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

[LivingLightly]

Morning all

5.2 mmol on waking at 6.00 this Saturday morning.
Take care everyone and have the best weekend you can.

 

[flonvic]

7.2 for me today.

 

[Estragon]

7.1 - Have a great Saturday people.

 

[callyandy]

7. something... forgotten trying to remember what to pack, leave the cat ...list gone AWOL. hollibobs is not going well Enjoy your Saturdays as much as you can.

 

[PenguinMum]

Morning All. 6.6 today reasonably happy to be mid stickies! @mojo37 hope you had a great birthday yesterday. @callyandy e joy your hols when you get there!
Have a great Saturday everyone.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. I'm finally back after an absolutely wonderful Christmas and New Year holiday with my son and all the family. First one for years! Didn't take my levels once because my monitor went missing, but now have another and it said 8.7 this morning. There is obviously work to be done! Have a good weekend everyone. It's so nice to be back with my other family.

 

[Ashybang]

Another sad day in the high numbers
BG 8.8 mmol.
Struggling since coming home from hospital.
I know I'll get better numbers soon.
Just gotta keep running with low carb.
Hugs to those who are struggling and a big WELL DONE to those of you who have got it under control.

 

[Welshman1952]

Well yesterday I tried to keep the carbs really low and it kinda paid off as my fbg was 7.5 - better, but far from good.

 

[Omar51]

Good morning from California.
4.77 mmol/L 86 mg/d on Saturday morning. Stop drinking coffee, start green decaf tea. Have a nice day everyone!

 

[Estragon]

Well yesterday I tried to keep the carbs really low and it kinda paid off as my fbg was 7.5 - better, but far from good.

O…K… But, nonetheless, you’ve done it AND you posted it here! That’s a big win.

 

[Dorro]

I wanted to give you a winner star for your FBG and agree re all that you have been NOT told . It seems to be the norm that as type 2 's given no positive help and here is you tablets and off you pop .

Thank you,....well done too, sounds like you're getting things back under control..!

 

[Dorro]

FBG 5.0 this morning!...,

Although, Libre sensor had a dicky fit last night and told me my blood glucose had plummeted to 3.1! upon finger prick testing it was 6.5...( I had been out playing pool with my friends, so could be due to stress? I'm quite competitive..)

Have a great day and fight the good fight!

 

[DEBBIESCOTT]

Libre 5.7
Day 10 & still ill, upped the carbs a bit mainly to eat more calories
Take care & enjoy your weekend everyone

 

[Ryhia]

Have been away at son's in Wiltshire for a few days child minding. I've not been testing as I put my glucose tester somewhere safe and then couldn't find it. Will start testing again once I relocate it. Haven't been eating out of the ordinary so hoping bloods are not too bad.

 

[Bcgirl]

Looks like my new normal…6.8 again today.

 

[LivingLightly]

I think I was 6.7 this morning….
I’m adding a wee bit of carbs to my diet as a test. So today it was half an apple with almond butter.....It was ok…but honestly the apple had no flavour….how disappointing.

Hi @Bcgirl.

I used to love apples. Traditional English varieties like a crisp and juicy Cox's Orange Pippin have a kick to them, but modern cultivars such as Gala and Golden Delicious have been selected for sweetness. Not only is the flavour disappointing, super sweet apples are the last thing the world needs for good health! Unfortunately, they sell.

 

[LivingLightly]

It’s the ice cream that catches me out!
Oh, and the croissants!

Hi @Ladynijo
It's sauces and gravies which catch me out when somebody else is catering. These days, when out to dinner, I ask for sauces to be served separately. That way you retain some control over the quantity!

 

[RoughcutAU]

Morning

FBG Fingerprick 6.4 Libre 5.5

Have a good day all.

 

[Bcgirl]

Hi @Bcgirl.

I used to love apples. Traditional English varieties like a crisp and juicy Cox's Orange Pippin have a kick to them, but modern cultivars such as Gala and Golden Delicious have been selected for sweetness. Not only is the flavour disappointing, super sweet apples are the last thing the world needs for good health! Unfortunately, they sell.

Totally agree, I love finding the old varieties! The new ones are way too sweet.

 

[aylalake]

Pink Lady apples for me! I too have experimented today and barely saw any difference in my BG but my ketones dropped
This morning’s readings were:
Libre 5.1
Finger prick 6.0