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

Ladynijo said:
A thought - I have just started a new box of testing sticks for my meter. They are giving what I regard as ‘normal’ numbers for me, so far. The previous box consistently read much higher. I am not doing anything different food wise. Looking back on my numbers for the last month, ie roughly the duration of the last box, all readings are scaled up. I am wondering if the last box was out of date/corrupted. Has anyone else had this?
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Similar experience this morning. On waking… 7.1 , new box of strips . Took meds with glass of water.
15 minutes later, downstairs, different meter, different batch of strips , still not eaten anything but meds water, 9.5.
 
PenguinMum said:
Morning All. 7.1 today. @Ladynijo I am one of those who if I don’t have some breakfast, in my case a slice of LC toast cooled then a thick layer of good butter and copious tea, (very little milk, dark brown) my BG just keeps rising and this snack with the fat stops it in its tracks and gives it something to think about BUT may not work for everyone :( Have the best Monday you can everyone.
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I’ve experimented with different combos for breakfast but tbh, I’m better not having anything at all until lunchtime if it’s on an upwards loop. It just sends it even higher.

I sort of wonder if I’ve trained my body to do this - ever since my teenage years, when I used to skip breakfast to get more time in bed, to years catching a train at 6.30am to go to work, I’ve skipped more breakfasts than I’ve eaten. In the days of restaurant cars on trains, my go to was a slice of toast with marmite, but normally, I don’t even feel hungry until around 11am, and a cup of tea or coffee sees me through.

So maybe the old bod thinks there’s nothing coming so it better get cracking and do it’s sugar stores release thing? Nowadays breakfast depends on what I’ve got planned for the morning, if it’s intense I’ll get a bit of protein ballast down, like a boiled egg or some yoghurt. If the numbers are already high, or I’m going for a swim, I’ll skip eating and take something for later.
 
MissMuffett said:
Did you calibrate your metre or do a quality control test? If I suspect the strips are dodgy I check one of them with the control solution and check it against the range which is on the side of the tub.
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I’m using an Aviva, which I don’t think calibrates. I think I’ve lost the instructions! I’ll have to check online.
 
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