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

[LivingLightly]

Good morning
Libre 5.4
Contour 5.4
Feeling much better today so off to the gym at 7am, weights only no cardio
Hugs to all who need them

Morning @DEBBIESCOTT . That's good to hear. Let's hope you've turned the corner at last.

 

[LivingLightly]

Morning all

4.7 mmol on waking at 6.00 this Tuesday morning.
Take care everyone and stay safe.

 

[Estragon]

7.1 Really? Ah, c'mon, yah could've just given me a 6.9! Mean T2 . . Very mean . . bad T2!

6.6 - OK, I take it back - almost.....

 

[Estragon]

Feeling much better today so off to the gym at 7am,

Eggselento!

weights only no cardio

Huh.. wimp! - Especially you take care. Ignore me.

 

[aylalake]

@DEBBIESCOTT finally! So glad to hear you are feeling better.
@Estragon you make me laugh every day. Oh and well done on the stickies!
@LivingLightly how on earth did you persuade your doctor to prescribe strips, as a T2 on oral tablets? You lucky person!

As for me, I never ever do New Year’s resolutions but right here, right now, with all of you as witnesses, I resolve never ever to question my early morning readings. I will just accept them, record them and continue with my day.

Libre 5.9
GlucoNavii 4.0. 2nd immediate test 4.7 - taking that one as it is closer to the Libre.

Edited to amend spelling and possibly rude name-calling of medical professional.

 

[Welshman1952]

Morning all. A bfg of 7.2 for me

 

[ravensmitten]

thankyou @Ladynijo

My "named" Doctor who incidentally I try not to see, is also the Diabetes specialist at the practice. I avoid him as he does not instill me with confidence. Like yours, @ravensmitten, he told me that is was not necessary to test, he believes or at least touts that the results of an annual HbA1c is all that is needed. I guess that must be the official line from the NHS. I do my own thing and so far I have managed to keep my bloods under control so that it now states on my blood results "in remission". Hope that continues as to be honest I have struggled a bit since last year.
I think all the non-support I have received from HCPs over the years may have got to me. I used to be keenly motivated now it's a bit deja vous. Don't mean to be negative as I think things might he changing for the better albeit very slowly. I don't get "you must eat carbs" like I used to, and whilst they won't advocate low carb, I now get "just keep on doing what you are doing." My last review was actually quite positive she was impressed with the control I was achieving and the weight loss. After nearly 5 years I am also still symptom free which has got to be a good thing. My siblings are all type 2 as well, but have bought into "keep taking the tablets and follow NHS guidelines". Each of them are now suffering one sort of diabetic issue or another. Eyes and feet problems and one had a stroke a few years ago. The other side of it is, I react to dairy so my cholesterol is very high as a result my Qrisk score is pretty awful. However as Qrisk seems to be a bit of a lottery, I'll accept the risk. At the end of the day, we all have to do what seems right to us.
Didn't get around to posting yesterday but FBG was 5.9 and this morning it is 5.7.

Cheers.

Yeah, good on you. We really need to take control of our own health and wellbeing as much as we can, no one else is going to do it for us.

Guess like anything motivation is something that can wane over time, been there, back again. I suppose it needs to be for the right reasons too.

I have to take it as, and try not to generalise. that's one person there and not all of them, even if they have to operate in the same system. The dietician I saw at the beginning of last year was pretty clued up and I've had both helpful doctors and very unhelpful ones.


Forgot to take my reading on waking and ended up on the school run, then having to clear broken glass out of the sink and off some other items before I got a chance to test, but just done it and have a 6.0. not sure if that's due to all the faffing about (life comes fitted with this as standard) or to do with the larger portion of yoghurt and handful of raspberries I had quite late last night. (still is far better readings than I was getting last week with all the 11+'s, so I'll take it.)

 

[PenguinMum]

Morning All. Didnt get in yesterday as out early for the day but it was a not acceptable (for me) 8.0 and today is 8.1. I seem to be in the same tent with @RosemaryJackson and @mojo37 and all we want to get out of the rut. Well done all in the Hive or gazing at it. Take care everyone.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. 8.1 so slightly better. I didn't have a Glucometer and when I went to see the nurse at our surgery, I asked him to take my blood so that I had a rough idea how I was doing, told him because I was T2 I wasnt allowed to have one. He promptly marches out of the room and comes back with a Glucometer and strips! I get 100 strips per prescription so I consider myself very lucky. Unhappily, my rule-breaking nurse has since been 'let go'. Not because of me tho, I hasten to add. I'm due to have a blood test this month and the way things have been, I don't think it will be good news. Have a great day everyone.

 

[Omar51]

Morning all

4.88 mmol/L 88 mg /d on Tuesday morning. Have a nice day everyone!

 

[flonvic]

7.0 for me today.

 

[Lainie71]

6.5 this morning, its frosty out but no snow doubt we will get any down here. Off dairy from today so just herbal tea and fats from meat etc. Need go get rid of this sinus headache, I may try the Boots decongestant its supposed to be good. Off for a work out regardless of pain, thankfully I have a day off today but I am course to cut and draft a few sewing patterns so not so much of a day off Stay warm everyone x

 

[callyandy]

6.4 this morning. Thanks for the giggles and chat. Happy Tuesday all.

 

[mojo37]

Morning all. 8.1 so slightly better. I didn't have a Glucometer and when I went to see the nurse at our surgery, I asked him to take my blood so that I had a rough idea how I was doing, told him because I was T2 I wasnt allowed to have one. He promptly marches out of the room and comes back with a Glucometer and strips! I get 100 strips per prescription so I consider myself very lucky. Unhappily, my rule-breaking nurse has since been 'let go'. Not because of me tho, I hasten to add. I'm due to have a blood test this month and the way things have been, I don't think it will be good news. Have a great day everyone.

Surgeries are so different I might try again for some testing strips nxt time I go but I'm not holding my breath lol

 

[mojo37]

10.1 this morning was hoping for lower but maybe tomorrow .....

 

[MissMuffett]

7.1 at 7:30 I presume that’s down to the large portion of Greek yogurt, seeds and nuts I had at 8 o‘clock last night I’ve no self control.

Have a terrific Tuesday everyone x

 

[Lainie71]

Surgeries are so different I might try again for some testing strips nxt time I go but I'm not holding my breath lol

I was told if a person is on meds for diabetes then testing strips would be prescribed. Is that not the case anymore. I fund my own as I was always getting "huffs and sighs" from the gp and nurse when I kept enquiring as they did prescribe previously despite not being on meds.

 

[Bcgirl]

I self fund all my strips and Cgm (if I want one). I just sigh…
this morning I was 6.3. Still zero carb.
warming a bit but we’re in for a big snowfall….20 cm to start tonight.
went to the gym this morning for leg day then hit Costco to see if I could get the Dexcom 7 ….and I can! Pricey (about $82 CAD) but will be a lifesaver on holiday. Hoping they do better for me than the libre.

 

[mojo37]

I was told if a person is on meds for diabetes then testing strips would be prescribed. Is that not the case anymore. I fund my own as I was always getting "huffs and sighs" from the gp and nurse when I kept enquiring as they did prescribe previously despite not being on meds.

I have never been given any prescriptions for strips or lancets I was told didn't need to test ect yet I was originally ( 9 yrs ago) given a meter , some irony there . I have funded myself since day one .

 

[Ryhia]

Evening @Ryhia.

Crikey! An awful lot can happen between annual HbA1c tests and, as we age, the potential for change to occur is that much greater. Small wonder he doesn't instill you with confidence.

I was issued with a glucometer and test strips, it must be said, upon diagnosis in 2003 and have received 50 strips with each repeat NHS prescription every 12 weeks ever since; not quite sufficient to test daily, but it's a help. (I self fund the balance.)

A practice nurse once muttered "I don't know why you're testing" but didn't look me in the eye when she passed the remark and moved on quickly without waiting for a reply. Last time we met, she reviewed my HbA1c results plus lipid panel and commented "We should all be eating the way you're eating." That's the closest she's come to paying me a compliment!

Congratulations Ryhia on controlling your BG numbers without medication.

Thankyou, I was never offered medication just told to go and sort by diet and exercise so I just got on with things and its become a habit now. Your blood sugar levels are certainly to be admired. Something for me to strive for, should of course, stop eating so much protein in order to support that ambition. Never mine, tomorrow is another day for all of us.

FBG 5.8 this morning.