Not sure of what triggers an insulin response in me. It seems like there are times I tend to stay right where I am, low or high (in the 80-140 mg/dL in my case). I don't always seem to gravitate toward a fixed number that my body always looks for.
I eat ultra low carb and am in ketosis. I don't vary much from what I eat week to week. I don't normally ever cheat on my diet. If anything, I have been guilty of too much protein. I don't usually make exceptions to low carb when eating out.
I decided yesterday at lunch to just skip lunch and just test until supper time. Any opinions would be appreciated, because I don't understand why I seem to stay in the ballpark of where I am and if there is any home testing that I might need to do to verify. Its like I have a very large deadband around my bodies setpoint for BG regulation.
Yesterday's numbers thru tonight:
Any thoughts of why I don't keep inching down to 70-80? When there, I seem to stay there unless I goof up or get sick or stressed.
I eat ultra low carb and am in ketosis. I don't vary much from what I eat week to week. I don't normally ever cheat on my diet. If anything, I have been guilty of too much protein. I don't usually make exceptions to low carb when eating out.
I decided yesterday at lunch to just skip lunch and just test until supper time. Any opinions would be appreciated, because I don't understand why I seem to stay in the ballpark of where I am and if there is any home testing that I might need to do to verify. Its like I have a very large deadband around my bodies setpoint for BG regulation.
Yesterday's numbers thru tonight:
- 04:35 FBG 117
- Had bkfst of egg & cheese omelet and HF coffee
- Went for 3.6 mile walk <hour
- Didn't test after bkfst/before walk
- 07:42 BG 116
- 09:41 BG 112
- Made appointment to take horses to the vet for coggins testing and annual vaccinations.
- Decided not to eat lunch and watch my BG. only drank water.
- 14:17 BG 108 (Tested old mare when vet was drawing blood 66 -darn)
- 15:30 BG 103
- 16:21 BG 103
- Rode bike 10.8 mile <hour
- 17:37 BG 111
- Ate supper boiled shrimp, broccoli, cheese, cream cheese, spring green salad
- 19:37 BG 111 1 hour PP
- 20:35 BG 111 2 hour PP
- Had a "sugar cookie" forum recipe and cup of green tea
- Jumped in shower
- 21:45 left for work, too big a hurry to test and didn't take tester with me
- 02:00 Ate 4-5 slices thin cut roast beef, cheese, walnuts
- 06:30 Chewed a piece of sugar free gum
- 07:36 BG 158 when I get home
- Don't normally chew gum except when knowing I'm going to be walking or bike riding more than an hour and don't usually see much reaction. Didn't chew gum on bike ride last night.
- Ate 3 slices bacon had 2 shots Patron and went to bed
- 14:38 FBG 118
- 17:32 BG 99
- Ate Thanksgiving supper at in-laws dark turkey, broccoli, cheese, cream cheese, spring greens salad, forum recipe pecan pie.
- 18:57 BG 106 1 hour PP
- 20:32 BG 125 2.5 hour PP
Any thoughts of why I don't keep inching down to 70-80? When there, I seem to stay there unless I goof up or get sick or stressed.