JohnEGreen
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Welcome to the forum @afcwben. 3.3 is a bit low. Type 2s should aim for fasting blood glucose (fbg) readings of between 4-7.Hi new to the forum. Recently decided to be more pro active with my type 2 diabetes have lost 2 stone and eating healthy. This morning my reading was 3.3 is this a bit low?
Hi new to the forum have been diagnosed with Type
2 for some time, recently been on a bit of a health kick lost 2 stone and sarted taking blod readings more seriously. This morning it was 3.3 this seems low
When you drink your body treats alcohol as more toxic than sugar , so it deals with that in preference to manufacturing glucose, hence many of us have lower blood sugar levels after drinking. A " few" vodka's on ice " usually" does sound like a fair it of alcohol- so please be careful that in getting " good " blood sugars - you are not giving yourself alcoholic fatty liver disease instead of the non alcoholic fatty liver disease - both are equally bad for you.
My own fasting number 4.0 today - funnily enough the result of three single malts !
haha yes single malt is GOD-sent ..
just red yesterday that people drinking 3 glasses of rosé-wine in a week have less risk of becomming diabtic.... well thought it might be because of the alcohols blood glucose lowering affect if only a drink no and then over the week... maybe even the best to drink it in evening... so morning dump will be less markedly .
I have certainly found that the odd glass of wine or whisky reliably lowers my blood glucose including the morning after I read that research too - which seemed to suggest that while drinking red wine reduces the risk, spirits increases it - at last for women - ho hum ....