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

To be honest, I didn’t worry about my fasting levels until quite recently as I suffered with dawn phenomenon for a long time after diagnosis. It wasn’t until more recently when I started posting here on this thread that I looked up the quoted page so it was probably already at the lower level when I checked. I often wonder how they choose the ranges though.
 
6.2 again. In the 5s all day yesterday so not sure what this is about. A bit of DP creeping in. Which tells me maybe too many carbs???!!! I've not changed my diet but I did have a week away last week with different food which might not be quite as low carb as I thought. I have been routed to my dining table for about 6 weeks hardly walking at all. So today I will walk. And tonight I will drink lots of water (didn't want to do that as don't want to lose more weight as trying to maintain but I will eat a little more).

It's a fine art this diabetes malarkey!

Have a good day everyone.
 

Exactly as you state, your a person who by chance only viewed the chart recommended guide page, and of course, it was showing the new now lowered cut off as below 100mg/dl i.e. 5.5mmol/l.

This was my curiosity regards those posting their daily fasting especially may be feeling little disappointed at their number, yet is this necessary due to lowering of numbers.

I give an example those who show on forum today a result fasting lets say of 5.8% or 5.9% last year this fasting result under the previous cut off 108mg/dl 6.1mmol/l those results would be viewed "normal" non diabetic range, however, today now, since the lowering for whatever reason, to 100mg/dl 5.5mmol/l their results will now change their status to be "pre diabetic" range.

I am note sure if these people are still under the impression working on 108mg/dl cut off or 100mg/dl.

No one seems to have noticed or commented on the "sudden" change of lowering of numbers, and although Diabetes Co.Uk as they informed myself, on asking said they now follow the guides of NICE, there is some differences still as NICE guides show on the diabetes Co.Uk Website for fasting non diabetic normal levels as follows
between 4.0 to 5.4mmol/L i.e. 72 to 99mg/dl when fasting.

That just adds more confusion to the Pot?

Also 108mg/dl showed 6.1mmol/l previously, and in reality as I understand is 6mmol/l??

More confusion again.

I hope you can see the point of awarness I raise, as people who may be disappointed at their reading of say 5.8mmol/L say based on to be below 5.5mmol/fasting, if the cut of had not lowered, they actually would be viewed as normal non diabetic as they are below the 6mmol/L and/or 6.1mmol/L Last year normal, this year 2018 based on new low cut off pre diabetic?

This seems such a crazy situation to be in place, whether anyone else thinks that, I dont know???

I suppose one day they will find a set strict cut off that everyone follows the same, is that asking too much? and not continually keep lowering, and lowering, without showing clinical and or medical support evidence as to the new change and reasons of that.

In between such a great pity that people may be feeling down, disappointment, when in reality there may not be a reason for this, other than somone decided to lower the number from 108mg/dl whatever sound or other reason to 100mg/dl.

that was the curiosty question overall due to this bizarre situation.

Has anyone out there noticed the lowering of the fasting cut off as a general question from 108mg/dl 6.1mmol/l to now
100mg/dl below 5.5mmo/mol 2018?? Just curious again?
 
I started recording in July 2015 and always took 100 as the top number for fasting to indicate some level of control but I am, as they say, a very odd fish
 
I started recording in July 2015 and always took 100 as the top number for fasting to indicate some level of control but I am, as they say, a very odd fish

Thank you for sharing your decided cut off, there is 100mg/dl used USA, there is or was I say 108mg/dl UK now onDiabetes Co.UK as being 100mg/dl following NICE guide recommendations, and Spain using 110mg/dl. Its interesting to see when people inform their fasting morning results to the forum, to establish if those numbers people are all working on the same cut off guide and/or using different guides regards the number they put?

Keeps life from been boring I guess, have a nice day.
 
Hi @Moggely to try and beat that woman Dawn phenomenon take your test kit to bed with you. If you wake up earlier than normal test and see what figure you get
Hi @Terrytiddy . I did that, then decided i valued my fingers, so gave that away due to obsession. But thank you for the advise.
 
5.8 for me this morning
Thanks for sharing,may I ask curiosity nothing else, if using D.Co.Uk website chart guides? recommendations, are you basing the guide that was previous fasting i.e to be below 108mg/dl i.e. 6.1mmol/L? or the current guide on the site i.e. 100mg/dl i.e. 5.5mmol/L? to base your results from? I ask am interested to know generally what methods and fasting guides one is using, as guides and recommendations differ worldwide as many on forum are from different parts of the world, and when they put their fasting morning results wonder which cut off level they are using? wishing a nice day.
 
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