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

6.4 today (finger prick), but was experimenting with food last night.

I now know chilli con carne and a small portion of rice can have dramatic effects for me as seen on the readings on Freestyle Libre I now have. As a new user it can be quite dramatic seeing your readings rise like that for first time
 
Keesha said:
Good morning. Took three readings at consecutive times. 4.8, 6.1 and 5.8. No idea why different readings.
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The meter i have has a tolerance of + - 20%. But it is accurate enough based on the readings against my food records. Maybe out of 20 times i get a weird reading and have to do it 3 times in a row to get three readings that are quite different. I will check back on the food eaten previously, if there is no mistake in the meal, i will not be too worried.
 
My father fasting reading is 6.8 this morning. He usually get 5.6-6.5.

By the way, why is it a diet intervented pre diabetic/early diabetic type 2 after 12 hours of fasting cannot get his fasting bg level below 5.5? Shouldnt his body has the whole night to release insulin again and again and he only eat 3 times a day with 30-35g carb per meal.
 
Mick1959 said:
6.4 today (finger prick), but was experimenting with food last night.

I now know chilli con carne and a small portion of rice can have dramatic effects for me as seen on the readings on Freestyle Libre I now have. As a new user it can be quite dramatic seeing your readings rise like that for first time
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MIck, with cauliflower rice would be better I think or just steam d cauliflower.
 
millenium said:
My father fasting reading is 6.8 this morning. He usually get 5.6-6.5.

By the way, why is it a diet intervented pre diabetic/early diabetic type 2 after 12 hours of fasting cannot get his fasting bg level below 5.5? Shouldnt his body has the whole night to release insulin again and again and he only eat 3 times a day with 30-35g carb per meal.
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In the mornings more hormones spikes up blood glucose from an overactive liver converting proteins into blood glucose , many type 2 seems to have a more overactive liver than non diabetics which is why many wake up to a too High morning number , that combined with eating too many carbs the day before
 
Freema said:
In the mornings more hormones spikes up blood glucose from an overactive liver converting proteins into blood glucose , many type 2 seems to have a more overactive liver than non diabetics which is why many wake up to a too High morning number , that combined with eating too many carbs the day before
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Thank you for your guidance.

This morning fg level 6.3.
 
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