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Type 2's: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning?

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gillyhill said:
Gabe86..saw the photo of Glucerna. Is it chocolate milk drink? Says for diabetes? That for real? Or not?
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I make my own, cocoa powder ans soya milk...you could add sweetener but I prefer nit to....sometimes coconut cream to hot chocolate
 
5.2. Seemed to have jumped from the 4's into the 5's for some reason. That's 4 days in a row where it has been between 4.9-5.3.
 
Sable_Jan said:
Hope all goes well and you aren't sat around waiting too long x
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Thanks Jan its a long day cause its 2 hours in the car bloods doctor Phsyio occupational therapist and doctor again then at least 2 hours home if the M4 and M25 behave themselves
 
Been back on the Metformin this week.

BG lowered everyday since, starting on Monday @ 9.7, today @ 5.7 !
 
Robbity said:
Fasting checked very late today after 1pm - I was doing my imitation of Sleeping Beauty :D : 7.3

Flat again though at 7.0 and 7.3 pre and post my
very late brunch.

For @Susikav and anyone else who was asking about ketone testing strips: the urine test ones are Bayer Ketostix, and you can also buy them online from eBay and Amazon; they're around £6.00 a pack of 50 and you can cut the strips in half. :p Main disadvantage is that you won't necessarily see any ketones once you're into ketosis as you'll be burning rather than eliminating them. But have a look at this alternative - the Ketonix - too, which is quite pricey but is a one-off expense as you don't need anything extra to use it.
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Thank you Robbity... :) I think I'll go for the one-off - never anywhere civilised to buy anything 'extra'... struggle to keep up with strips or cartridges for the Accucheck Mobile... can't use it at the moment... I will order it online and it will be waiting in the UK when I get back next month... Brilliant, thank you for the info...
 
Robbity said:
If you want a decent chocolate drink - make your own virtually cabohydrate free version with sugar free cocoa, double cream, and if required a little stevia or erythritol to sweeten. Far better for you than a load of "diabetic" chemical ****...:eek:

The one good piece of advice my diabetic nurse actually gave me was to avoid food specifically made for diabetics.

Robbity
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Absolutely... :) I use pure cacao, hot water, cream and coconut oil usually... or coconut milk sometimes... I always sweeten it, even though I don't have a sweet tooth - it's very bitter without anything in it... :) I sweeten with Stevia as it's a natural leaf and they say it's the best...
 
Weird Science said:
7.0 last night
10.0 this morning, got to get this improved!
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Oh dear, don't forget stress can affect your figures though and you've got a lot if balls in the air at the moment.... Hope all is going as well as it can at the moment. Missed a lot of posts recently so apologies if I've missed any updates
 
Thanks Robbity. Will have to try that. I adore shakes.
 
5.8 which wasn't too bad considering my undisclined eating yesterday. Down to 5.1 by mid morning.
 
Sable_Jan said:
Oh dear, don't forget stress can affect your figures though and you've got a lot if balls in the air at the moment.... Hope all is going as well as it can at the moment. Missed a lot of posts recently so apologies if I've missed any updates
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Thank you Jan, we don't feel stressed but I guess subconsciously we are a little, she starts on Tuesday 5th May, I won't bore you with the details but we met with dietician on Wednesday, bless her she was trying her best but didn't fill us with confidence, I put it down to her age, she seemed very young!
 
6.5 fasting this morning - down from 8.2 fasting yesterday morning.
Have only been testing for 2 days as I have only recently been diagnosed with type 2.
 
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