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

7.1 for me this morning.

To be expected as stayed with friends last few days and forgot to take my meter and strips. Unfortunately although good friends they have no understanding of diabetes and diet. Meals consist of pies, chips, mash, cereals, chocolate, biscuits and all the bad stuff. When try to politely explain need to keep diet a bit lighter the response is "just eat a little bit of everything." Sadly their version of "a little bit" is more like Desperate Dan's cow pie portions for those that can remember. I know people are trying to be kind in feeding me up but totally unaware of the real consequences.

Thankfully they had a dog who I could sneak titbits too so probably both our BS would have been in the red but at least the doggy helped me out a bit. I know I am going to pay but that is just a sad fact of diabetic life. Hopefully you all have better luck than me over the next few days.
 
Made me laugh one time when I explained to a relative that I was type 2, the reaction was "oh just have a sticky sweet" all done with best intentions I am sure, but sadly not really a great deal of help in the early days of diagnosis! I do remember the Desperate Dan cow pie portions lol
 
Forgot to test today…
regarding friends and food, I ALWAYS bring my own food or don’t eat at all. Never, ever will I eat under pressure from others. If someone’s feelings are hurt, too bad, it’s my health and I control what I can.
 
mojo37 said:
Yes it's mainly cheese that I have been snacking on , maybe large cubes
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If hungry between meals @mojo37, hard cheese such as Cheddar and a stick of celery should be okay. Most of the lactose (milk sugar) is removed in the whey during cheese-making.

The residual lactose in cheese curd is metabolised during the early stages of ripening, mainly through the action of microbes, leaving you with a food that is mostly fat with some protein, carbohydrate is negligible.
 
ChrisT2 said:
7.1 for me this morning.

Thankfully they had a dog who I could sneak titbits too so probably both our BS would have been in the red but at least the doggy helped me out a bit.
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LOL @ChrisT2. Reminds me of a similar deception soon after I was diagnosed. Luckily, Patch was a willing accomplice and polished off most of my dinner as well as his own.
 
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