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

[Liam1955]

16/8 - Morning.

5.9

 

[OrsonKartt]

Morning my bg is still dropping (newly diagnosed). Why is 6s bad ? I thought the range was between 4-7 in the morning or fasting

My bg is 7.1

What is normal?

What is "normal" is far too tricky to answer. I can tell you that a year ago I was pretty much where you are re sugar levels and over the year I've been doing low carb along with a bit of diet and fasting my sugar levels in the morning are now in the 4-5 range and if they get into 6's I fast a little or calorie restrict. All this because generally it makes me feel so much better, more energised and less worried about the prospects of an ongoing illness.

 

[barriebanana]

Good morning everyone
BG today 6.5 K
Just noticed on this thread by 38candy has been told 6s BG levels are a bad thing!? Can anyone explain why.

Between 4 and 7 in the morning is fine don't worry

 

[berylc]

6.3 @ 7.30
Loooong cycle to work yesterday and a 2.5 mile cycle home at 10pm and I was 3.9 (accu-chek mobile) @ 10.30pm.
Liver dump ruined the good work

 

[Freema]

5.5 at 7:30

 

[JohnEGreen]

4.8 this morning.

 

[38candy]

What is "normal" is far too tricky to answer. I can tell you that a year ago I was pretty much where you are re sugar levels and over the year I've been doing low carb along with a bit of diet and fasting my sugar levels in the morning are now in the 4-5 range and if they get into 6's I fast a little or calorie restrict. All this because generally it makes me feel so much better, more energised and less worried about the prospects of an ongoing illness.

Ok thanks that really helps it's only been 3 weeks and I totally get what you are saying now.

 

[Nicksu]

5.3 today

 

[marathonmona]

6.2.
That's down from 8.2 Monday.

 

[Lily76]

6.4 at 07:30 this morning. I'm pleased with that as I had a bit too much bread (albeit wholemeal) yesterday as well as 2 squares of 70% chocolate [PMT you understand ]

 

[Nicksu]

6.4 at 07:30 this morning. I'm pleased with that as I had a bit too much bread (albeit wholemeal) yesterday as well as 2 squares of 70% chocolate [PMT you understand ]

Sometimes you just have to live a little!

 

[Lily76]

Sometimes you just have to live a little!

Yeah. I know that before I wouldn't have called a wholemeal roll, 2 slices of high protein bread and 2 squares of 70% chocolate "living a little" but times have changed. LOL. We do what we can when we can.

 

[Prem51]

Morning my bg is still dropping (newly diagnosed). Why is 6s bad ? I thought the range was between 4-7 in the morning or fasting

My bg is 7.1

What is normal?

Hi @38candy 6s aren't bad. Anything between 4-7 (fbg) is good for T2s. My average is 6.3 which I am quite happy with.
I was concerned that my fbgs were creeping up into the high 6s, and could have gone higher, as I am due my 12 month HbA1c and review in September. So I am fasting to get it down.

You fbg of 7.1 isn't bad as you have only recently been diagnosed, and your readings are still falling. I expect you will get into the 4-7 target range soon.

 

[Providence 62]

8.2 this morning. Busy day yesterday and not much time to eat. Lots of running around as well. Can only assume it's a liver dump - bah! 16/8/2017

 

[loiphamp]

Had several test this morning and at4:03 5.8 and 4:23 5.1 do that between take a leak unknown what's going on ,at 6:10 test again 5:4 any ideas????

 

[letstalk1]

99 mg/dl

 

[Granny_grump_]

Hi @38candy 6s aren't bad. Anything between 4-7 (fbg) is good for T2s. My average is 6.3 which I am quite happy with.
I was concerned that my fbgs were creeping up into the high 6s, and could have gone higher, as I am due my 12 month HbA1c and review in September. So I am fasting to get it down.

You fbg of 7.1 isn't bad as you have only recently been diagnosed, and your readings are still falling. I expect you will get into the 4-7 target range soon.

Thanks for that Prem51 I'm doing the same has you has my Hba1c is also due in September before my birthday so hopefully I will still be in target,and fingers crossed my cholesterol will be down after low carb high fat diet started early on this year.!! K BG this morning was 6.5

 

[XarinaAkhtar]

9.8 yesterday morning and 8.3 this morning so heading in the right direction.

 

[XarinaAkhtar]

Welcome, knowledge is power

Thank you. It's certainly enlightening being on here and taking note of the advice.

 

[Deleted member 308541]

5.2 at 4:30 am.

The new shower screen door will be here today, then it's all finished in our renovated shower and toilet. All I have to do is pay the rest of the bill.