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

Hi all, 6 this morning [ Monday ] 5.1 at 9pm last night before dinner ate later than usual at 9.30pm
 
5.2 @07.50

Have been to the GP for blood test results this morning. Cholesterol 5.4, ratio HDL:LDL not good, wanted me to start statins, but managed to put that off until my first diabetic follow up in May. On a more positive note, my mysterious dropping platelets have returned to normal, so no need to check for 6 months and my random glucose came back at 5.2, which is brilliant considering it was over 15 at diagnosis, only a month ago. Onwards and upwards :D
 
6.3 at 10.25; decided to keep on fasting for a bit and ended up with 7.0 at 2.45pm when I had a late brunch.. Following current trend I should go back down with post meal test.

Robbity
 
Cumberland said:
Through night x
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Maybe too much carb in correction?
Others are finding protein kick carrying them along til dawn. Avoiding liver dump too.
Be careful thou. Experiment with a little less carb and then adjust again if necessary.
I've made the same mistake recently so I did protein instead with a teaspoon of chocolate spread. It was spot on.
Think it through first as if you're anything like me I panic when I get hypo shakes.
 
ickihun said:
Hi @eldergarth do you get your 8 hrs sleep? It might go lower if you get full rest. I'm only guessing thou. Good luck. :)
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hi @ickihun not had a goods night sleep since diagnoses been getting pains in legs and feet and think my meds need changing as have always been high BS levels first thing got my meds review this Wednesday so hopefully get things sorted
 
ickihun said:
Maybe too much carb in correction?
Others are finding protein kick carrying them along til dawn. Avoiding liver dump too.
Be careful thou. Experiment with a little less carb and then adjust again if necessary.
I've made the same mistake recently so I did protein instead with a teaspoon of chocolate spread. It was spot on.
Think it through first as if you're anything like me I panic when I get hypo shakes.
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When I went hypo a guzzled a small bottle of lucozade like you say you panic and I do too, the DAFNE course instilled into me not to panic and to drink a third of a small bottle of lucozade (not the lot) to treat hypo - this I did and it got me up into range unlike when I guzzled the full bottle I went soaring into the teens
 
Cumberland said:
When I went hypo a guzzled a small bottle of lucozade like you say you panic and I do too, the DAFNE course instilled into me not to panic and to drink a third of a small bottle of lucozade (not the lot) to treat hypo - this I did and it got me up into range unlike when I guzzled the full bottle I went soaring into the teens
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Everyone's different but I was told to drink lucosade but just a little sent me very high, then I was told about jelly babies which I always carry now, I find them great and easy to carry being small. Good luck hope you didn't mind me saying
 
KimG said:
Did you have a snack before you went go bed? Your pancreas and liver need something to work on when your asleep, otherwise you will have a liver dump known also as dawn phenomenon. I find healthy grazing and exercise during the day is good, it keeps things ticking over and avoids large sugar spikes throughout the day. ;)
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I have dawn phenomenon bigtime! What snacks before bed do you recommend? I can wake up with 9's and 11's some days. Help!
 
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