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Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

James13 said:
9.1 today. Not sure why, 8.4 yesterday, 7.8 the day before. Averaging 110g carbs, down from 380g 3 weeks ago.
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This is the great mystery that only your liver can explain, and for some reason it has decided to dump more glucose into you over the past couple of days. I've been the same for over a week now after feeling under the weather, I guess all we can do is to carry on low carbing and exercise and wait for it the come down

Just a thought but it may have something to do with the warm nights, I know I've been uncomfortable for the past couple of night and not sleeping very well
 
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Johnjoe13 said:
This is the great mystery that only your liver can explain, and for some reason it has decided to dump more glucose into you over the past couple of days. I've been the same for over a week now after feeling under the weather, I guess all we can do is to carry on low carbing and exercise and wait for it the come down

Just a thought but it may have something to do with the warm nights, I know I've been uncomfortable for the past couple of night and not sleeping very well
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Thanks for the response. I did wonder whether the warm nights and restless sleep might have an effect. My recent numbers certainly don't put me off, I believe what I'm doing will have benefits in the long run, if not there are always more carbs to reduce :)
 
James13 said:
Just checked and my protein intake the last couple of days was 163 and 154g. Is that a lot?
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Only in comparison to carbs. If 100g carb then protein should be lower unless your going for a high protein diet. Protein is to maintain your muscles and tendons etc.. If you want to increase mass in the muscle higher protein is advised. Less muscle mass and less weight = less protein. You need enough protein to either maintain what you have or reduce heavy muscle mass which isn't needed. Remember muscles store glucose too not just the liver. Bigger the muscles more glucose stored and then dumped at a later date.
We all just need enough muscle to keep us going, healthily. Some say too high a protein diet risks kidney function. I'm not sure. My kidneys are fine on high protein all my life. Hence big muscles but now covered in fat.
 
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