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

[Mo saleh]

7.2 this morning

 

[Ryhia]

7.2 this morning

Welcome to the thread.

 

[hankjam]

late on parade....
5.7
Probably ate too much yesterday.... 2 haddocks for lunch and a lamb curry for dinner.....

Weekly mean: 5.4 StDev 0.2

 

[annabell1]

Good morning

6.5 today

 

[hankjam]

4.7
Possible red wine effect......

 

[Ymdawd]

5.5 this morning

 

[karen8967]

5.8 for me

 

[PenguinMum]

Morning All. 5.6 today. Keep warm, stay safe, stay well.

 

[nutribolt]

5.7 on finger prick and 5.9 on libre... normally I get something in 6 after non-fasting day so this seems like an improvement

Also i have started using caresens glucometer since last few days and it seems so much better, the drop of blood required for testing is so tiny... its less expensive and the strips are cheaper too... I dont understand why NHS doesnt prescribe this by default...

 

[ziggy_w]

Good morning all,

4.8 today.

 

[ianpspurs]

It's Monday, winter and Swipey has me at 4.4. Trust issues aside Spurs win NLD I'm good to go. No dramas from Swipey so far from widening the diet/going someway towards old (LC) ways.

 

[JohnEGreen]

At 5:30 AM swipey said 3.1 at 6:30 3.4 prickometer at 7 AM gave me a 4.4 swipey at 7:20 3.7 so there you have it.

Now having a cappuccino coffee made with my trusty De' Longhi coffee machine and then shall attempt to climb the Matterhorn or walk to the shop, in the freezing conditions here not much difference between the two for me this morning. Wrap up well people it's chilly out there.

 

[Ryhia]

5.5 this morning.

 

[Andydragon]

5.6 today

 

[DJC3]

5.6 today @ PenguinMum you’re on a roll! Great results the last couple of days.
@JohnEGreen be careful out there!
@hankjam I get the red wine effect if I have more than 1 glass too.

 

[philchap1]

5.1 today

 

[nutribolt]

@hankjam I get the red wine effect if I have more than 1 glass too.

Guys what is this red wine effect - Considering I have been a teetotaler for 10.5 years now, this time on my birthday I was hoping that after a long time I can relish a glass of wine. Will that cause issues - I read that a bit of red wine wont do much harm especially on a non-fasting day.

 

[ert]

4.7 this morning. I hope everyone's day is going well.

 

[DJC3]

Guys what is this red wine effect - Considering I have been a teetotaler for 10.5 years now, this time on my birthday I was hoping that after a long time I can relish a glass of wine. Will that cause issues - I read that a bit of red wine wont do much harm especially on a non-fasting day.

I find it gives me a lower fbg the following day. Presumably the liver is still busy dealing with the alcohol to bother dumping glucose. ( bg does catch up with a vengeance later though) A single glass doesn’t seem to make much difference. Red wine is because it’s usually less carby than white, so shouldn’t cause a spike at the time of drinking.
Well done on the 10.5 yr abstinence. I’m sure that’s doing you more good than any amount of wine tbh.

 

[Mrs T 123]

Not impressed with the FBG this morning which was 6.1 for no other reason that I got up later than normal.

Yes - I have the same problem - same thing happens to me