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

[MissMuffett]

@RosemaryJackson I have sciatica from spinal stenosis so can sympathise (operation pending).

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[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. 7.9 this morning but again not much sleep and lots of pain with accompanying ouches, oohs and ows! @MrsA2, I have tried the figure 4 but it's almost impossible for me to do, so am stretching as far as I can. If it wasn't so painful, it would be a comical situation! Thanks @PenguinMum, need all the hugs I can get, I'm feeling very sorry for myself. Have a good day all.

 

[ianpspurs]

Pinch punch 1st day of the month! I’m disappointed with 6.5 mmols at 7:30am

Snap @ianpspurs I hate winter too. I don’t like wearing socks (I think I only own 1 pair!), I have to wear slippers in the winter and my hands go cold as soon as I touch something cold plus I have to wear at least 3 layers to keep warm. I have read that getting out into the daylight as soon as possible and let your eyes absorb as much natural light as possible for at least 10 minutes (don’t wear sunglasses or look through a window) helps with the circadian rhythms.

Have a fab Friday everyone x

Hug for being disappointed with fbg and it being winter. One of the worst aspects for me is LC/Keto food has never really worked for me in winter. No point lying. Modern techy clothes are much lighter and dog walks in the woods on icy days are good but then one needs another shower and a whole other set of clothes.

 

[Rushkami]

Well things have gone downhill since Wednesday morning. life chaos, pain and stress are definitely my triggers for eating sugar and carbs.
11.2 tuesday, 11.3 this morning. I really struggled this morning but did manage to drag myself to the pool. Must have had my grumpy face on, thankfully none of the regulars spoke to me.
Edit: forgot to add, took my first dose of metformin today. Will see how it goes.

I hope metformin works for you, I started 2 weeks ago and my bloods are gradually coming down, I haven't had any side effects with it at all. Though being away for a few days, eating more carbs than usual, snacking at 3am last night and then only having 3 hours sleep has set me up for a 9.8 this morning. It happens. I hope life things get better for you!

 

[LivingLightly]

Well things have gone downhill since Wednesday morning. life chaos, pain and stress are definitely my triggers for eating sugar and carbs.
11.2 tuesday, 11.3 this morning. I really struggled this morning but did manage to drag myself to the pool. Must have had my grumpy face on, thankfully none of the regulars spoke to me.
Edit: forgot to add, took my first dose of metformin today. Will see how it goes.

Hi @Peanut234 Not a great start to your day. It's disheartening when this happens after a good run of numbers, but at least you have a pretty good idea of the reasons.

Can you replace the sugar with different rewards when chaos, pain and stress strke?

 

[flonvic]

Update on dn phone call about restarting linagliptin.NO! She doesnt want me having any hypo's.Never had one all the time i have been on them.I told her high numbers after meals are having an effect on me but all I got was"I will have a word with doc and call you back".Doc said no!!

 

[JohnEGreen]

5.3 today.

 

[Ladynijo]

Dawn was doing her phenomenal worst at 5.30am, when I had the not so bright idea of doing a FBG test - 6.7. Back to bed to hibernate, and by 8am, when daylight and the feline returned, it was back to 5.5. More my kind of number. Just been for a swim and did some extra speedy lengths, so not such a bad start to the day after all.

Have a good Friday all

 

[aylalake]

Congrats or commiserations to you all.
Horrid white stuff fell last night followed by -4.5 deg temperature resulting in a very slippery shuffle (couldn’t call it a walk) to the Doctor’s this morning.

Libre 6.9
Finger prick 7.5

 

[Omar51]

Good morning ️ from California!

4.94 mmol/L 89 mg /dL. Happy Friday morning. My fructose experiment failed. Find out I have fructose intolerance. So like I said I am back in the bitterness lifestyle.
Have a nice day everyone

 

[aylalake]

Good morning ️ from California!

4.94 mmol/L 89 mg /dL. Happy Friday morning. My fructose experiment failed. Find out I have fructose intolerance. So like I said I am back in the bitterness lifestyle.
Have a nice day everyone

Oh no! I thought you were doing ok having a slice or 2 of green apple.
At least you now know for sure.

 

[Ashybang]

Devil took hold last night and gave me an 8am awakening BG 18.6mmol.
I had a late tea and with pasta, but wasn't expecting it quite so high.
Dry mouth, blurry vision and feel lethargic and low today. I'll fast until the numbers reduce to single figures.
Feel like going back to bed and start again from scratch after I've had another sleep. I'm sure to be back in the game later, so see you all later.

4.30pm.
Blood Glucose still high @12.6, but I'm going to eat now whilst it's early and hopefully BG level will go down during evening and night.
I'll just put today down to experience as a bad day. Dinner coming up shouldn't do too much damage.... Salmon fillet with green beans , plus small jacket potato and I'm leaving it at that. I'd go without food, as I'm not hungry atm, but don't want to make the same mistake as last night, by getting hungry and eating just before bedtime.
Hope you are all having a smashing day and can afford to have the gas central heating on..... Brrrr but its cold!

 

[LivingLightly]

4.30pm.
Blood Glucose still high @12.6, but I'm going to eat now whilst it's early and hopefully BG level will go down during evening and night.
I'll just put today down to experience as a bad day. Dinner coming up shouldn't do too much damage.... Salmon fillet with green beans , plus small jacket potato and I'm leaving it at that. I'd go without food, as I'm not hungry atm, but don't want to make the same mistake as last night, by getting hungry and eating just before bedtime.
Hope you are all having a smashing day and can afford to have the gas central heating on..... Brrrr but its cold!

Hi @Ashybang Yup, you're diabetic. Pasta plays old Harry with our BG levels.

If there's any uncooked pasta in your kitchen, I'd give it to somebody who can enjoy pasta without making themselves ill, otherwise it will keep whispering "eat me, ... eat me" every time you go to your cupboard.
You can still enjoy all your favourite pasta recipes using spiralised courgettes, Konjac or other pasta alternative.

A jacket spud, even a small one, would spike me too. If I were you, I'd eat the skin and put the rest out for the birds in your neighbourhood. They could use the extra carbs to keep warm in this exceptionally cold weather

 

[Ashybang]

Hi @Ashybang Yup, you're diabetic. Pasta plays old Harry with our BG

A jacket spud, even a small one, would spike me too. If I were you, I'd eat the skin and put the rest out for the birds in your neighbourhood. They could use the extra carbs to keep warm in this exceptionally cold weather

LivingLightly, Thank you for reply & advice.
Don't know why?
I've found if I eat potato in very small amounts, my Blood Sugar only goes up a point or two.
(2 hours after dinner with small jacket potato and my BG is 12.1 mmol and heading in the right direction).
Pasta, bread, & pastries seem vastly different and can spike me 10- 15 points.
That small jacket spud in now resting gently in my tummy.
You're right of course about chucking the pasta from the cupboard out.
I knew it was bad, bad, BAD, VERY BAD for me, yet still ate some pasta last night and regretted it all day today.
I still need to add more menu ingredients to the kitchen to help overcome the lack of carb filled ingredients.
I love bacon and egg sandwich,
Chicken Tikka with rice and Naan bread.
Lots of pasta dishes,
Shepherd's/Cottage pie.....
Any Pastry Pie
That's not forgetting favourites like Bread and Butter Pudding etc etc.
Yup...... I'm learning that it's a real bummer, being diabetic... .....
I shan't eat anything else, and will have my last drink in around 15 minutes.
Expecting a decent level for my BG reading on waking tomorrow and I'm guessing about 7.5mmol......
We shall see.....
You've got me thinking about the birds, struggling for food & energy to help stay alive in this freezing weather.
I think a trip to Wilkos or Pet store could be on the agenda, with a view to setting up a bird feeding station.
Thanks for the thoughts.....

 

[LivingLightly]

LivingLightly, Thank you for reply & advice.
Don't know why?
I've found if I eat potato in very small amounts, my Blood Sugar only goes up a point or two.
(2 hours after dinner with small jacket potato and my BG is 12.1 mmol and heading in the right direction).
Pasta, bread, & pastries seem vastly different and can spike me 10- 15 points.
That small jacket spud in now resting gently in my tummy.
You're right of course about chucking the pasta from the cupboard out.
I knew it was bad, bad, BAD, VERY BAD for me, yet still ate some pasta last night and regretted it all day today.
I still need to add more menu ingredients to the kitchen to help overcome the lack of carb filled ingredients.
I love bacon and egg sandwich,
Chicken Tikka with rice and Naan bread.
Lots of pasta dishes,
Shepherd's/Cottage pie.....
Any Pastry Pie
That's not forgetting favourites like Bread and Butter Pudding etc etc.
Yup...... I'm learning that it's a real bummer, being diabetic... .....
I shan't eat anything else, and will have my last drink in around 15 minutes.
Expecting a decent level for my BG reading on waking tomorrow and I'm guessing about 7.5mmol......
We shall see.....
You've got me thinking about the birds, struggling for food & energy to help stay alive in this freezing weather.
I think a trip to Wilkos or Pet store could be on the agenda, with a view to setting up a bird feeding station.
Thanks for the thoughts.....

Have you tried dipping into the Food and Nutrition neighbourhood of the forum? You'll find lots of low carb options there.

I really enjoy my meals, it must be said, and don't feel deprived with a low-carb-healthy-fat [LCHF] lifestyle. It helps to focus on the many delicious foods we can safely eat and not dwell too much on those high carb 'goodies' that landed us in diabetic territory in the first place.

I hope your efforts today are rewarded with an improved FBG reading tomorrow morning.

 

[RoughcutAU]

Morning from hot yucky Australia …

FBG Fingerprick 7.2 Libre 6.6 … can’t blame anyone else but me for this one - but the pizza last night was soooo good.

Congrats @PenguinMum thats great news.

 

[flonvic]

LivingLightly, Thank you for reply & advice.
Don't know why?
I've found if I eat potato in very small amounts, my Blood Sugar only goes up a point or two.
(2 hours after dinner with small jacket potato and my BG is 12.1 mmol and heading in the right direction).
Pasta, bread, & pastries seem vastly different and can spike me 10- 15 points.
That small jacket spud in now resting gently in my tummy.
You're right of course about chucking the pasta from the cupboard out.
I knew it was bad, bad, BAD, VERY BAD for me, yet still ate some pasta last night and regretted it all day today.
I still need to add more menu ingredients to the kitchen to help overcome the lack of carb filled ingredients.
I love bacon and egg sandwich,
Chicken Tikka with rice and Naan bread.
Lots of pasta dishes,
Shepherd's/Cottage pie.....
Any Pastry Pie
That's not forgetting favourites like Bread and Butter Pudding etc etc.
Yup...... I'm learning that it's a real bummer, being diabetic... .....
I shan't eat anything else, and will have my last drink in around 15 minutes.
Expecting a decent level for my BG reading on waking tomorrow and I'm guessing about 7.5mmol......
We shall see.....
You've got me thinking about the birds, struggling for food & energy to help stay alive in this freezing weather.
I think a trip to Wilkos or Pet store could be on the agenda, with a view to setting up a bird feeding station.
Thanks for the thoughts.....

Can I come and eat off your bird table?It might be the only thing to keep my numbers down now I have had meds stopped.

 

[Andygoat]

Hi everyone hope you are all well haven’t posted for ages and haven’t really been testing regularly but pleasantly surprised with a 4.6 this morning hope all have a good weekend

 

[Ashybang]

Can I come and eat off your bird table?It might be the only thing to keep my numbers down now I have had meds stopped.

Errrm Apologies flonvic, but bird feeding station is not set up yet......
There must be another way...........
Good luck with your No Meds readings & health.

 

[Ashybang]

Have you tried dipping into the Food and Nutrition neighbourhood of the forum? You'll find lots of low carb options there.

I really enjoy my meals, it must be said, and don't feel deprived with a low-carb-healthy-fat [LCHF] lifestyle. It helps to focus on the many delicious foods we can safely eat and not dwell too much on those high carb 'goodies' that landed us in diabetic territory in the first place.

I hope your efforts today are rewarded with an improved FBG reading tomorrow morning.

Thank you for your reply and well wishes. Will make it top priority tomorrow, to visit the Food and Nutrition section.
I must spend time there for several days I'd imagine to take in and digest the information available.
I'll use my notepad and may write down recipe ideas, before doing my next shop.
I'm calling it a night now and will be in bed for approx 10.30pm - 10.45pm.
There'll be no pressure on me whilst recharging my batteries and hopefully will sleep well.
Best wishes to All and I'd like to add my congratulations to Penguinmum too.