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

Ziggy2017 said:
Hi all blood sugars tonight are 9.3 my sugars have been all over the place and I’m wondering if it’s from a combo of being sick and my body adjusting to having less levemir I don’t know what’s going on with my chest but it’s seems quite familiar to a while back where I had a hacking cough and coughing fits and the GP found a bug living in the bottom of my lung but hopefully I will find out tommorow also tomorrow I have to put a new freestyle libre sensor on for the first time with no help so slightly nervous about that anyway sleep well all I’m going to read my book and go to sleep
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Hope all goes well tomorrow x you will be fine changing your sensor enjoy your book
 
7.9 for me this morning and @Bubbsie , I’ve followed your advice and had a few carbs before running, a banana on Saturday before a 5k run and raspberries before a 5 mile run tonight. I’m not sure my numbers were lower than without the carbs but the running seemed easier and the BG levels weren’t higher than running on egg and bacon.
 
Eclectic collection of data lately - confusing I muchly. 5.8 fbg and random 1kg extra weight not what I expected. Waking well before 5 was standard for lowish carbs and a 4.4 after evening meal. I really crave a period where what happens is what I expect to see. On the plus side, I am informed we will see the hottest October day since 1978 tomorrow - which was the year I started teaching.
 
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Chronicle_Cat said:
Mine was 5.7 this morning. I had a bad bout of leg cramps this morning, used a lot of magnesium spray. It did not stop for a while, usually the spray stops it almost immediately.

(I also use pink Himalayan sea salt) and take a magnesium supplement and drink an electrolyte replacement fluid (without sugar). I try to eat lots of vegs (low carb of course) and I eat cheese. I've always had tendency to leg cramps but haven't had any for a while (since I started the magnesium spray & supplements). My doctor just checked my potassium and sodium levels (they are fine). They only think is to keep my water consumption up. I'm considering increasing my carbs slightly as well (haven't been logging them lately). Any other ideas?
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I went to a lecture on last week by one of worlds leading experts on nutrition , she was talking about different levels in different people and that the numbers that doctors generally talk about are those minimally required . Some people require much more of certain types. I would get the numbers the doctor gave you and try to speak to someone who actually specialises in this field. It probably won't be easy because its all still being found out and we like to think of it all as being sorted. Best thoughts in all circumstances
 
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