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

Bede

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Hello,
This is my first post. My morning numbers today were 6.3.
I am prediabetic/borderline type 2.
I have given up all bread, pasta, rice, cake, sweets.
I cannot give up my morning bowl of oatmeal, as this kick-starts my digestion and provides bulk.
Can anybody recommend something non-carb which will perform as well as oatmeal?
Bede
 

SaskiaKC

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Hello,
This is my first post. My morning numbers today were 6.3.
I am prediabetic/borderline type 2.
I have given up all bread, pasta, rice, cake, sweets.
I cannot give up my morning bowl of oatmeal, as this kick-starts my digestion and provides bulk.
Can anybody recommend something non-carb which will perform as well as oatmeal?
Bede

Welcome, Bede! :) Good to meet you here.

I eat oatmeal most mornings because oats are said to be good for the heart. I add peanut butter for protein and 95% chocolate and sometimes some nuts or cinnamon or nutmeg or all of those.
 
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MrsA2

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Hello,

@Bede
I cannot give up my morning bowl of oatmeal, as this kick-starts my digestion and provides bulk.
Can anybody recommend something non-carb which will perform as well as oatmeal?
Bede
I have full fat greek yogurt (natural flavour unsweetened) with milled seeds (linseed, flax seed, chia seeds, or a mix) a small portion of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, rhubarb. Or add nuts or 1 square very very dark chocolate
If you mix it together and leave for a few minutes it thickens up, or overnight it gets very thick.
I find this provides the bulk my digestive system needs. If I need more or less fibre I adjust the amount of seeds up or down.
 

Debandez

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Hello,
This is my first post. My morning numbers today were 6.3.
I am prediabetic/borderline type 2.
I have given up all bread, pasta, rice, cake, sweets.
I cannot give up my morning bowl of oatmeal, as this kick-starts my digestion and provides bulk.
Can anybody recommend something non-carb which will perform as well as oatmeal?
Bede

Hello and a very warm welcome

You can have a look at diet doctor, it has some great ideas.

https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/breakfasts

Also a thread on here where people share details about what they eat:

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/what-have-you-eaten-today.75781/unread
 
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Debandez

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4 6 - yesterday
6.1 - today (family meal out last night to celebrate my son and his girlfriend buying their first home, quite an achievement any time but especially in the middle of a pandemic!)

Manic and emotional week, my son is flying the nest tomorrow.
 

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ziggy_w

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Good morning all.

4.8 for me today.

@DJC3 -- You are such a kind person and always so supportive of others. As to fasting blood sugars, I have noticed that for me, it helps if I don't eat too much at night (though, of course, that doesn't mean I always manage to do this).
 
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ianpspurs

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4.7 today.
Phew. A whole lot better than yesterday. How did the day go from that low start, John? Also, to be rude and but in, anyone have a rough idea just how much should I expect my Libre predicted A1c to be out by when I eventually get tested?
 

JohnEGreen

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Phew. A whole lot better than yesterday. How did the day go from that low start, John? Also, to be rude and but in, anyone have a rough idea just how much should I expect my Libre predicted A1c to be out by when I eventually get tested?

Mine was out a fair bit predicted 38 actual 44.

Mind you Mysugr app was worse which is still predicting 36

Yesterday was a bit up and down for me but not to bad swings between a maximum of 9.3 and lows of about 3.5 have been worse.
 
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ianpspurs

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Mine was out a fair bit predicted 38 actual 44.

Yesterday was a bit up and down for me but not to bad swings between a maximum of 9.3 and lows of about 3.5 have been worse.
Yesterday doesn't sound wonderful but you wear it well. Thanks for the information - I was expecting a much bigger error - >+15 tbh and I hope today is more stable.
 
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