9 this morning

Yesterday:

Breakfast:bran flakes/milk/canderel
Lunch:skipped it
Dinner:rump steak,cajun wedges,salad,150g haagen daaz

no snacks
Coffees(9),Teas(3) plus about 2.5 litres water/sugar free squash

 

[enb54]

Blood glucose 0740 was 5.2, yesterday's food;

Breakfast: 3/4 cup Honey Nut Cheerios with 2% milk, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Lunch: about 1/4 cup brie cheese, 4 dried apricots, black tea
Dinner: 4 good sized buffalo wings with Frank's Red Hot sauce, small garden salad with Kraft Catalina dressing, 4 dried apricots, 1 glass dry red wine, black tea, 500 mg metformin
Snack: about 8 oz of Bacardi white rum and diet Pepsi

 

[Deleted member 371625]

Saturday 12/4
FBG - Not measured today

Breakfast (8am): Scrambled egg, avocado toast (1 slice, seeded), mushrooms,
tomatoes / Juice from one orange {269 Cal / 25.6g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Banana {66 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}
…………………………….12 mile hike [very hilly]

Lunch (12pm): Picnic during walk
Avgolemono soup {149 Cal / 10.9g Carbs}
Fig & hummus salad {155 Cal / 12.6g Carbs}
Nectarine, raspberries, yoghurt, walnuts {129 Cal / 9.7g Carbs}

After walk (3pm) Beer (1pt) {146 Cal / 15.3g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Hake in breadcrumbs, fries, baked beans {483 Cal / 38.7g Carbs}
Strawberries, blackberries, yoghurt, almonds {113 Cal / 12.1g Carbs}

Snack(8pm): Magnum (mini, double caramel) {253 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}

3 cups of coffee too (1 of them decaf)

Calories 1806
Carbs 173.0g
Protein 81.0g
Fat 69.5g (Sat Fat 21.2g / Trans fats 0.4g)

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