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

Blip22 said:
Hello, hmmm mine is 6mmol fasting this morning, I'm hardly eating. My skin/ lips are so salty again even though I had a shower last night around 11pm and drank lots of water. I have had an abscess for 8 months now, it's getting me down, what with double vision that seems really bad at the moment.
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Scary hope you get well soon
 
I feel embarrassed to put mine :woot: fasting was 10.1 this morning and I’m just drinking bulletproof coffee so will test again in a couple of hours. I’ve been diagnosed for about 3 years and been in denial but now on 2nd day of low carb. Trouble is I’ll be disappointed if it doesn’t come down to normal levels after a week o_O
 
@MissMuffett Well done for taking steps to control the T2. But don't be disappointed if you don't get immediate results. It can take time to 'empty the sugarbowl'. Stick with it and you will get better bgs.
 
MissMuffett said:
Bless you thanks. I’ve abused my system for so long it will take a while I just have to keep my motivation going. My sister is type 2 on insulin and is now having problems with her eyes so that’s motivation as I don’t want to go down that route x
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My mother was T2 and had cataracts. She had to inject too which is another incentive for me as I have a severe needle phobia.
 
Prem51 said:
My mother was T2 and had cataracts. She had to inject too which is another incentive for me as I have a severe needle phobia.
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Me too. I can’t even look at people with piercings. . Couldn’t watch the children/dog/cat etc having injections, or even on tv. It’s not anything to do with pain, it’s needles piercing skin.
 
MissMuffett said:
Bless you thanks. I’ve abused my system for so long it will take a while I just have to keep my motivation going. My sister is type 2 on insulin and is now having problems with her eyes so that’s motivation as I don’t want to go down that route x
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You’ve just taken the first step. Well done! It will take as long as it takes. Just keep going.
Mum went blind in her 80s. She was so angry because it made her dependent on others which she really hated. Definitely something to be avoided if possible.
 
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