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

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Maybe you are sickening for something as that can bump levels up?

Don't quite understand that. Could you clarify? I'm not hungry and no, I don't miss anything out of the ordinary
 

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I meant maybe you have an infection brewing as that can cause elevated BS levels. A cold, or sore throat or water infection?
My other thought is that maybe because you had no carbs for breakfast, then went walking that your liver just overshot on supplying the necessary glucose for exercising. Been reading some stuff online by Roy Taylor a diabetic specialist ( he of Newcastle diet fame) and he points out that one of the hallmarks of diabetes is that the liver doesn't switch off glucose release after fasting period so well and keeps on giving even when our food should be taking up the slack as it were so maybe that comes into play as well.
 
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Ten minutes later, back to 8.2 after some more walking for 10 minutes

Damned if I can figure it out
 
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I meant maybe you have an infection brewing as that can cause elevated BS levels. A cold, or sore throat or water infection?
My other thought is that maybe because you had no carbs for breakfast, gender went walking that your liver just overshot on supplying the necessary glucose for exercising. Been reading some stuff online by Roy Taylor a diabetic specialist ( he of Newcastle diet fame) and he points out that one of the hallmarks of diabetes is that the liver doesn't switch off glucose release after fasting period so well and keeps on giving even when our food should be taking up the slack as it were so maybe that comes into play as well.

I have the sniffles (had it for months in fact after getting a really bad flu) but it has suddenly plummeted in terms of raiding the tissues.

Where I was grabbing some tissues 20 times a day (even more) I now reach for them about four times a day

Thanks for caring enough to post
 
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Hope it drops during the day. Sometimes there's no explanation other than we have diabetes and it's a mystery at times.
 
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Hope it drops during the day. Sometimes there's no explanation other than we have diabetes and it's a mystery at times.

Thanks muchly :) 3 + 1/2 hours later it's back to 7.9
 
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a bit high but was taken about 3 hours earlier this morning
 

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Mike did you open a new pack of test strips? Sometimes, I am told, you can get faulty strips.

Hi MsV :)

Yes I did but I won't put it down to that. I felt light weakness in the legs / light headed, my heart telling me I couldn't walk any great distance, irritable and light trembling. That, after such a low carb brekkie and a great fasting reading? I just don't get it.

I've been reading all day while you guys have been tucked up in bed and everything about LCHF (and this is day 10 for me) suggests the symptoms are normal and I have to push through.

.... and yet again, after feeling pretty ordinary all day, (it's 5 pm here) I have a small glass of red wine, and I'm feeling much better.

Go figure :) Take care

Mike
 
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Woke up at 5,7 mmol this morning. Unusually mornings walk did not affect this much, only reducing it to 5,6 mmol.

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6.6 B4 dinner. Dropping gradually which is good
 
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6.7 this morning for me. Quite good as still have chest infection and have changed to doxicyclone antibiotics that have sucruse in, Doc said i am ok to have them. Had White Blood count test done as well.
Wrap up warm in the UK
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4.8 mmol/l this morning - first time I have taken it for quite a while
 
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5.9; 5.7; 6;.1; 6.3 during the day.
7.7 at bedtime
7.6 fasting.

Entirely my own fault - I had a rather large pear yesterday evening. :arghh:
 
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