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

engie1967 said:
8.0 this morning (down from high of 13 on Tuesday when I started LCHF). Does warm weather affect BS levels? And, how long should it take for BS to go back to 'normal' levels?
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Probably if you get dehydrated (concentration of sugar would rise?) but not sure otherwise
 
Polgara said:
I already take a big multi vitamin and omega 3 every day and I'm eating healthier than I have done for 10 years. I know that I'm so much fitter than I was before the my diagnosis - but honestly today it doesn't feel like that. Off to Wales tonight for half term week - so hoping that does me good.
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I do hope you have a relaxed time, happy thoughts:happy:
 
ickihun said:
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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For you info, @James13 - As a renal transplant patient who was born with kidney disease, I have heard a lot of dietary advice over the decades..much of it absolute drivel. There was no particular standard food group which contributed in any significant way to the health of my kidneys. The diet is more important post transplant (and for those on dialysis). The NHS used to promote what amounted to an all protein diet (in the seventies) until it proved to be ridiculously unhealthy. It is known that too much protein in a renal patient's diet is potentially harmful (particularly in those who have had a transplant). I am careful not to eat to high an amount (and I would not worry in the slightest about 150g of protein a day. I would not expect amounts of that nature to be any kind of a problem for a healthy kidney...and most people have 2!). Someone taking care of their health could easily eat a lot more protein with no difficulty. My renal specialists and my diabetes consultant were happy with the breakdown of my personal low carb diet (where I had estimated my daily intake of certain nutrients etc by considering amount per 100g and the portion sizes of foods I was eating). I recorded each item in a typical week and calculated to produce daily figures which loosely broke down to - c.30-50g carbs, 12g sugar, 125g fat (50g unsaturated), 18g fibre, 150g protein, c.1500 calories. I am 6ft tall and seldom weigh over 78 kilos. If I was more active, it probably wouldn't do...but I am a lazy so-so. This diet helped me get my BS under control. I am less strict these days. Sorry to ramble on - protein is not something I would worry about if I were you.
 
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