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

@DJC3 hugs for the 7 not like you hope you are not coming down with anything. Dont let it spoil your meet up coffee with your friend in any way!
Newsflash: today is World Penguin Day....no cards in the post please..we want to save the planet for these lovely creatures.
 
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and the Auditors ( moderators ) who must watching this new thread like hawks seeing who will transgress, not me I hope.

A 7.7 for me's this morning, a combination of a late large dinner and a stress full life away forums and other such nonsense.

Well after a very early start this morning me's are now running late....must go.
Be nice if not....
 
5.8 this morning, but I was up late.

Bubbsie said:
well...I savoured every crisp as for the mini pork pie...hmmn hmmn hmmn.
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I know that feeling, had a mini pork pie the other day and then felt guilty

dunelm said:
still in the Netherlands, still only a phone, still got saussages for fingers.
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For some bizarre reason you instantly made me think of this (haven't heard it for years)
 
Goacher55 said:
Oh woe, a 7.9 today. I’m off to my docs later for my interim HBa1c bloods.
I know they are going to be ok but still I panic. I’ve had a Perma cold since January so I’m blaming that
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Good luck, I'm sure you'll be ok. I had mine in March and had been on steroids and antib's but still only rose to 40.
 
Couldn't hug and like same post. Like for the chance to meet up, hug for the fbg. Re fbg: Only a fortunate few seem able to keep theirs within a narrow range. It could be seen as unhelpful to lead members to believe LC or any other diet alone will smooth out the peaks and troughs caused by genetics, environment and pure chance.
On contraband/off piste/feral seems to me LC is akin to selecting from a fairly small village shop - limited range. Full range of tastes needs the big superstore from time to time.
 
PenguinMum said:
@Bildad and @Bubbsie why do bike saddles have to be so rigid...they havent evolved the way bikes in general have? Bildad you will be doing the funny walk around the supermarket today. Btw my official FBG today is 6.2.
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A few years ago I bought an exercise bike on eBay for 99 pence. After a year I sold it for the same money, I just couldnt get on with it despite the huge bouncy saddle. I then tried a drop handle bar road bike and really love it. I go out everyday even if its to get the shopping. . Maybe its just cos its far more fun whizzingallong...
 
5.0 on the meter this morning.... I thought the huge amount of veg stew for supper last night might upend my numbers but , well the numbers dont lie.....
 
Hi Folks. Some friends here reporting raised FBG.

My first effort today at 0620 was a surprising FBG of 9.8 mmo/lt. Time for a "factory reset". Washed hands. Placed calibration strip in meter, saw "OK". Opened fresh pack of test-strips. Selected new lancet. Different finger for BG.

New result FBG 8.3 mmo/lt. I have BG in low 7's two hours after meals lately, on my LCHF diet, so guess it is a waiting game for the FBG to equalize.

Emergency fridge raider or @Bubbsie car journey snacks. Best quality German bratwurst. Cheddar cheese and celery. Camembert with a little salad. The premium cooked sausages meant for breakfast. Anybody else got favourites?
 
True Blue said:
Anybody else got favourites?
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The BP garages around my neck of the woods have Simply M&S who have a good range of deli items including the infamous rollitos. Coffee shops are the worst and many cafes offer jacket pots, sandwiches but not always salads. One coffee recently tumbled into lunch and the single thing I could have was a Ploughmans with only the cheese while discarding the bread and chutney.
 
Bubbsie said:
I can only do half an hour on my exercise bike for the same reason...now I'm not so well padded it's just too uncomfortable
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Similar on motorcycles.
Many items to pad out, but the sheepskin always seem to get best results..

Maybe you can find one for bikes on ebay to fit or hit fabric shops perhaps.?
 
Sending hugs x
 
If I'm on my own I go for a packet of meat in a garage. In company and wanting to appear more chivied I'll take the boiled eggs with spinach , or salad if available. I do try to carry "emergency" rations of nuts and sometimes sardines. ( The ones with flavouring are palatable on their own.)

edit to replace the word "chivied" with civilized, although I do like the sound of Chivied
 
Until last summer I would have said the infamous CCB (homemade bar of chocolate, flaxseed, inulin+butter to make a caramel/toffee and more chocolate). I fasted several times last summer and now I can just not eat for a day or two - last Saturday and Sunday was an example.
 
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True Blue said:
Emergency fridge raider or @Bubbsie car journey snacks. Best quality German bratwurst. Cheddar cheese and celery. Camembert with a little salad. The premium cooked sausages meant for breakfast. Anybody else got favourites?
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Travel rations.
Biltong, is my go to emergency pack
Never would have entertained it before,
Also nuts ( pecan, walnut, almonds)
Pork scratching never go a miss either,

Surprising if you wait 5/10 minutes just how filling they are.

As I read elsewhere, salute the hunger with a glass of water BEFORE eating..as you might just fool your stomach.
 
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6.8 eeekkkk hey hoe not eating in hotel for dinner tonight so will know exactly what I'm eating!! Just a quickie today Haha!!!

Mention for me and @rhubarb73 in The Telegraph today!!! Lchf and diabetes.co.uk woohooo. Here is the article by Lela London, a type 1.

There are many cultural misconceptions about diabetes – one of the most common being the dangerous assumption that type 1 and type 2 diabetes are one and the same.

Though it may only seem obvious to diabetics of either type (I write as a type 1 diabetic, having been diagnosed when I was a child over two decades ago), the conditions are 'caused' in very different ways, cared for through largely individual treatment plans, and can become as dangerous as each other if left undiagnosed or untreated.

Knowledge is power in every area of diabetic care and it is especially important to understand the difference between type 1 and type 2. The latter, particularly, because it is sure to affect someone you know (as you'll see, below).

What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
Diabetes (technically, diabetes mellitus) typically comes in two forms: ‘type 1’ and ‘type 2’. No awards for creativity. Both are chronic conditions which affect the way the body processes insulin – the handy little hormone which turns carbohydrates and sugar/glucose into energy, regulating blood sugar levels.

Beyond this, they are largely unrelated.

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease whereby a person’s immune system targets and kills off insulin-producing beta cells.

Type 2 diabetesis, in short, a condition based on insulin resistance. While the aforementioned beta cells are still alive, they don’t work as well as they should and tend to make less and less insulin as time goes on.

Though type 2 was once only prevalent in adults (earning itself the moniker 'adult-onset' diabetes), it is now increasingly common for the condition to affect children – particularly those who are overweight or obese.

According to Diabetes.co.uk, there are currently over four million people living with diabetes in the UK and type 2 diabetes accounts for roughly 90pc of all diabetic cases. This means roughly one in every 18 people suffer from type 2 diabetes.

Can type 2 diabetes develop into type 1?
Though many people believe type 2 diabetics can ‘become’ type 1 diabetics, this is not true. They are different diseases. At the same time, type 2s can become insulin-dependent and regulate their blood sugar levels through daily blood monitoring and injections, as all type 1 diabetics have to do.

If left untreated, type 2 diabetes can increase the risk of cardiovascular conditions and cause blindness, kidney failure, and limb amputations.


In more severe cases, type 2 diabetics have to inject themselves with insulin to regulate blood sugar levelsCREDIT: ALEX FLYNN/BLOOMBERG
Symptoms of type 2 diabetes
It is very common for symptoms of type 2 diabetes to appear gradually, which means that, without the help of medical tests for unrelated issues, it is rarely diagnosed at an early stage.


Symptoms also vary from type 1 diabetes, which tends to cause extreme fatigue and dehydration when undiagnosed.

For type 2 diabetics, common symptoms include feeling tired after meals, feeling hungry shortly after eating (polyphagia), urinating more often than normal, itchy skin (particularly around the genitals and especially if you have regular yeast infections), blurred vision, slow healing of cuts, and new skin disorders such as psoriasis or acanthosis nigricans (dark, discoloured skin folds).

Causes of type 2 diabetes
Unlike type 1 diabetes, there are many known causes and risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes. Often, a number of contributing factors lead to diagnosis.

Risk factors include having high blood sugar, cholesterol, excess weight, type 2 in the bloodline, and a prior case of gestational diabetes (which typically disappears post-pregnancy).

The most prominent and medically-acknowledged cause of type 2 diabetes is a poor diet (which, coincidentally, leads to many of the risks outlined above).

A number of medications, particularly steroids and statins, have also been linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The list includes – but is not limited to – corticosteroids (including those which treat Athsma and Crohn’s disease), thiazides and beta-blockers (often used to treat hypertension), and statins (like Lipitor and Lescol).


Actor Tom Hanks, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2013, said he was a "total idiot" leading up to his diagnosis by being "part of the lazy American generation that has blindly kept dancing through the party and now finds ourselves with a malady" CREDIT: EDDIE MULHOLLAND
Still, many people find they're diagnosed with type 2 against the odds. Chris Rooney, a type 2 ultra-marathoner from Huddersfield, told me his own diagnosis, discovered during a routine medical check up, came as a huge shock. "The three biggest risk factors did not apply to me," he said. "I was overweight but not obese, active and exercised regularly, and had no family history of diabetes.


"However, there was no doubt; my resting blood glucose was 9.7mmol, HbA1C was 66 – definitely diabetic."

Thankfully, Rooney sent his diabetes "into remission" within three months by committing to the LCHF lifestyle outlined below.

Treatment of type 2 diabetes
There are two primary aims of treating type 2 diabetes. Firstly and most imperatively, to control blood glucose levels. Secondly, to ‘cure’ type 2 diabetes altogether.

Depending on type 2’s personal severity, initial treatment plans range from healthy lifestyle adjustments to tablet medications, injections, and bariatric surgery. When medication is prescribed, yearly diabetic health checks are also put into place to help you avoid long-term complications.

When you are newly diagnosed or feel your treatment plan needs an update, it is routine for GPs to set up diabetes education, courses and specialist referrals.

Though type 2 ‘reversal’ has only become a mainstream idea in the last few years, many of the same lifestyle changes used to control blood glucose levels can be put into permanent practice to eliminate the need for medication.

Often, losing weight is not only a primary goal for those with type 2 diabetes but a choice which improves insulin sensitivity overall. Because of this, balanced low-carbohydrate diets created specifically for type 2 diabetes are regularly touted as a ‘cure’ for the condition.


An LCHF diet plan has recently gained popularity in type 2 communities for not only helping diabetics to lose weight but lowering their HbA1C (a person’s average blood sugar levels over two to three months) to non-diabetic numbers.

The diet plan, which stands for Low Carb High Fat, champions whole foods and limits sugar and starch to a minimum. The keto diet falls under this umbrella and, as a particularly extreme form of LCHF, has been medically proven to reduce the need for type 2 diabetes medications. However, it has its own side effects.

Debra Scott, a type 2 diabetic and activist from Blackpool, said: "I was devastated when I was told I had type 2. I saw it lead to my mum being registered blind, having a stroke, having sores that wouldn't heal and more.

"I declined the offer of medication and asked the nurse if I could try to find a way through diet. I looked into 'reversing diabetes' and found everyone who was doing it was doing it on a low carbohydrate diet.

"I started this way of eating on December 8th and my blood glucose levels were in pre-diabetic range by February. By May I was in non-diabetic range and had lost four stone – reaching my goal weight. I've never felt healthier, happier or more confident about myself. My diagnosis has really been a blessing in disguise."


Many doctors also recommend reducing your alcohol intake and quitting smoking, for obvious reasons, as part of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes treatment.
 
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OrsonKartt said:
Garages....nuff said....
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No it was Sainsburys on Kentish Town Road...might as well have been a garage...what's frustrating is I'd forgotten I had my emergency stash of Nature Valley protein bars in the boot of my car.
 
Back in the 5's. This morning..(5.4 .get in )
And actually shocked to be so.

Missus home last night after yoga, had popped in to m&s..got goodies.
And my eyes alighted on.. CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE .(drool, slobber )

And from that moment on, my inner Golem took over.

It was like a scene from lord of the rings,
as she put shopping away and ate her "bad for diabetics" grub .
but I knews ...the precious was still in the fridge.

Eventually sated, the nasty hobbit went to bed...and slowly, I tip toed into the kitchen, gently opens squeaky fridge door. .and behold..the PRECIOUS.

Finds a spoon..slide out only ONE PIECE .eat half..and slides it back in
..(.so looks untouched
No telling off from Hobbit...tee hee.)

OMG ...Delicious....<swoon, swoon>
Score before bed .my old friend 6.3

Woke up this morning, thought I was tumbled..."So what's the score", she asked, as I took bloods ...5.3.
Ooh, That's good what did you eat yesterday then..?..
(Omg..she knows, she knows :***: )

Ok, ok..yes, yes...I broke....
like a Greek plate in a restaurant.

I was so ashamed, I just blabbed
(I blame the sugar..I always talk too much if I've had an abnormal amount )

In fact I also took responsibility for Brexit, global warming and Fulham being relegated.

And the funny thing was .. she HADN'T even spotted it either..it was genuine curiousity.
( Though she laughed when she spotted the deceit...I don't think she was really impressed )

Suffice to say my inner Golem is now NOT Trusted around the fridge goodies.

Oh well...cheesecake AND a 5.3..
.still a WIN...
 
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