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

Morning All 7.1 this morning, who knows! Need to move my meter to bedside for earlier testing before foot on the floor. Good plan @Lainie71. Welcome to @Adzz90 and hope you get confirmation of type and HbA1c result pronto and you can tackle making it so much better. Good advice from @Estragon who is a hero. Storm Babet on the way, need to grab last few weeds from the rose bed and I can cuddle up with the mogs. Happy Wednesday all and do take care.
 
RosemaryJackson said:
Morning all. Try taking Magnesium for the cramps @callyandy, I take it plus tonic waterin my sugar free squash and it helps. This morning my fbs was 7.8 and I can only put it down to the bad back. I'm sick of being diabetic!! Have a good day folks. I'm off to Art class to cheer myself up. :(
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Thank you soo much for the advice. I'll give this ago. :) x
 
callyandy said:
Thank you soo much for the advice. I'll give this ago. :) x
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Another vote for magnesium.

Diabetics are known to be more susceptible to cramps than the general population. It can occur with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but appears to be more prevalent with type 2, possibly because patients with insulin resistance tend to lose magnesium in their urine, contributing to lower levels.

Should you be unfortunate enough to experience another bout of cramps in your legs, whatever you do, don't point your feet! It's a natural reaction, but prolongs the agony. Instead grab your toes and pull upwards towards your knees.

You may want to support your feet in bed with a pillow. I find that simple precaution prevents me from flexing my feet in my sleep.
 
NewdestinyX said:
Hello mates,
At a couple of the other forums I've frequented there was a thread like this one where we all sorta checked in each day, with our first cup of coffee or tea, and reported our fasting or waking blood glucose level and some short comment about whether we're ok with it or if not - why not?...

It worked well as a sort of 'first thread to check' each morning and post to.

I'll start.

This morning was a 5.6mmol for me. That's about normal for me

What about you?
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I do mine which is always ok.However,despite careful eating (I have just lost 2 stone) my pre lunch level is always 7.5.I eat half a cup of rolled oats for breakfast so can not understand why it's so high.
 
Tatton said:
I do mine which is always ok.However,despite careful eating (I have just lost 2 stone) my pre lunch level is always 7.5.I eat half a cup of rolled oats for breakfast so can not understand why it's so high.
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I know porridge is recommended as being very good for your heart but many people on this forum find their blood sugars react to porridge. Mine goes up to around 9mmol which is too high for me, its actually the highest measured blood results I have ever recorded. Maybe your reaction to porridge is the reason why you are seeing the 7.5. Have you tried a different breakfast? Something like eggs and bacon or full fat Greek yoghurt or there are even no oat porridges as an alternative. Just a thought.
 
Bcgirl said:
6.4….darn it. I’m not reacting well to my Berberine experiment, my intestines are in knots. Had to stop for a bit today (may try a lower dose once I feel better) as the discomfort kept me awake all night.
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Yes, it makes sense to proceed with caution.

Please bear in mind that as a food supplement, berberine extract has not undergone the same scientific scrutiny as diabetic medication. More research is needed, IMO.
 
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