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

[MissMuffett]

6.7 I’m hoping the high number is because I have a constant nagging pain in my hip and down my leg

Have a great Bank Holiday Monday everyone. The sun is shining here in Lincolnshire so I hope it is where you are.

 

[PenguinMum]

Morning All. 7.5 for me today. Enjoy the day everyone.

 

[RD02]

Morning all reading 6 on the dexcom but a new sensor on last night. Calibration shows 5.4

 

[JohnEGreen]

6.3 this morning.

 

[Hiitsme]

6.6

 

[linpin21]

6.4 - seem to be stuck here, although avoiding all sugar and carbs

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. Haven't posted for a while. but yesterday it was 7.4 and today 7.7. Since I came off Metformin, it has been hard to keep my bg down. But I'll carry on carrying on!

 

[LivingLightly]

6.4 - seem to be stuck here, although avoiding all sugar and carbs

From FBG 7.3 last Friday to 6.4 this morning is pretty good going.
That's a welcome improvement in just 4 days. Well done!

 

[dotty-p]

Morning
6.2 today and cold and cloudy with a high forecast of 16c. Still good weather for weeding and strimming the allotment - but the winter squash really don't like it

 

[mojo37]

A disappointing FBG of 7.3 this morning. Was 7.1 last night so shouldn’t be overly surprised. No naughtiness yesterday, just too many carbs overall I think. Shame, it was going so well.

There is always tomorrow .

 

[mojo37]

Morning all. Haven't posted for a while. but yesterday it was 7.4 and today 7.7. Since I came off Metformin, it has been hard to keep my bg down. But I'll carry on carrying on!

That's good numbers without metformin so don't be hard on yourself .

 

[mojo37]

7.3 this morning .

 

[Overwhelmed]

Late to post . Fbg was 7.1 didn't test before bed .
Enjoy your day folks

 

[Ryhia]

Testing when we wake up first thing gives us a baseline BG reading. Taking a shower or almost any activity before breakfast will cause your BG to rise. Not sure why yours used not to.

So good to hear your diabetic screening was a better experience than previous years. Thanks for keeping us posted.

I usually test after I have carried out my morning ablutions but before I have had breakfast so still fasting. I guess its what I'm comfortable with.

My time in range is way above the gold standard of 70% that I’m asked to try to achieve. My last Hba1c at 38.

Even though I have extremely good control,I’m going on Omnipod 5 closed loop this October.

There is technology out there that can take away the multiple decisions I have to make everyday, and take away the constant mental burden of T1.

I’m having to self fund due to not meeting the regulations and the only way I can get funding would be to deliberately take my eye off the ball and allow my stats to worsen.

I eat normally but have fine turned my ratios and normally bang on.

Seems I’m penalised for good control, saving the nhs interventions, no matter what the mental burden.
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I'm well impressed, thank you for sharing.

 

[Ryhia]

FBG was 5.4 this morning which seems ok but the lower number is the result of imbibing alcohol so sometime tomorrow or the next day I will pay the price. Very poor sleep at the moment thought maybe a glass of the hard stuff would send me to sleep, it did but I was still awake at 4:00 and got up at 5:00. This is getting to be a habit which I don't really care for.

 

[Pipp]

6.2 and sleeless with it.

 

[Estragon]

Haven't posted for a while.

Always welcome . . always.

 

[Estragon]

6.2 and sleeless with it.

Yeah, there's a National Shortage of Slees . . . Slippery customers.

 

[RoughcutAU]

FBG Fingerprick 6.7 Libre 6.7… not a good number but hey at least they agree!

 

[RD02]

I usually test after I have carried out my morning ablutions but before I have had breakfast so still fasting. I guess its what I'm comfortable with.

I'm well impressed, thank you for sharing.

No problem, not sure which is harder to control type 1 or 2.

For me I accurately carb count/ guesstimate and do lots of small corrections if required. Illness, sleep, stress and general life all have an effect, but I’m in charge not diabetes