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

... and with a single sweeping swipe of her tail, the KittenCat launches the lancet off the bed and onto the floor ... she spots it, pounces down, attacks it ...

Golden eyes meet hazel. "So, what's the score?" "127. ... Divided by 18 ... translate into English ... 7. ... 7 not-come 11."

"Sounds good. Now feed me. I'm thinking chicken."

And so the day begins ...
 
gkyeo said:
Question time. :)
Does anyone else who regularly has higher BGL in the morning eg 8+ find that by having a small protein snack, like a handful of almonds, at bedtime can drop your morning BGL?
Last night I was 6.9 ate some almonds and woke at 3.8 plus a foul headache. I'm on a pump so no change in basal insulin.
I'm trying to figure if this is just me or if others have noticed this effect.
Thanks for your feedback.
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I know a lot of Type 2s who have "dawn phenomena" (higher BGs in the morning), notice a small protein based snack at bedtime helps morning numbers (I know you are Type 1 and but I hope my response is OK.) I hope you are feeling better now.

I'm fortunate that I don't have dawn phenomena myself and for me, I do better with no snacking at all and not eating my evening meal too late.
 
Good morning everyone.

Took my blood glucose this morning - initially 3.8 although I'm fasting currently (about 24 hours so far), I hardly ever go below 4.0 even when fasting and I had no symptoms of low blood glucose. (I've been below 4.0 about once in the 8 months since I was diagnosed.) I immediately retook it, 4.8 which I think it more accurate.
 
Chronicle_Cat said:
Good morning everyone.

Took my blood glucose this morning - initially 3.8 although I'm fasting currently (about 24 hours so far), I hardly ever go below 4.0 even when fasting and I had no symptoms of low blood glucose. (I've been below 4.0 about once in the 8 months since I was diagnosed.) I immediately retook it, 4.8 which I think it more accurate.
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Tell me more about fasting, I’m fascinated
 
dunelm said:
Good morning from a sunny Northumberland. A 5.5 on the wheel of buffoonery and laughter at 0645.
A pleasant 6 mile walk along the coast yesterday afternoon. A walk up to Bamburgh today, about 9 miles, with plans to sample a crab salad in The Potted Lobster.
Have an exciting holiday @jjraak, pictures on a postcard.
Have a great day everyone if you can.
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I fell in love with Bamburgh in photos in a book a long time ago. Is it as cool in real life?
 
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ziggy_w said:
Good morning all. Woke up to 4.2 today. Have been logging my foods into cronometer for the last few days -- very, very informative. It shows that I'm having more protein than I thought and much less fat. Carbs are pretty much on track. Off to see my GP today to discuss the blood tests, I will have on Monday.

@jjraak -- Enjoy your time in Goa. Sounds like a great vacation. Looking forward to some photos.
@Debandez -- My complete admiration for all you do. I'm sure that in the long run, you will make a big difference. I talked to a colleague,who is also diabetic, about eat low-carb without getting much of a reaction -- but low and behold, when I met him about six months later, he had dropped insulin and lost 30 kgs by adopting a low-carb diet. You never know what will happen when people find out about low-carb.
@johnpol -- Hugs for the hypo. You seem to have a hard time with them lately.
@scouse13 -- Welcome to the thread.

Have a wonderful day all.
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That's amazing news about your colleague. They listened to you. And what a result!!! Fantastic.
 
6.2 today. A reflection of my friend coming for dinner last night. Too much wine and too many nuts too late into the night!

What a great day! Annual PPG meeting was brilliant. Even the lunch was like AMAZING couldn't believe it could be so low carb friendly. Slices of every meat you could think of. 3 types of cheese. Salad galore. Yes there were chips of the chunky variety. Looked fab!!! And there was bread of the crusty variety. Mini crusty loaves, looked so cute!!! Coleslaw. Oils. Vinegar. Mayo. I couldn't believe my eyes. Cake and coffee available but bite size portions (I wasnt tempted). I'm tired now but will give an update asap. My surgery got an award!!! For the innovative work it's doing on social media and with social prescribing (patients helping patients)!!! And to make my day i got my Thriva blood results back. My hba1c is 37 and well into non diabetic range. I'm absolutely delighted (especially as it almost mirrored my home a1cnow test earlier this week of 36). I'm not keto. Im low carb and I eat out..... a lot. This tells me that I'm making good choices. It's my lowest lab result to date. Happy days.
 
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