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

[Estragon]

5.2 - Lively Five-Hive here. However, advice is sought.

OK, got my HBA1C for this October, 55.00, meah, up 5 points from June this year. Here's the run from 2 years ago:

20/09/2021 46.00 - Lowest ever!​

14/07/2022 53.00 - Ugh, raised 7 points, not good.​

12/06/2023 50.00 - Down 3 points, better direction. Start of my Cardio Bypass. During this period there was a short Insulin period.​

09/10/2023 55.00 - Up 5 points, but now well into Cardio rehab. With more exercise, my appetite dwindled, and have lost nearly 16 kilos​

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Mildly depressed and not a little confused. Here's the thing: Medication Metformin plus now, Dapagliflozin (recent Wunderkind of Cardio/Diabetes); watching diet proof of which is my descending and sustained 6 or lower morning fasting; as a result of the QuadBypass a lot more exercise, workouts, and gradient walking. Question: What do I need to do to get back to that 46.00 of 2021?

All donations, of advice, will be gratefully and respectfully received.

 

[PenguinMum]

Morning All 7.9 which is so disappointing so serious work to be done. @Estragon you have been through a lot and I wonder if there has been a delayed reaction and your next A1c will be much lower. I have seen your FBG get better and better. I suggest carry on carrying on but sending hugs for the disappointment.
Have a good Thursday everyone.

 

[Estragon]

I suggest carry on carrying on but sending hugs for the disappointment.

@PenguinMum - Thanks for the unadulterated encouragement. I adore Penguins! And to get a "hug" from the Mother of One, makes me smile and flap about in excitement.

 

[Estragon]

Morning All 7.9 which is so disappointing so serious work to be done.

O..K.. Whats the Plan PM?

 

[MissMuffett]

5.8 Whoooo-hoooo!

@Estragon Brilliant results on this mornings BG and your hba1c results. It’s something I’m aiming for
I was watching a YouTube channel featuring Dr Elizabeth Bright and she said exercise can stress your body driving your BG up but the best kind of exercise was strength exercises and toning and strengthening your muscles also helps control BG so that’s my next goal.

Have a thrilling Thursday one and all

 

[PenguinMum]

O..K.. Whats the Plan PM?

Haha not really sure but today is (chunky cod) Fish Finger Firsday and I’m not giving that up so will try to skip lunch or make it a chunk of cheese. Oh and testing more. I find if I go off track it takes several days to get back! Will follow my mantra and carry on carrying on!

 

[callyandy]

Haha not really sure but today is (chunky cod) Fish Finger Firsday and I’m not giving that up so will try to skip lunch or make it a chunk of cheese. Oh and testing more. I find if I go off track it takes several days to get back! Will follow my mantra and carry on carrying on!

Fish Finger FirsdayBrilliant
So yesterday, 7.4 Fasting, went to visit friends, had chips and fishcakes for supper, this morning: 7.1! Makes little sense, but hen I don't either Happy Firsday. x

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. Happy days!! Bedtime 7.0. Tis morning at 5am.....6.7!! I'm chuffed to little mint balls! (That's a saying from an old friend that tickled me). I'm aimingfor the fives so hopefully am on my way. Have a great day folks. Keep smiling.

 

[Lainie71]

6.6 at 6.45am as I stumbled into the bathroom, in the dark trying not wake up hubby, however he said I sounded like a herd of elephants! Must get my hearing sorted as I thought I was extremely quiet Off for a loud workout!

 

[dotty-p]

Morning!
6.2 today. Not looking forward to my walking today as cold, wet and rainy out there but have waterproofs ready and waiting...
Have a good day

 

[LivingLightly]

Good morning! That sounds like a great way to kickstart the day. My fasting glucose was 4.8mmol today, which I'm pretty pleased with. Looking forward to seeing how the day goes. How's everyone else doing today?

Hello and welcome to this FBG thread. It's nice to have another new face on board.
Congratulations on achieving a FBG of 4.8 mmols this morning.

 

[LivingLightly]

5.2 - Lively Five-Hive here. However, advice is sought.

OK, got my HBA1C for this October, 55.00, meah, up 5 points from June this year. Here's the run from 2 years ago:

20/09/2021 46.00 - Lowest ever!​

14/07/2022 53.00 - Ugh, raised 7 points, not good.​

12/06/2023 50.00 - Down 3 points, better direction. Start of my Cardio Bypass. During this period there was a short Insulin period.​

09/10/2023 55.00 - Up 5 points, but now well into Cardio rehab. With more exercise, my appetite dwindled, and have lost nearly 16 kilos​

​

Mildly depressed and not a little confused. Here's the thing: Medication Metformin plus now, Dapagliflozin (recent Wunderkind of Cardio/Diabetes); watching diet proof of which is my descending and sustained 6 or lower morning fasting; as a result of the QuadBypass a lot more exercise, workouts, and gradient walking. Question: What do I need to do to get back to that 46.00 of 2021?

All donations, of advice, will be gratefully and respectfully received.

A great result, in view of your quad bypass. Don't know how long that dental infection had been brewing, but the presence of an abscess can't have done you any favours either. I take it you're on antibiotics post-drainage.

Thank you for keeping us posted; your progress encourages the rest of us.

 

[JohnEGreen]

6.6 this morning.

 

[Estragon]

I take it you're on antibiotics post-drainage.

@LivingLightly - Indeed I am.

 

[Ladynijo]

Todays numbers are 6.9 at 6.30am (Cat O'clock) and 6.1 at 8am (a more congenial time), both pre-breakfast. I think the dawn phenomenon is getting less fierce, but its obviously still there. Flu jab didn't seem to affect things too much.

 

[Ladynijo]

Morning!
6.1 on this grey and rainy day. Still I managed to buy some pork scratchings form the market - health snack!

Isn't it nice to be guilt free about having snacks like pork scratchings?! I used to avoid them because of the fat content, but now I positively relish them and I find I don't need many anyway to take the edge off appetite.

 

[mojo37]

7.1 this morning I just seem to be going up and down in the high 6's and low 7's . Mind you I'm having way too many carbs and no exercise , apart from work .

 

[Hiitsme]

6.8 still coming down and cold improving.

 

[erikame]

My husband has 6.2 today.

 

[Omar51]

Had to google what Happy Hump day meant - I've been celebrating it for years without knowing. A good day to you too.

2 hump camel is just use for middle sign.
In German=Mittwoch( middle of the week)
Have a nice day.
-Omar