What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

Krystyna23040 said:

I agree, cramp attacks at 3pm are definitely not pleasant.

I was very pleased that one expert (Dr Malhotra) believes that low salt is not good for you. He says - 'This superb book busts many misconceptions around salt consumption. It's a must read. -- Dr Aseem Malhotra, Consultant Cardiologist and adviser to the UK's National Obesity Forum'.

He is definitely one expert that talks a lot of sense.

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dunelm said:

Good morning everyone from a damp yet promising start here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of meatballs in praise of Pastafarianism slid under the wire at 5.8 this am

It’s International Bin Day again and already General Waste Bin is out patrolling the end of the drive and muttering about damp squibs. Mrs Miggins has the bit between her teeth and has borrowed her brothers van for the week. Things are beginning to move, probably up to the shipping container that we have the use of where our daughter works. Hope it’s all stuff that we don’t usually need on a daily basis - like the bathroom, but you never know. I shall busy myself by staying out of the way and reciting snippets from past PG Tips adverts, Mr Shifter.

Bit of a tree this morning. The rest of it resides in our park. Have a wonderful Wednesday, it’s Irish Kofee day.


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lindisfel said:

Hi Alf,
Its more likely to be low potassium rather than low salt causing cramps. The body has mechanisms to retain sodium.
That is one of functions of the feedback ACE system and the adrenal glands production of aldosterone.
D.

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alf_Josiah said:

@ianpspurs Mrs J thanks you, NSID. Arn't TLA's wonderful Part 2: and above all stay safe.

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gennepher said:

Wonderful trees in your park @dunelm
You have done it justice...

Looks like a 'fun' time ahead...your move.,.

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lindisfel said:

It aĺl depends how your feedback systems work. If you have low aldosterone you will have low sodium and will lose sodium in the your pee.

If you lose potassium due to adrenal disease causing high sodium people die due to hypertension and high salt in tissue due low potassium damaging the heart, lungs and circulatory system.
Health context is everything.
Aseem Malhotra is talking in context.

This is one of the ways a lot blood pressure drugs work to reduce sodium and aldosterone.

Anyone having problems with high blood pressure should not increase their salt intake without GP advice.
They may have Conn's syndrome as I have due to a 30mm adrenal tumour.

I discovered this after thirty years of incorrect treaments and it was too late to take the tumour out which is a potential cure of high blood pressure.

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Krystyna23040 said:

Not being correctly diagnosed is appalling - especially as the doctors must have had many opportunities over the thirty years to make the correct diagnosis.

Of course you are right that health context is everything and that increasing salt isn't right for everyone. Do you have to aim for zero salt - or are you allowed some salt in your diet?

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alf_Josiah said:

Good national bin day Morening Ladies and Gentlemen.

A calculation causing 4.3 this morning, sliderule etc, etc etc, might as well guess, or guesstimate my insulin dosage. Note to me and me's potential activity has a large effect on my blood sugars. Lots of walking scheduled for today.

@ianpspurs Mrs J thanks you, NSID. Arn't TLA's wonderful

Starting plinky plonky lessons again today after a few weeks break due medical stuff, mine and Mrs J. I should be saying goodbye to Hotel California and moving on to a little Beethoven, not sure which piece.


Thanks, but another side effect of one of my anti rejection drugs, Neoral is raised potassium levels, I am not allowed to eat bananas on a regular basis, yes, quantum mechanics is easy compared to balancing my stuff.

Have a great day, hugs if required, bark at the postman if you wish and above all stay safe.

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Krystyna23040 said:

5.0 this morning. Got back from dog walk just before the rain started so am now sitting with a coffee in the conservatory listening to the rain beating on the roof.

I have an Amazon kindle and am a bit concerned that Amazon can now read my mind.

I have been mulling over a conundrum. I have a long term issue with salt. I was prescribed salt tablets when I was 16 to prevent horrendous cramps and salt still does almost instantly stop the cramps. My problem is that the only salted food I like is mackerel so my salt intake remains low.

The conundrum is that low salt is healthy for your heart, but when I have a low salt day my resting heart rate is dramatically higher and so are after meal blood sugars. I was mulling this over and thinking that when I have time I would research this. Then I opened my Kindle fire and the book they suggested was The Salt Fix. How spooky is that.

Of course I had to order it immediately and was horrified to read in the first few pages that low salt causes an increase in resting heart rate and insulin resistance. Now that is scary, especially as I thought I was being so healthy with the low salt intake.

Actually, I have always remembered (and ignored because I don't like salt) that the doctor told me when he prescribed salt tablets that I must always remember that my heart was a muscle and that muscles need salt. I hopefully will manage to read a bit more of the book.

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gennepher said:

Fbg 6.6

My bathroom rung through Snapseed...
Now I am gone......

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dunelm said:

Fabulous art - every day objects seen from a different perspective. What happens when we really look instead of just seeing.

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SlimLizzy said:

15.09
8.50am FBG 5.6
Hedgehogs taking up an inordinate amount of time. Have to supervise them in the late afternoon when they should still be asleep but some have taken to coming out early. This puts them in great danger of flystrike and I am kept busy alternatively wafting off flies and moving the pile of hay that is meant to protect the uncooperative little beasts.
Will try and post story and pics later

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lindisfel said:

I get most of my salt from eggs and some small quantities of cheese, I aim for below 2 grams per day and 4.7 grams of potassium. 0.8 of a gram of sodium is about right.
Going out is a problem!

Otherwise I take 100 grams of Eplerenone and 50 mgs of Losartan to try and stop aldosterone going into receptors. Zero salt is hardly possible and not recommended.
Conns has caused heart problems, kidney disease, and likely a collapsed lung.

Most patients have had a stroke or heart attack by 82!
D.

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lindisfel said:

My resting heart is steady 60! But if they stop the pacemaker it drops to 40 and sometimes keeps forgetting to start for a few seconds!

D.

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