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

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alliebee said:
My dr told me most people rise immediately following a walk or any exercise. The proper way to test he said is 20 mins after
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Thanks for the tip.

I'll try this out at the weekend. Difficult on weekdays as I've got to rush to work:-)

Pavlos
 
I don't know how accurate this is Pavlos as I'm disabled to a degree and can only manage my indoor bike slowly..but my gp is a type 2 who follows a lchf diet..and is pretty clued up on diabetes.. I'm lucky to have him
 
A tight 3.8 for me this morning.

Today we’re having a bit of a cook-athon, prior to Christmas. It’s partly to have plenty of go-to foods in the freezer, and partly to get through some stuff to make room for a farm shop run. Whilst it’s not cheap, the produce we buy there is just so tasty.

Life could be so much worse.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Thanks @pavlosn. It isn't my diabetic review. That comes later this month. Its just a routine health check we get because we are old!
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I haven't been offered anything like that since I turned 60. A couple of weeks before T2 diagnosis as it happens. Maybe I've had everything that I would have got through the T2 testing. I'll ask next March.
 
sanguine said:
I haven't been offered anything like that since I turned 60. A couple of weeks before T2 diagnosis as it happens. Maybe I've had everything that I would have got through the T2 testing. I'll ask next March.
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We all get our first one as soon as we are 60. They do the usual health checks, BP, glucose, cholesterol, liver, kidneys, urine, weight, lifestyle questions and do the Q-risk calculation. Low risk patients have a review every 3 years. Middle risks have one every 2 years, and high risk every year. I have a feeling mine will get stopped now because of my diabetes reviews, which cover the same things. I also think this year's invitation was a mistake on their part as my diabetic review is also this month.
 
I think I've had all of that then, although it wasn't couched as an over-60 checkup.
 
alliebee said:
I don't know how accurate this is Pavlos as I'm disabled to a degree and can only manage my indoor bike slowly..but my gp is a type 2 who follows a lchf diet..and is pretty clued up on diabetes.. I'm lucky to have him
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Wish I could say that about my GP (s)
 
pavlosn said:
Sorry to hear you had such a rough night. Is this anxiety about something in particular or one of those annoying can't settle down and feel worried for no reason feelings we sometimes get.

Hope your better now and able to get some rest.

Pavlos
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I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder, panic attacks and because of latter, health anxiety. I hyperventilate chronically which exacerbates it all . When I go out I find I talk too fast , gulp in air and then feel really anxious. Last night I just felt really revved up at bedtime and can sense my heart beating ( not especially fast but just being aware of it sets me in a panic ) - once it gets past a certain point I can't use my CBT to help so just have to sweat it out like last night. Still felt really anxious today so took one of my emergency diazepam. I never take them but just felt today was one of those days that I needed to nip it in bud a bit. Thanks for support from all of you . It does help. X
 
cold ethyl said:
I suffer from generalised anxiety disorder, panic attacks and because of latter, health anxiety. I hyperventilate chronically which exacerbates it all . When I go out I find I talk too fast , gulp in air and then feel really anxious. Last night I just felt really revved up at bedtime and can sense my heart beating ( not especially fast but just being aware of it sets me in a panic ) - once it gets past a certain point I can't use my CBT to help so just have to sweat it out like last night. Still felt really anxious today so took one of my emergency diazepam. I never take them but just felt today was one of those days that I needed to nip it in bud a bit. Thanks for support from all of you . It does help. X
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Hope your are feeling much calmer now. I'm normally a pretty laid back sort of person (some say so far back I'm horizontal :D) but if/when the adrenaline does kick in I react quite badly to it - in the odd situation where I KNOW I am right and I won't back down regardless of how the other person is reacting. After one of those rare moments I really have the shakes, quite badly sometimes and it takes a while to settle. To imagine you have this reaction to things a lot of the time (even when a happy event can set it off) I really feel for you as it can be quite frightening.

Take care and hope you have a more relaxing sleep tonight
Jan
 
loulou99782 said:
7.2 this morning had some snacks at church meeting last night. Trying to ignore the steriod munchies :rolleyes:

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Must be difficult having the steroid munchies - good on you for ignoring them. I've got a dog on them now and have had in the past and boy do they pester me for FOOD - I don't mean from my plate, they know better but if a meal is late the pacing begins...... I guess it must be really BAD so again "well done you" for ignoring it
 
Sable_Jan said:
Hope your are feeling much calmer now. I'm normally a pretty laid back sort of person (some say so far back I'm horizontal :D) but if/when the adrenaline does kick in I react quite badly to it - in the odd situation where I KNOW I am right and I won't back down regardless of how the other person is reacting. After one of those rare moments I really have the shakes, quite badly sometimes and it takes a while to settle. To imagine you have this reaction to things a lot of the time (even when a happy event can set it off) I really feel for you as it can be quite frightening.

Take care and hope you have a more relaxing sleep tonight
Jan
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Thank you. Everyone is so kind xxx
 
Fasting this morning 4.9 - nothing over 6.3 today - no list today cos I didn't test pre and post tea but have been testing snacks - just to get an idea of what I can nibble if I get "the munchies" and breakfast was the usual and dinner a cheese & mushroom omelette with some spring onion and spinach then a small piece of specially prepared cake so only went up 1.4.

Ordered some different flours quinoa. soya and already have coconut flour to try (the coconut one has a recipe for pancakes on the packet that sound nice) when I get around to using them I'll post my results

Sweet dreams everyone
 
6.9......should I retest, no I will assume the meter is right and the intense work load I have this week has send me over the edge.

Anne
 
On Friday I had my blood taken for the HbA1c.
I was diagnosed last November. I gradually reduced the medication and stopped altogether in May. My HbA1c in May was 35 (5.3%)and so I knocked off the final dose of Metformin. Today I got my result and whilst it's increased to 38 (5.6%) it's still within the normal range and achieved without meds. I'm very happy with this. Thanks to everyone on these forums I've come a long way. The hard work will always be required, I know that, but it's easier knowing you're all here to help . Thanks again :-).
 
peacetrain said:
On Friday I had my blood taken for the HbA1c.
I was diagnosed last November. I gradually reduced the medication and stopped altogether in May. My HbA1c in May was 35 (5.3%)and so I knocked off the final dose of Metformin. Today I got my result and whilst it's increased to 38 (5.6%) it's still within the normal range and achieved without meds. I'm very happy with this. Thanks to everyone on these forums I've come a long way. The hard work will always be required, I know that, but it's easier knowing you're all here to help . Thanks again :).
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Hi peacetrain, you have done well, has this mainly been through diet & exersize and were you on the LCHF or did you do the newcastle diet.
Neil
 
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