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

Great start for you @ziggy_w and thanks for the mention. Not totally convinced by less stressed but I haven't tested really since Dec 14ish and had no alcohol since about Boxing Day plus swapped coffee for cocoa. I also think deep down I understand huge swathes of how others deal with their condition are fascinating but not for me. Have a great day
 
Good morning all
4.6 bg to welcome Monday morning
Off to take advantage of a one day free trial pass to local gym and pool with OH to see if it is something worth joining for us. I’ve never been a gym person - and not likely to change but I have noticed that my arm muscles are not as strong so hoping to get advice on exercises and / or weights, plus I do love swimming. Nicer way to spend a Monday morning than working!
Wishing everyone a good Monday and pleased @PenguinMum to hear thatyou are getting back to normal.
 
good morning all

4.6 today

thinking of a quiet day today, I seem to have a mild case of what my nephew used to call 'the sneezles' this morning but it's not too bad outside so I will probably go out for a walk later to see if the fresh air will help

I didn't get around to trying a carrot cake version of LC sponge yesterday, I wussed out on grating the carrot and reached for the cocoa powder instead

I was in Home Bargains on Saturday and found a bag of Elizabeth Shaw 70% dark chocolate thins. I think they are intended for corporate use because they are individually wrapped,, each bit weighs around 5.5g. (so @ 2.5g of carb each), a bit higher than my usual chocolate but worth having because they are easy to carry around and portion control. If they have any left I might get a couple more bags.

Hope your Monday treats you kindly
 
Morning all. 5.8 this morning for me. Yesterday I had a good long walk 10,000 + steps ,then a very restful day , certainly didn't eat that much and the carb level was very low, ( I dont count numbers but it was just a little salad and above ground veg) thats pretty much a normal day for me these days....
 
Morning all, a disappointing 6.6 for me as I was hoping for lower after doing a 24hr fast. But hey ho, I'm sure by lunchtime it'll be lower. Proud Mum day for me today as my 16 yr old son starts his career in IT. He has worked his socks off as he hates college, and smashed his very first interview
 
Hope the walk helps with the sneezles and you eventually pluck up courage to try the carrot cake sponge. Those mints sound good but not worth a 40/50 mile round trip for me unfortunately. May be worth us looking for flavourings to make dark chocolate palatable. to me now I am honest enough to admit I won't eat the huge stack we have anymore as it is.
 
Last year ( 2017) my sister gave me a chocolate making kit. Everything in it was organic including mint essence. Somehow I havent found time / motivation to get round to making it but I couldnt resist trying some of the cocoa butter which is amazingly like very, very bland chocolate. For myself I like the 90 -95% blocks which are readily and instantly available in the shops .... but making your own doesn't seem to be a massive project if you have time.... ?
 
So glad to hear you are feeling better. I've not been able to catch up on the forum properly for a few days so hadn't realised you were under the weather! Have a good day x
 
Good morning everyone, a 4.9 at 0700.
Have a great day if you can, just cherishing my marathon four hours sleep last night sans coughing. Will the word “sans” still work on here post Brexit?
After Brexit "sans" will only work in certain situations which are yet to be determined . As I type a well paid committee is being set up to decide where and when it will be appropriate. The committee is publicly funded and are paid by the hour and headed by politicians so the decision may be some time in arriving....
 
6.1 today which I am very pleased with due to me eating out about 5 times last week for one celebration or another. Including a Chinese meal on Saturday night!

I fitted my libre last night. I want to be able to talk about it in my talk on the 27th. And give a demo. But I was disappointed as I don't thing the reader is working. Started with a reading of 4.2, 30 mins later I was at 2.7, then 2.2 then it just said LO!!!! 4.2 again this morning. Just done it now and it corresponds with my codefree at 6.1!!! I will see how I get on today but I'm not holding out much hope for getting accurate readings.

Happy Monday to everyone.
 
To be honest though I do like dark chocolate I some times snag a couple of chunks off Judith's Cadbury's Oreo bar two chunks works out to about 5gms of carbohydrate so not all that bad occasionally.
 
Woke up this morning to a 9.7. Very happy to be in single figures! Let’s hope that this will be a good week
Lets hope you get a confirmed diagnosis this week SB...it seems such a long wait for confirmation...how frustrating for you.
 
An average of a couple of readings gives me a disappointing 6.2 this morning. Maybe lack of exercise yesterday, maybe a slightly higher carb than usual dinner. It seems there is no such thing as a day of rest allowed any more.
@PenguinMum I’m glad you’re finally on the mend.
@shelley262 enjoy your gym day. I love swimming too but don’t like the palaver associated with getting hair dry etc in the winter.
@SB.25 I hope your appointment this week gives you some useful info, at least a diagnosis. Good to see you in single figures today.
 
Thank you! I’m even more surprised they have stayed at 9 this morning and not yet shot up
 
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