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

[mojo37]

6.7 this morning ...been in the 6's and 7's for the last 10 days or so but reasonably stable ( ish ) during the day ...think me fingers are permanently scared form all this testing

 

[msmi1970]

5.1 today..

 

[Baruney]

Arvo troops

5.3 fasting. So annoying when work gets in the way of a good chat!

Have great weekend everyone.

 

[orchid5]

5.9 before bed 7.2 this am grrrrrr. Had my Hba1c, LFT's and cholesterol checked today so fingers crossed all is good.

 

[Merrylizard1314]

6.6 at 7.30 am. Are the only things that can improve FBG medication and the ND?

Hi, @Larissima, I find that sometimes my metabolism slows down, so then I try to do something different to get it going again .
These are some things I do from time to time:
I finish eating at 4pm, and only drink water until next day at breakfast, or,
Exercise in warm water - it is possible to get a real workout without straining any sore joints, or
Before sitting down to a meal, I go somewhere private and do 20 or 30 squats - doesn't take long and it makes a difference to the way the glucose acts in the bloodstream. Sometimes I do some after the meal as well.warming up the muscles helps more Glut-4 transporters move to the muscle surfaces.

Every month I try to do some intermittent fasting. This is because I am influenced by Dr. Jason Fung's reasoning that fasting is better for the body than calorie restriction,
I did do ND, My FBG only began to come down after 3-4 weeks. Never been on diabetes medication.

You will find what works for you. Everyone is different. Good Luck.
M.

 

[orchid5]

Oops think I was heading for a low bs. Banging headche, slightly shaky and just feeling out of sorts, bs was 5 6 on meter but was a mmol out when had fasting bs so bs could be lower. Check bp that was fine so had some cherries, headache going now.

 

[Larissima]

I personally think exercise can also help. I only do walking (and that fairly slowly) but I'm sure this has helped. I'm not on medication for diabetes and haven't done the ND. I've just used my meter to see what foods (or how much) I can eat. My HbA1c has gone from 95 on diagnosis in Feb 2015 to 50 in May 2015. Some on this forum have a lot of control from weight loss which is what the Newcastle Study is doing. My personal view is a mixture of diet, weight loss and exercise can all help.

Thanks for that, @Hiitsme! I can certainly increase my exercise levels, as at present I am only walking and doing occasional dumbbell sets. I am on a very LC diet and am losing fat steadily, but that's not yet enough to reduce my FBG.

 

[Larissima]

Yep with you on exercise. Anything that raises your heart rate and you enjoy is going to benefit your bloods and you don't have to get all hot and sweaty!

Take walking for example - low impact, cheap and very enjoyable now there's a bit more sun around (soak up that Vit C). Now - we are all testers here - so I would recommend buying an inexpensive heart rate monitor from ebay - you can spend up to £200 on one but as those that are upgrading to the more expensive versions generally sell their old ones you can pick up an ECG accurate device for under a tenner.

Some devices will automatically calculate your heart rate zones but it's very easy to do manually as well. If you're new to walking just take it slowly and walk for 20 minutes in the 'fat burning zone' which is 50 to 60% of your maximum heart rate (just think that you are late for an appointment speed wise) - so double benefit. If that works for you and your enjoying it experiment with say walking up hill and see how it raises your heart rate and for how long too - it is great stuff.

Monty - the dog - knows were going out for a walk when I pick up his lead and a run when I pick up my Heart rate monitor!

Go for it! It's great and you never know you may end up doing something stupid like the White cliffs challenge www.ldwakent.org.uk/events.html

I've signed up for the 53 miler if anyone wants to join me?

Thanks for this, @Baruney! I do some walking daily, and could probably increase it somewhat.

 

[Larissima]

Not for me Larissima. I have never taken medication and didn't do the ND.

When I started testing, around two weeks after diagnosis, my highest fasting was 9.8, and these days run in a range of 3.2 - 4.5; but not seeing too many at the upper range.

I found trimming carbs and trimming myself up had the big impacts, but I didn't do the ND.

Do you test as soon as you wake? I test when I wash my hands, after my morning loo trip, immediately after waking. That provides me with consistent data, and can be reassured that no other factors like showering, or moving around too much as influencing the scores.

Thanks, @AndBreathe. I test as soon as I wake, and on the 2 days per week when it has to be early, my FBG is lower than the rest of the week (but still not in the normal range). I have trimmed my carbs right down - I still have a long way to go with trimming myself, though!

 

[Baruney]

Thanks for this, Baruney! I do some walking daily, and could probably increase it somewhat.

I've just won an activity tracker (not HRM) on ebay for a tenner! Can't wait to test it out. Here something similar:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nike-Fuel...224513&pid=100011&rk=4&rkt=10&sd=351436154085

 

[Larissima]

@Larissima
I'm finding if I have a small amount of something I know has carbs, some brown rice for example, my BG's will rise at all points, even the next morning. Meat is looking okay as long as it is not too much. If I have an egg based dinner, crust-less flan type thing, then my BG's are as low as they have ever been... probably lower than I want.. I'm finding diet probably my number one target... meat, veg and some cheeses.
I try not to eat after 20:00... not sure why but something I do.
Walking: at least 30 mins every day and really pushing myself.
Planks: I do a 5 minute plank every morning, this really does get the heart pounding and it's not long enough to send me all covered in sweat...
Is this enough?
I don't know yet.... but it's where I is at the moment.

Thanks, @hankjam! I don't eat any starchy foods at the moment, just veggies and any carbs in meat/eggs, etc. My post-prandial BG is great, but the low carb eating is not enough to reduce my fasting BG. Interesting about the plank, at the moment I cannot hold it more than 20-30 seconds, but I'm not doing it every day; something to work on.

 

[Larissima]

Hi, @Larissima, I find that sometimes my metabolism slows down, so then I try to do something different to get it going again .
These are some things I do from time to time:
I finish eating at 4pm, and only drink water until next day at breakfast, or,
Exercise in warm water - it is possible to get a real workout without straining any sore joints, or
Before sitting down to a meal, I go somewhere private and do 20 or 30 squats - doesn't take long and it makes a difference to the way the glucose acts in the bloodstream. Sometimes I do some after the meal as well.warming up the muscles helps more Glut-4 transporters move to the muscle surfaces.

Every month I try to do some intermittent fasting. This is because I am influenced by Dr. Jason Fung's reasoning that fasting is better for the body than calorie restriction,
I did do ND, My FBG only began to come down after 3-4 weeks. Never been on diabetes medication.

You will find what works for you. Everyone is different. Good Luck.
M.

Thanks, @Merrylizard1314! I do occasional (minimal) IF (miss a meal, either dinner or breakfast) and want to increase the duration in the future. Exercising before (and after) a meal is definitely something I could do, and I remember reading about it in the 4 Hour Body. Thanks for reminding me and pointing out how it influences the glucose transporters.

 

[Daphne917]

5.1 this morning

 

[MosheBenYehuda]

Chin up @PatsyB. We all have days when our BG just won't play ball. I mean, take a look below pet!
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That us just epic:-D

 

[Pasha]

78 mg/dl or 4.33mmoles/l. Ketones 2.8 mmoles/l [ 5 red blinks on the Ketonix acetone detector ], early this morning.

 

[CollieBoy]

4.9 This morning @ 5.13a.m. off to walk the dogs!

 

[PatsyB]

9.2 today

 

[Daphne917]

Another 5.1 for me this morning

 

[catfan]

5.4.

 

[Silver Hammer]

4.8 this morning

Maxwell