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

Ryhia said:
Painful arm a lot better now, only hurts if I touch it. Lots of antibodies (I hope) floating around inside of me now.

5.8 this morning.
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Glad your arm is getting better.
Strange thing for me was that my arm was the only bit of me not sore.:)
 
Thanks @PenguinMum and @ianpspurs . @Estragon you are right, of course, we do see 5s all the time here, but infuriatingly not often enough for me; as @PenguinMum says, it’s understandable if we’ve been on one of your aptly named CAC ‘s outings but when we haven’t … doh!
@Pipp I’m actually envious of you now!! Crusty bread with honey? Pretty good fbg considering that and illness.
 
DJC3 said:
@Pipp I’m actually envious of you now!! Crusty bread with honey? Pretty good fbg considering that and illness.
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Normal eating regime will resume as soon as I start feeling better.
Toast is my go to comfort food when ill, the honey was for the sore throat. I am thinking I prefer gargling with brandy. Especially as the brandy needs to be swallowed.
Returned level of 6.4 2hours after the toast with honey, so unless the spike came earlier, or later, I gotvaway with it. This time.:angelic:
 
DJC3 said:
@Pipp I’m actually envious of you now!! Crusty bread with honey? Pretty good fbg considering that and illness.
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Normal eating regime will resume as soon as I start feeling better.
Toast is my go to comfort food when ill, the honey was for the sore throat. I am thinking I prefer gargling with brandy. Especially as the brandy needs to be swallowed.
Returned level of 6.4 2hours after the toast with honey, so unless the spike came earlier, or later, I got away with it. This time.:angelic:
 
DJC3 said:
@Pipp I’m actually envious of you now!! Crusty bread with honey? Pretty good fbg considering that and illness.
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Normal eating regime will resume as soon as I start feeling better.
Toast is my go to comfort food when ill, the honey was for the sore throat. I am thinking I prefer gargling with brandy. Especially as the brandy needs to be swallowed.
Returned level of 6.4 2hours after the toast with honey, so unless the spike came earlier, or later, I got away with it. This time.:angelic:
 
I'm always 8 every single morning and I don't understand really. People have mentioned the Dawn Phenomenon to me but honestly, the rest of the day I am between 5.4 and 7.6 usually, but pre breakfast (no matter how long I wait) always 8.
 
5.2 this morning. 2 glasses wine yesterday early afternoon, I must be super sensitive to it I think. I did read that ones tolerance to alcohol reduces on low carb/ Keto.
 
SheilaCanning said:
I'm always 8 every single morning and I don't understand really. People have mentioned the Dawn Phenomenon to me but honestly, the rest of the day I am between 5.4 and 7.6 usually, but pre breakfast (no matter how long I wait) always 8.
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it’s usually the last number to come down, but so long as you’re avoiding the post meal spikes you are going in the right direction and doing well.
 
Pipp said:
Normal eating regime will resume as soon as I start feeling better.
Toast is my go to comfort food when ill, the honey was for the sore throat. I am thinking I prefer gargling with brandy. Especially as the brandy needs to be swallowed.
Returned level of 6.4 2hours after the toast with honey, so unless the spike came earlier, or later, I got away with it. This time.:angelic:
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That’s an Impressive result after toast, but Im with you on the brandy!
 
Welcome @SheilaCanning. I started out with Elsie July 2015 the attached are some October readings - at the start they were 7s - @DJC3 is right about fbg. @Pipp and @PenguinMum sorry but not even at gunpoint could I eat honey. Now brandy is wholly different, sorry Ted Naiman, toxic it maybe but sure tastes mighty fine (son's FIL's £2k per bottle especially), yee haw. No fbg but was 6.2 on Tee 2 after 35 mins spin session - no Peleton I plead poverty and anyhow Wattbike is where its at.
 

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Yesterday , 2 meals 11:00 am egg, bacon, sausage, coffee. Drank decaff coffee during day. 6:30pm steak, mushrooms, halloumi, salad, mayonnaise, red wine.. Drank water after, and no food since.
So what went on with DawnP at 5:50 this morning with a fasting level of 9.2 remains a mystery. The reading of 7.1 two hours later, and before breakfast, only marginally improved my mood.
Almost tempted to have toast and honey again, but that is so habit forming that I will stick to yogurt and berries.
 
Pipp said:
Yesterday , 2 meals 11:00 am egg, bacon, sausage, coffee. Drank decaff coffee during day. 6:30pm steak, mushrooms, halloumi, salad, mayonnaise, red wine.. Drank water after, and no food since.
So what went on with DawnP at 5:50 this morning with a fasting level of 9.2 remains a mystery. The reading of 7.1 two hours later, and before breakfast, only marginally improved my mood.
Almost tempted to have toast and honey again, but that is so habit forming that I will stick to yogurt and berries.
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Either give the meter the two fingered salute or just do this. Have a hug - entirely virtual and extremely socially distanced obviously.
 
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