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

OrsonKartt

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Five point nine libre reading while still in bed

It’s stopped raining and I can see blue sky

It’s a good start


Have a good one, if you can
 

OrsonKartt

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Yes breathing is a survival instinct I believe :hilarious:

It’s that and more
 

Omar51

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Its been a nice and sunny day where we were today as well. Mind you we had driven away from the coast into a different county. Of course in the UK that's only a few miles down the road. We were in a place called Little Ayton in Yorkshire quite picturesque. with a river running through it.
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Sat in a little park near the river and had fish and chips for lunch. All the batter scraped off the fish and no chips for me but I've got to say fish was lovely. Came home to the much cooler North East coast where I needed an extra jumper, Bloods were 6.4 post meal and following a cup of tea when I got home, so not too bad.
Extremely beautiful place. I have visited the UK many times. The UK is beautiful and I miss fish and chips, indeed without chips. I also like the street life in the UK.
 

grantg

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5.4 (libre) after being 3.2(libre) alarm woke me up in the middle of the night Fingerprick 3.5 grabbing some breakfast and off out for the day wee bit of blue and some fluffy clouds in the sky
 

ChrisT2

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6.6 today at 8am. Just to prove a point Libre recorded a 3.1 at 3AM but no alarms set so slept blissfully ignorant (which is how I spend most of my life!!) Going to try avacado over next couple of days to see if it can halt or lower the annoying steady morning BG rise. Already registering 8.8 and only had a cup of black coffee first thing, no idea where the glucose is coming from must be a leaky liver.
 

MissMuffett

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6.6 today at 8am. Just to prove a point Libre recorded a 3.1 at 3AM but no alarms set so slept blissfully ignorant (which is how I spend most of my life!!) Going to try avacado over next couple of days to see if it can halt or lower the annoying steady morning BG rise. Already registering 8.8 and only had a cup of black coffee first thing, no idea where the glucose is coming from must be a leaky liver.
It’s called the Dawn Phenomenon! Everyone experiences as rise in BG whether they’re diabetic or not. The liver dumbs a load of glucose in your blood stream to give you a boost of energy. Most people take their fasting BG as soon as the get out of bed. What does your Libre read as soon as you sit up first thing?
 

ChrisT2

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It’s called the Dawn Phenomenon! Everyone experiences as rise in BG whether they’re diabetic or not. The liver dumbs a load of glucose in your blood stream to give you a boost of energy. Most people take their fasting BG as soon as the get out of bed. What does your Libre read as soon as you sit up first thing?
When I have been fairly good on carb intake it is somewhere in the 6's first thing on getting up. I do understand the DP but really want to stop the rise often into the 9's or 10's every day. Exercise or fasting has no effect neither the time of day I take first metformin. I suppose really I just find it so annoying because it is something I cannot control or get a handle on not for the want of trying.
 

grantg

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5.8 again at 7:35. I wonder if my monitor is stuck! :D Bloomin sciatic all night, I wish it would do one!
Have a lovely day everyone x


tens machine may help with sciatica a little bit by distraction perhaps worth looking into if havent done so already.
 

OrsonKartt

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Morning all seven am here,twelve hours or so difference from uk.

I still very much haven’t settled into time zone

I’m still in bed and libre is reading five point six. I’m suspicious of this device as five mins ago it read six point four


. Hey ho what’s perfect in life

Grey skies here. Have a good day if you possibly can
 

Bcgirl

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6.1 today….and what a day it is! About 20 degrees and amazing sunshine. Went to the gym, a bit of shopping, prepped supper, made lunch, finished supper, did dishes, ended up having to hand grate a huge Costco block of mozzarella (food processor bit the dust a third of the way through…l), did some work in the yard…it’s still a disaster! I’m pooped but happy.
so…..home made butter chicken for supper with cauliflower rice. It’s amazingly low carb and i love it…I mostly love it because there are leftovers, so no cooking tomorrow! Bonus.
 

PenguinMum

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Morning All 8.5 on meter and 7.8 on Libre. Stayed in a straight line at 6 on Libre until 3am when went to loo the next two hours rose to 8 presumably thought I was up for the day at 3am. To those who suggested meds I have always resisted Metformin due having bile acid malabsorption which means I can’t leave the house without absorbing codeine. Hope to find someone sensible and knowledgable at my next review. Another here who has tried to like avocado but defo couldn’t do it first thing! Food of the devil only trumped by smoked salmon. It all in the texture for me. Happy Sunday everyone.