What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

[johnpol]

Hugs johnpol

Thank you, hugs are always appreciated

 

[Goonergal]

Hi @Goonergal,

Happy to see that your numbers have dropped. Well done.

Thanks. We’re missing you on the what have you eaten today thread.

 

[alf_Josiah]

For now at least, trouble is my GP views me as T2 and does not get the difference on the other hand the diabetes consultant was quite huffy with me when I described my self as T2 he said no you are drug induced T3E I didn't really see the difference myself till recently thats why I have changed my profile to other now.

I would go with the diabetic consultant, he should have a broader experience base than the GP. If I did not question what my GP's try to prescribe I would be dead. In the end the label is unimportant the treatment is important.

 

[flexi06]

When do you guys tend to test your fasting sugars? When you wake up, or before the first time you eat? The reason I ask is that I don't eat for at least 6 hours after waking, and the difference between my fbg upon waking and then before I eat for the first time are extremely different.

6.1 today before my first meal.

I test the second I wake before I even get out of bed.

 

[flexi06]

Good morning everyone my BG this morning is 4.8 during the night it was 4.9 and before bed my BG was 5.8 was not expecting a good BG after dinner last night as I had wheaten bread and tomato soup with a BG of 7.3 but two hours later I was happy to discover my blood sugar was 4.7

Hey @Ziggy2017, good numbers, how come you test in the night? Are you checking for dawn phenomenon or do u do it every night? If so, why? Thanks sweetie- forgive my nosiness x

 

[phdiabetic]

5.4

 

[Ziggy2017]

Hey @Ziggy2017, good numbers, how come you test in the night? Are you checking for dawn phenomenon or do u do it every night? If so, why? Thanks sweetie- forgive my nosiness x

@flexi06 its no problem I check during the night if I wake up and feel shaky or dizzy because those are sighs of hypos for me.

 

[Crocodile]

5.2 Measured at 0650 after binging on a pizza last night. ( Pizza is actually not as bad as it's reputation as long as you have plenty of topping with fats )

 

[millenium]

4:43am, 5.5.

 

[karen8967]

Goodnight everyone sleep well

 

[flexi06]

@flexi06 its no problem I check during the night if I wake up and feel shaky or dizzy because those are sighs of hypos for me.

Ahh so u must be a T1- thanks Hun x

 

[flexi06]

Morning sweeties, 5.4. I’m pretty happy with these consistent 5’s at present. I’d prefer 4’s but 5’s are ok

 

[Goonergal]

Morning all. 4.9 today. Hoping the sun will come out for the bank holiday.

 

[dunelm]

Good morning all, it’s a 5.2 on the prickometer and the sun is shining
Have a great day if you can

 

[karen8967]

6.2 for me have a great bank holiday weekend sun shining here after a day of rain yesterday

 

[Ziggy2017]

Ahh so u must be a T1- thanks Hun x

No problem I acctually don’t know what type I have I had a double lung transplant and the doctors told me I had diabetes due to the medication I have to take. Though I am insulin dependent.

 

[Cumberland]

9.9 single figures

Have a great day & Bank Hol weekend

 

[DJC3]

Morning sweeties, 5.4. I’m pretty happy with these consistent 5’s at present. I’d prefer 4’s but 5’s are ok

5.4 for me too.
Feeling happy like you @flexi06 can’t figure it out really as I don’t think I’m doing anything different to last week when I was mostly 6s. Not complaining mind you.

 

[ziggy_w]

Good morning all. Wonderful weather, sunny and blue skies. We are expecting close to 30 degrees today.

Blood sugars were 5.1 this morning.

@Goonergal -- I miss posting on the "What have you eaten today?" thread too, especially missing all of you wonderful people on there. This semester, unfortunately, is a bit crazy, sometimes working very long hours. I will get back to posting again soon, though.

@flexi06 and @DJC3 -- Great fasting numbers. Congrats, so happy for both of you.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone.

 

[UserABC2021]

5.8 this morning and I'm off to work.

Enjoy the Bank Holiday


Edit -
Just realised the importance of 'paying attention'. Above is my waking numbers, I've had no breakfast as yet (just about to) so took my pre-meal figure. It was 6.9 That's a 1.1 increase with nothing but black coffee. So, I washed my hands and retook the test, 5.9. I used a magnesium spray after my shower and aloe gel after my shave, one of those must have left enough of a trace on my skin to affect the readings.