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Defren

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I had breakfast around 8:30 which was bacon, sausages and one fried egg (meat grilled in G Forman) then naughtily I had one crumpet slathered with butter. My first ever reading was at 11:15 and was 6.5 mmol/L. As a newbie still coming to grips with all this, I think 6.5 is good, and feel quite pleased. Should I be pleased or are my results not as good as I thought?

I have a Codfree meter.
 
Defren said:
I had breakfast around 8:30 which was bacon, sausages and one fried egg (meat grilled in G Forman) then naughtily I had one crumpet slathered with butter. My first ever reading was at 11:15 and was 6.5 mmol/L. As a newbie still coming to grips with all this, I think 6.5 is good, and feel quite pleased. Should I be pleased or are my results not as good as I thought?
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You should really try and test at exactly 2 hours, but 6.5 is great.

My BG always goes way up after a bit of crumpet :crazy: !
 
borofergie said:
Defren said:
I had breakfast around 8:30 which was bacon, sausages and one fried egg (meat grilled in G Forman) then naughtily I had one crumpet slathered with butter. My first ever reading was at 11:15 and was 6.5 mmol/L. As a newbie still coming to grips with all this, I think 6.5 is good, and feel quite pleased. Should I be pleased or are my results not as good as I thought?
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You should really try and test at exactly 2 hours, but 6.5 is great.

My BG always goes way up after a bit of crumpet :crazy: !
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:lol: I love Double entendres!!! :mrgreen:
 
borofergie said:
Defren said:
I had breakfast around 8:30 which was bacon, sausages and one fried egg (meat grilled in G Forman) then naughtily I had one crumpet slathered with butter. My first ever reading was at 11:15 and was 6.5 mmol/L. As a newbie still coming to grips with all this, I think 6.5 is good, and feel quite pleased. Should I be pleased or are my results not as good as I thought?
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You should really try and test at exactly 2 hours, but 6.5 is great.

My BG always goes way up after a bit of crumpet :crazy: !
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:lol: I love Double entendres!!! :mrgreen:
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- Me too :clap:

Thank you for making me laugh. Crumpets are my downfall, I love them. I don't have a sweet tooth and am finding a low carb diet quite easy. I couldn't test exactly 2 hours after as my meter was still traveling the countryside :lolno: Hopefully I will be able to enjoy my crumpets (with care) if my BG stays the same :shh:
 
Defren said:
Thank you for making me laugh. Crumpets are my downfall, I love them. I don't have a sweet tooth and am finding a low carb diet quite easy. I couldn't test exactly 2 hours after as my meter was still traveling the countryside :lolno: Hopefully I will be able to enjoy my crumpets (with care) if my BG stays the same :shh:
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That's the great thing about testing - if you find that you can tolerate them, then there is no real reason to stop eating them (in moderation). To be honest, with 13g of carbs in a crumpet, you should be alright having just one with your fry up.

Keep up the good work!
 
Thank you everyone. Oh Viv, yes a low carb crumpet, that would be ideal :D The bad thing is, I had ordered this weeks shopping to be delivered Tuesday and I was diagnosed Monday, so have a house full of things I can't have any longer. I am sure my teenagers won't mind helping me out by eating them all though :cry: Next week, I can plan meals better and order things for me too. I will just have to get by the best I can. With a low reading like this morning, I am sure things will be fine until early next week. I am dreading Sunday, no mash, no Yorkshire puds and no roasties. Gulp, reading this it's no wonder I am diabetic :D
 
FergusCrawford said:
bigfatpaulie said:
:lol: I love Double entendres!!! :mrgreen:
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Do you also think innuendoes are Italian suppositories/ :oops: :twisted:
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"My blood glucose goes high after a bit of crumpet" Well that statement could be construed 2 ways,1 way could be taken literally or the other way could be seen as humerous which as far as I know is called a Double-Entendre.
I have Asperger Syndrome and I don't always get the meaning of words and phrases correct so my apologies for appearing to be dumb! :(
 
Defren said:
I am dreading Sunday, no mash, no Yorkshire puds and no roasties. Gulp, reading this it's no wonder I am diabetic :D
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Why not try ditching the mash and having half your normal amount of roasties and testing after! roast is the best way for us to eat spuds now.

I started testing myself almost a week ago and I found that I could get away with that last weekend!

Mat
 
MadMat said:
Defren said:
I am dreading Sunday, no mash, no Yorkshire puds and no roasties. Gulp, reading this it's no wonder I am diabetic :D
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Why not try ditching the mash and having half your normal amount of roasties and testing after! roast is the best way for us to eat spuds now.

I started testing myself almost a week ago and I found that I could get away with that last weekend!

Mat
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Good idea Matt, yes, I will try that. I am trying to keep my carb levels down (I know I know crumpets are not carb keeper downders) but... well I have no excuse :mrgreen: I think at some point I will try one Yorkshire and see what that does to my BG, 'cos just one is better than none...lol
 
bigfatpaulie said:
"My blood glucose goes high after a bit of crumpet" Well that statement could be construed 2 ways,1 way could be taken literally or the other way could be seen as humerous which as far as I know is called a Double-Entendre.
I have Asperger Syndrome and I don't always get the meaning of words and phrases correct so my apologies for appearing to be dumb! :(
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Not dumb at all Paul. There was a great interview on Radio 4 with a guy that had Asperger, as did both his kids. They used to look at him in horror every time he was looking for a parking space and he told them to "keep their eyes peeled". :crazy:
 
That one used to confuse me too along with "Wash your mouth out with soap" which often I did do as a child after a teacher told me too after I swore in class "Revenge is a dish best served cold"??? "Pull your socks up","Your eyes are bigger than your belly" to name a few.
It's interesting that the man interviewed on Radio 4's children had an Autistic spectrum disorder as my 3 children have Autism,my youngest has a quite severe form of it and another 5 members of my extended family have a diagnosis too but most proffesionals fail to see it as a genetic condition. :think:
 
bigfatpaulie said:
That one used to confuse me too along with "Wash your mouth out with soap" which often I did do as a child after a teacher told me too after I swore in class "Revenge is a dish best served cold"??? "Pull your socks up","Your eyes are bigger than your belly" to name a few.
It's interesting that the man interviewed on Radio 4's children had an Autistic spectrum disorder as my 3 children have Autism,my youngest has a quite severe form of it and another 5 members of my extended family have a diagnosis too but most proffesionals fail to see it as a genetic condition. :think:
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My best friends grandson has Autism and his sister is also just about to be tested as the Doctor thinks she is also on the spectrum. So, it does look like there could be some genetics involved.

I think with anything, and especially when it's the written word, tolerance and not jumping to the wrong conclusion help. Many times in different things, I have seen things written that put my hackles up, yet once explained it was different to how I read it. Now I try to not get upset about anything written, as I know how easily misinterpretation can happen.
 
Well done Defren on your first meter reading.

I think that's a great achievement :clap: :clap:

Keep up the good work.
 
bigfatpaulie said:
That one used to confuse me too along with "Wash your mouth out with soap" which often I did do as a child after a teacher told me too after I swore in class "Revenge is a dish best served cold"??? "Pull your socks up","Your eyes are bigger than your belly" to name a few.
It's interesting that the man interviewed on Radio 4's children had an Autistic spectrum disorder as my 3 children have Autism,my youngest has a quite severe form of it and another 5 members of my extended family have a diagnosis too but most proffesionals fail to see it as a genetic condition. :think:
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My youngest son has autism, and I am as certain as I can be that my youngest daughter has aspergers. I was told not to persue a diagnosis for her as she is functioning well in school. I think it`s genetic as well.
 
Jeannemum said:
bigfatpaulie said:
It's interesting that the man interviewed on Radio 4's children had an Autistic spectrum disorder as my 3 children have Autism,my youngest has a quite severe form of it and another 5 members of my extended family have a diagnosis too but most proffesionals fail to see it as a genetic condition. :think:
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My youngest son has autism, and I am as certain as I can be that my youngest daughter has aspergers. I was told not to persue a diagnosis for her as she is functioning well in school. I think it`s genetic as well.
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It's genetic for sure - three of my step-kids have it to varying degrees (the youngest has Downs Syndrome and autism). I'm Chairmen of Governors for an SEN school where over 50% of the pupils have autism, so I see it in all it's flavours. I also work for an engineering company, where we used to joke that most of the engineers are somewhere on the spectrum (but it turns out that it isn't such a joke after all: http://ebookbrowse.com/1998-bcetal-wolf ... -d49537594).

I think that people are finally waking up to the fact that high functioning aspergers people often make great employees.
 
chocoholicnomore said:
Well done Defren on your first meter reading.

I think that's a great achievement :clap: :clap:

Keep up the good work.
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Just seen your reply - thank you. Unfortunately the low reading didn't continue, and while not sky high, high enough for me to worry a little.
 
Don't worry it will go up and down. Loads of things other than food affect bg levels e.g. worry, stress, illness.
Even once you are in a good routine it will still fluctuate.
As long as you can maintain a good average then you are on the right road.
I think the odd blip is OK.
You are doing really well so try not to worry.
 
chocoholicnomore said:
Don't worry it will go up and down. Loads of things other than food affect bg levels e.g. worry, stress, illness.
Even once you are in a good routine it will still fluctuate.
As long as you can maintain a good average then you are on the right road.
I think the odd blip is OK.
You are doing really well so try not to worry.
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Thanks. I am sure once I have the hang of this I will be fine, but when I had BG readings of 8+ I wasn't happy. It did worry me, but as I say knowledge is power and once I learn what I can and can't eat, and what will spike my levels, then I will feel more in control and happier. Having a protein packed dinner tonight, all meat in a mixed grill, hardly any carbs in that :mrgreen:
 
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