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

[ChrisT2]

From memory I think its something to do with your body pushing out glucose from your stores of glucose to energise you through a fast. This is probably a good thing. Here is a link https://www.diabetes.co.uk/body/liver-and-blood-glucose-levels.html which explains it better than i can.

Thanks for that, really appreciate it. Also explains my rapid early BS rise throughout the morning irrespective of diet as CGM shows me often dropping to 3 mmols or less overnight. (Somogyl Phenomenon) Not really so sure that I will be fasting in future voluntarily as it would seem my liver is fighting against it and I want to keep on good terms with my liver wherever possible as I have possibly abused it a bit over the years.

 

[ChrisT2]

6.6 this morning on finger prick. So wished I was still on the CGM as I might have got a mythical (for me) reading in the 5's for only the second time ever. I have seen more unicorns than readings lower than 6. Even so happy with anything in the 6's and anxiously waiting my hospital blood test results. Had to insist on full lipid profile tests as never got them last time and I want to know how my diet changes are affecting my cholesterol levels as I am certain as the carb level has gone down the fat levels have increased. Didn't get any encouragement for going low carb from the nurse Happy Friday.

 

[Neeny84]

6.7 this morning.

Had a brioche roll with dinner last night, took me to 11.4. Staying away from that in future.

Had 1 high protein bagel with a scraping of butter and marmite and 2hrs after I'm 8.7. Not great....

 

[Omar51]

Morning all
4.72 mmol/L at 6 am this morning. Shady and little chill. Happy Friday. I have learnt to control chocolate cravings at night. Have a nice day all.

 

[ellesangel]

Being with my daughter I wanted to treat her and said we’d go to her favourite restaurant on me.

So for the first time in more than ten years I ate Chinese Of course I didn’t have rice , noodles or dumplings I chose beef cauliflower and some eggplant


My highest recorded glucose levels over the last ten years has been eight point two . I’d expected something similar but reached to ten

It took five hours till they dropped back to the sixes. This morning I’m measuring high fives low sixes

Chinese food definitely off my menu !

Amen

Same here on the Chinese food. I have my score in my mind though too high to mention here. I'll have to see if there's a thread for what to eat that is yummy. So many of the things I love seem to be off the menu!

 

[OrsonKartt]

Same here on the Chinese food. I have my score in my mind though too high to mention here. I'll have to see if there's a thread for what to eat that is yummy. So many of the things I love seem to be off the menu!

…My daughter keeps chickens so yesterday’s meals for me were primarily egg based - with an addition of cheese , cream and pickled hot peppers very tasty.

My glucose levels all day stayed around six and this morning are five point six.

Thank you chickens !

 

[grantg]

4.9 libre fingeprick 6.2
Currently writing up an email for dsn im after novarapid pen that can do half unit doses. Such as the echopen plus. Would make it so much easier to try get closer to new insulin to carbs ratio been given

 

[Diawara]

6.8 at 0800

 

[flonvic]

7.5 today.Not feeling great.hubby in hospital so stressed as well.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

8.2. Nothing to say

 

[Neeny84]

Mine is 7.4 this morning. Unusual after being 6s recently.

Had seeded toast,bacon and mushrooms for breakfast and a cappuccino sachet and a bottle of water and 2 hrs later 5.9..
Not seen a 5 for a long while

 

[ChrisT2]

6.9 this morning. Flying off for a week later so likely to be a bit intermittent posting assuming I don't forget my meter prick kit. Happy weekend all whatever you are up to.

 

[DEBBIESCOTT]

Late posting went to the gym before 7
Libre 4.9
Take care everyone

 

[Omar51]

Good morning
4.72 mmol/L at 6AM again, stable. 50% chances of rain have a nice day everyone.

 

[OrsonKartt]

On waking four point eight

Five point four once moving around

Readings taken on libre

 

[Diawara]

7.7 at 0600

 

[grantg]

libre 3.8 upon getting out of bed by time downstairs and made breakfast breakfast 5.6 libre, 6.5 fingerprick.

daughters taking me out for my birthday today rather than tomorrow as nat5 first exam for her then hopefully its not a McDonalds. Taking some nat5 music stuff with me, rather than drive going to get the train so she can study on route (she wont like that but needs must )

enjoy your day

 

[DEBBIESCOTT]

libre 3.8 upon getting out of bed by time downstairs and made breakfast breakfast 5.6 libre, 6.5 fingerprick.

daughters taking me out for my birthday today rather than tomorrow as nat5 first exam for her then hopefully its not a McDonalds. Taking some nat5 music stuff with me, rather than drive going to get the train so she can study on route (she wont like that but needs must )

enjoy your day

Happy birthday for tomorrow, enjoy your day out

 

[DEBBIESCOTT]

Libre 4.9
After walking downstairs & making a cuppa meter 4.6
Looking like another day of gardening
Take care everyone

 

[MissMuffett]

5.3 at 8:45 I keep forgetting to log my results here Yesterday’s was 5.9!
My back pain and sciatica wasn’t too bad in the night even though I’ve been doing a bit of decluttering and clearing out. At least I’m at the stage where I feel I can do that now yippee!

Happy Birthday @grantg have a lovely day celebratin.

Have a super sunny Sunday everyone x