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What Was Your Fasting Blood Sugar This Morning?

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What was your fasting blood sugar this morning?
 
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#3 ·
Yeah, it's true. I avoid this thread as if it were the plague because I don't have the amazing numbers that y'all have in the mornings so it kind of intimidates me. The dawn phenomenon is very active in my life.

That being said, it's time for me to come out of the closet with my fasting numbers so that others know that not everyone has picture perfect numbers.

So, here it is...

This morning when I woke up, my blood sugar was 141.

A few hours later, after drinking a cup of Bullet Proof coffee, my blood sugar was 108. Go figure.
 
#4 ·
Haha, Cricket count me as well as someone who doesn't have non-diabetic fasting numbers. Which is why you don't see me in the other thread. People will realize I'm a fraud and run me out with pitchforks! :devil:

Before going on an insulin pump, I was happy to see anything south of 160. The last week, I've been seeing a gradual decline, and am waking up in the 120's and not having to immediately correct to slow the rise. Thanks to not having to correct in the morning my TDD has come down from 120 to 90.

Insulin is magic.
 
#12 ·
Mine is 138 this morning. Once I eat or have some bullet proof coffee it will come right back down.
 
#13 ·
A short time later I drank a protein shake I made (unsweetened coconut milk and protein powder) instead of my coffee because I was in the mood for something else. A few hours after that my reading was 115.
 
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I woke up this morning not feeling terrific, after a restless night of sleep. It definitely showed up in my numbers this morning. 148

Nope I didn't get too many carbs. (I average 20 per day or less.) My body just decided to play more stupid than normal today.
 
#18 ·
Just a follow up on this. Once again, A few hours after eating (I had a protein shake, that I make, this morning. 3 carbs.) my blood sugar is down to 91. For those who might be wondering, no I did not take medication yet today. I take my Metformin ER at 2pm and around 10pm. (Yes, I have tried moving the times around.) This is just a daily game I seem to play with diabetes.
 
#17 ·
112 this morning. What the number is depends on when DP begins its work - sometimes its before I wake up, other times is a bit after getting up.

I have a follow-up appointment this afternoon with the rheumatologist to go over the labs taken on my first visit. I have some sort of autoimmune thing going on which keeps me on the tired side. Sometimes, like yesterday, I just vegetate the whole day. This morning I'm pretty good so I'll be able to do some volunteer work at the thrift store before heading out for my appointment. The weather is cooperating - sun's out even though it's cold.
 
#19 ·
A 91 (5.1) this afternoon after a bit of a nap. Two weeks until my next graveyard shift.
 
#21 ·
91 today! Actually quite a shock as my 30 day average is 110, yesterday a 113. My FBG most always seems to be well over 100 and under 118 over the last few months. I eat LC - VLC and HF, I'm active, feel very healthy and keep my weight low at about 162 for 6' height. I'm in dietary ketosis and intermittently fast often.

I have noticed my fasting numbers trending higher since I started incorporating intermittent fasting more often. Also my cheat meals or cheat food items which were infrequent are even more so. My theory is my body is producing very little insulin now and my body has become quite insulin resistant at the same time. I am fully dependent upon fatty acids for cellular energy and have been for over 3 years so glucose remains in my bloodstream rather than entering cells. Testing later in the day usually brings results under 100. Also engaging in a physically demanding activity like hiking will bring it down as well.
 
#22 ·
This morning my fasting was 138.

As always, it comes right back down after I eat.
 
#23 ·
107 this morning.

My visit with the rheumatologist went well. I got a sort of general type diagnosis (undifferentiated connective tissue disease UCTD), which is fine and as expected since my symptoms aren't all that many or severe, and was given a Rx for a medication to help with the fatigue. It can take up to 6 months for this type of med to kick in, but hopefully in half that time. The tests also showed antibodies toward the thyroid, so I may be looking forward to developing hypothyroid in the future (which is funny because all these years I thought my problems stemmed from hypothyroid, even with having all the tests fall in the normal range).
 
#24 ·
128 this morning.

I am not sure if it is actually lower or if I just slept longer than usual. LOL
 
#25 ·
An 84 (4.7) yesterday and today. Start 4 days of 12 hour days tomorrow.
 
#27 ·
128 this morning. I will drink some bulletproof coffee in a bit to bring it down.
 
#30 ·
It was a marketing term that a coffee shop made up. Basically, it's coffee with lots of cream in it. Some here will also add coconut oil to increase the fat content, and some will add sweetener.

The idea for us diabetics is to have something with a lot of fat in it, rather than carbs.
 
#31 ·
Mine includes the following. (I use it in the morning because I rarely feel like eating then.)

1 cup of strong coffee.
1 spoonful of high quality coconut oil.
1 tsp of butter. (I use Kerrygold unsalted)
2 spoon of heavy whipping cream.

I put it all in the blender and it feels like I am getting a special treat.

Added Note: To avoid any misunderstanding, bullet proof coffee does NOT reduce blood sugar. It simply breaks my fast from the night before because I deal with The Dawn Phenomenon. Simply eating breakfast would have the same result for me.
 
#32 ·
I had a single serve bag of popcorn last night before bed. I have a 99 (5.5) FBG this morning.
 
#33 ·
This morning my reading was 123. I am not gonna get too excited about the lower number (yet) though because I didn't get enough sleep last night so the "fast time" was shorter than normal.
 
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