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

Granny_grump_

Well-Known Member
Messages
3,104
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
Dishonesty lies and thieves and online Bullies!!!
7.1 mmol this morning
Trying to change diet to a more BG friendly one starting this morning I’ve had a coffee with double cream nothing else.
But apart from too many carbs in my diet previously I eat fish meat chicken, dairy eggs, but I haven’t been monitoring my carbs.
Will be trying harder from now on not been monitoring foods I eat properly since Covid I never went through the door for two years I was so frightened of catching it has I have a history of yearly chest infections from bronchitis pleuros and pneumonia and felt I wouldn’t survive Covid.
We now have our 4th great grandchild and I want to see them grow it’s given me the push I needed to get back my BG levels and try harder.K
 

Granny_grump_

Well-Known Member
Messages
3,104
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
Dishonesty lies and thieves and online Bullies!!!
Just tested 2 hours after breakfast of coffee with full fat double cream BG is now 5.8 WOW!!!!
never expected that in a million years totally unexpected but what a great feeling.
Just one question how much cream should you use???
 

Lainie71

Well-Known Member
Messages
2,325
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
The term "big boned" lol repeatedly told this growing up!
Just tested 2 hours after breakfast of coffee with full fat double cream BG is now 5.8 WOW!!!!
never expected that in a million years totally unexpected but what a great feeling.
Just one question how much cream should you use???
I usually just wing it to depend how I am feeling. I have unsweetened almond milk then mix the cream and almond milk together then add the hot water, its yummy!
 

Granny_grump_

Well-Known Member
Messages
3,104
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
Dishonesty lies and thieves and online Bullies!!!
Enough to help you feel full, but not so much you start to put on weight (unless you need to) :)
In a mug I like 4-5 teaspoonfuls floated on top, but only 1 cup 4-5 times a week. That suits me but we are all different
Hi MrsA2
I really don’t want the weight on I’m hoping by changing my diet I will lose weight gradually over next 7 months and keep my BG more stable. K
 

Granny_grump_

Well-Known Member
Messages
3,104
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
Dishonesty lies and thieves and online Bullies!!!
dog got me up at 3.30am so tested and it was 6.1...... I shall be shattered the rest of the day no doubt ...yawns
Been in this position ourselves over years with the dogs we’ve had but I wouldn’t mind it all over again if I could just have our Louie back for one last time, we lost him last November he had chronic Bronchitis on two inhalers and after never being without a dog in 43 years I can’t put myself through all that again it was horrendous see him struggling for every breath. He was a black pug and never had breathing issues but out in Lytham were took him for a day out someone’s dog had kennel cough and that was the beginning of a long 12month journey to hell. So give your dog a hug from me and hope he or she doesn’t do this too often. Best Wishes K