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

equipoise said:
As requested in another thread.... state your fasting numbers here.
My fasting level today 8.3.:( ****. Over to other T2s now....
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My fasting bloods have recently been 12.4 and today I managed to get them down to 9.5. at 70 years of age after 30 years as a type 2 diabetic I am no longer well controlled and a couple of months ago the hospital diabetic centre changed me to injections of the non-insulin medication Victoza (Liraglutide) from the highest level of tablets metformin/gliclazide/sitagliptin. I still take the highest amounts of gliclazide and metformin but have dropped the sitagliptin in favour of the Victoza. I now believe that my levels cannot be controlled using non-insulin medications and that my pancreas no longer makes enough insulin to stabilise my blood glucose levels. The diabetic nurse said they could try me on a medication that stops the liver holding glucose and giving it out every morning but that it does cause water infections which I am prone to getting anyway so she thought it would be too risky for me. I need to convince them that I should go on to insulin but the nurse was totally against putting me on insulin at our last meeting? My daily blood glucose readings have been as high as 18mmol/l before going on Victoza but have still been as high as 13.9mmol/l using Victoza. My low carb diet was helping to keep my results more stable but the diabetic nurse told me I should add more carbs to my diet which I have done and these latest figures are the result of that change too. I would like to retain some carbs as I find the extremely low carb diet regime too strict for my liking. I just want to be able to have the occasional cornflakes/shreddied wheat/special K rather than my usual Flax meal, walnut, raisin and chia seed mix? I would also enjoy wholemeal bread and the occasional potatoes or fries all of which throw my blood glucose levels sky high?
 
Mostly double figures last 5 mornings = 10.4 12.0 12.4 11.4 9.5
 
Down-Jai 001 said:
5.8 this morning.
Thank you to all for encouraging me ( in directly),how to keep myself stay within the limit of BG during the days &nights so that my morning tests are UNDER the limit 7 mmol/L.
I'm committing myself later today to "SWIM 22", for the Diabetic UK Chartiy, I have to complete 22 KM.
It will take place during February month 2018.
WISH ME LUCK. THANK YOU.
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8.4 this morning . ",Swim for Diabetic UK"today and after b/f was 16.
Did 100 laps down to 6.3.
If there's any lose change in your purses/wallets 50or £1.00 PLEASE DONATE to: www.justging.com/fundraising/lamduan-matthews1
Thank you for your support.
 
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Susiegoosey said:
Hi everyone just joined this forum and am new to posting so please forgive blunders. I am newly diagnosed T2 no meds yet. I decided to buy a BG monitor which arrived yesterday. my reading today before food was 7.1 which is bit scary as you guys all seem below that anyway am on a mission to lose weight, exercise more and maybe reverse my condition.
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When I first started looking at this particular feed regularly -long before I started posting I was so inspired.it helped so much when I went onto insulin.
 
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