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

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6.0 fasting. Can feel a bit of a carb creep coming on. Not bad carbs but more than I usually have.
 
Oooops, posted this in the wrong thread earlier: 6.3 this morning, which is better than I expected as it's only 6 hours of fasting and yesterday was quite high-carb, including some ice cream and a beer after another big dinner. Half an hour after the beer and less than two hours after the end of dinner I was 7.7 before going to bed. Will be back on a more carb-conscious regime today.
 
It was 6.2 for the third day in a row, last night 5.6 before bed. I've come to the conclusion that 6 +-0.5 is best that I can achieve with carb control. Hopefully, my muscle and liver cells will become more insuline-sensitive as I lose weight (ongoing) and increase (start to!) exercise.
 
4.4 mmmol/L at 6.15am on this misty, moisty day.
The only time my BGLs went above 5.4 all day, was after an hour of muscle building at the gym, when the reading was 7.2.
I had some soup, and an hour later the reading was 5.4. At 2 hours, 4.7.
When I had the appointment with the Dietitian, her only concern was that I may not be getting enough calcium, but I will wait until my next blood test before hoeing in to glasses of milk and tubs of yoghurt!
I am slowly making the transition to LCHF which is an enjoyable process.
Thanks for all the advice and friendly support - it makes a big difference.
 
Merrylizard1314 said:
4.4 mmmol/L at 6.15am on this misty, moisty day.
The only time my BGLs went above 5.4 all day, was after an hour of muscle building at the gym, when the reading was 7.2.
I had some soup, and an hour later the reading was 5.4. At 2 hours, 4.7.
When I had the appointment with the Dietitian, her only concern was that I may not be getting enough calcium, but I will wait until my next blood test before hoeing in to glasses of milk and tubs of yoghurt!
I am slowly making the transition to LCHF which is an enjoyable process.
Thanks for all the advice and friendly support - it makes a big difference.
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You are doing great Merrylizzard, just be careful with the milk, see here for the carbs,

https://www.google.co.il/webhp?sour...1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=nutritional value of milk
 
Merrylizard1314 said:
4.4 mmmol/L at 6.15am on this misty, moisty day.
The only time my BGLs went above 5.4 all day, was after an hour of muscle building at the gym, when the reading was 7.2.
I had some soup, and an hour later the reading was 5.4. At 2 hours, 4.7.
When I had the appointment with the Dietitian, her only concern was that I may not be getting enough calcium, but I will wait until my next blood test before hoeing in to glasses of milk and tubs of yoghurt!
I am slowly making the transition to LCHF which is an enjoyable process.
Thanks for all the advice and friendly support - it makes a big difference.
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Cheese to increase calcium too...
 
Thank you, dear Pasha - I am always impressed with the way you have all the right links, just when they are needed.
When the Dietitian suggested milk, and much more yoghurt ( I rarely have more than 1 tablespoon a day ) I wanted to ask whether, if one is eating very reduced carbs, if these enormous quantities of calcium are actually necessary. But then I didn't dare, because she was a bit fierce.
Where would I begin to research this, do you think?

And @Sable_Jan, Thank you, I may go and eat some cheese right now...
I have to admit that I've never met a cheese I didn't like- well not yet, anyway. That is why I am not worried about a drop in calcium, and hesitant about beginning daily milk drinking and eating 200-300g yoghurts if it is not necessary. I know that my vit D levels are very good which aids calcium absorption, so I'm not sure why my Dietitian chose to focus on calcium (and also calories but that is a different story)
 
Merrylizard1314 said:
Thank you, dear Pasha - I am always impressed with the way you have all the right links, just when they are needed.
When the Dietitian suggested milk, and much more yoghurt ( I rarely have more than 1 tablespoon a day ) I wanted to ask whether, if one is eating very reduced carbs, if these enormous quantities of calcium are actually necessary. But then I didn't dare, because she was a bit fierce.
Where would I begin to research this, do you think?

And @Sable_Jan, Thank you, I may go and eat some cheese right now...
I have to admit that I've never met a cheese I didn't like- well not yet, anyway. That is why I am not worried about a drop in calcium, and hesitant about beginning daily milk drinking and eating 200-300g yoghurts if it is not necessary. I know that my vit D levels are very good which aids calcium absorption, so I'm not sure why my Dietitian chose to focus on calcium (and also calories but that is a different story)
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This link will give you a start,

http://www.mydr.com.au/tools/daily-calcium-calculator

and this,

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/10-calcium-rich-foods

and here also,

http://www.iofbonehealth.org/osteop...evention/calcium/calcium-content-common-foods
 
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Merrylizard1314 said:
Thank you, dear Pasha - I am always impressed with the way you have all the right links, just when they are needed.
When the Dietitian suggested milk, and much more yoghurt ( I rarely have more than 1 tablespoon a day ) I wanted to ask whether, if one is eating very reduced carbs, if these enormous quantities of calcium are actually necessary. But then I didn't dare, because she was a bit fierce.
Where would I begin to research this, do you think?

And @Sable_Jan, Thank you, I may go and eat some cheese right now...
I have to admit that I've never met a cheese I didn't like- well not yet, anyway. That is why I am not worried about a drop in calcium, and hesitant about beginning daily milk drinking and eating 200-300g yoghurts if it is not necessary. I know that my vit D levels are very good which aids calcium absorption, so I'm not sure why my Dietitian chose to focus on calcium (and also calories but that is a different story)
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Spinach and kale are also good sources of calcium as well as been high in other vitamins and iron
 
5.9 guess having to many almonds late at night is not such a good idea.

Oh well another day another lesson learnt.
 
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