Group 7-day waking average?

merrymunky said:
I’m chipping away at my diet at the moment. Since Sunday morning I have eaten low carb, not had any crisps and about three squares of chocolate all week! Unheard of for me recently!
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“27781E8F-9303-45D6-B601-6C981C6E7D11.gifGood for you! Sounds like you’re off to a great start (tap on Bloden the dog to see her happy dance).
 
Evening all. 8.6 @ 5.45 🙂 I remember the good ol' days when I was in the 5s.

@rebrascora I thought protein was okay to eat? So everything can raise bg? :(
 
Birdy said:
Evening all. 8.6 @ 5.45 🙂 I remember the good ol' days when I was in the 5s.

@rebrascora I thought protein was okay to eat? So everything can raise bg? :(
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In the absence of enough carbs the body will break down about 40% of protein and 10% of fat into glucose (this is why a low carb higher fat diet is often followed because fat has less impact that either carbs or protein on our BG levels), but this process takes much longer. It doesn't generally start to raise levels until 2 hours after eating and can last for 5 or 6 hours after that so you don't get a spike like you do with carbs it is more of a broad speed bump and if you have a functioning pancreas then it should be able to cope with this slower release glucose.
It makes a difference for those of us who are on insulin and follow a low carb diet as we have to factor it into all our other calculations. So for instance there are about 21g protein in a beef quarter pounder burger.... just the meat patty. 40% of that 21g will break down into carbs so that is just over 8g glucose from the meat..... which would raise my levels about 2.5mmols but it won't start to release for 2 hours so I may need to inject a unit of insulin an hour or two after eating it to cover that release of glucose into my blood, but your pancreas should be able to cover it. The problem for you may be insulin resistance will prevent the insulin from doing it's job effectively. That protein is not going to spike your levels as high as carbs would though. There are only 3 food groups which provide energy, carbs, protein and fat, so you have to choose which will do you the least damage.
 
ColinUK said:
5.8 today.
Hopefully it’ll stop raining so I can get out for a walk. And no I can’t go in the rain because contrary to what all mothers tell their kids, I will melt!!
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We don’t get a choice the dogs need to go out … was lovely walking in the drizzle after being so hot the day before. The puppies are always soaking whatever the weather as they always head for the lake and dive straight in ‍♀️
 
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Happy Friday folks.
My meter chucked out an expected 8.6 at 4.45am:(
I must not eat coffee cake for supper.....I must not eat coffee cake for supper.....I must not eat etc! etc!
Off to see the COPD Physiotherapist for the first time later on today, I wonder what she has in store for me?
WL
 
Morning all. A disappointing 13.5. It’s going to be ages before my numbers start to come down isn’t it?!
 
Annoyingly still higher than I’d like at 6.4.
 
06:09 BS 10.0 Oops! 😳 I DID NOT NEED that half oatcake just before bed, then!o_O🙄 Went to bed last night VERY late, for me these days, after testing 22:32 BS 5.7 & it’s borderline territory for a snack so I don’t go too low.

A pause to have LR & back in a sec!
 
5.5 for me today. 🙂

Dez
 
Morning all and it’s beautiful up here. 6.8 for me. After yesterday’s quite strenuous 9 mile walk I deliberately lowered my bolus needs incase of hypos. 4.4 when I got home at 7pm. Conservative dose with my very late tea and a snack before bed. The effects of the walk could last a day or two so I’ll be careful again today.

Busy morning for me today. Haircut, 9.15, nails, 10, waxing, 10.30 and opticians at 11.30 to chose new specs as my lenses are very scratched. High maintenance or what? I don’t normally get my nails done, but they’re a mess and we’re off to the Lakes in a posh hotel, for a couple of days next week, to celebrate Mr Eggy’s 60th + 1 birthday. As of course last year was a wash out for big birthdays. Anyways, I need to look half decent, hence the pampering. That my excuse and I’m sticking with it. 😉

Have a fab day. And TGIF to the workers amongst us. 🙂
 
6.8 today with very sore eyes, not hay fever. Raining again and going to see daughter later. Covid Cases have risen a lot in Brighton which is not good. My son refuses to have the jab which I’m really surprised about, he’s not daft, I have spoken to him about it, even had a go at him but to no avail. Have to accept he is an adult and can make his own decisions but can’t deny I’m disappointed.
@Michael12421 hooe you’re feeling ok, I was a bit early last time!!
@Wirralass hope all goes well today.
Have a good day all x
 
Stayed up late yesterday, only going to bed when my eyes were SO blurry I couldn’t read anymore with the text zoomed up to a HUGE size on the iPad, swatting up on The Information Paradox & various new theories, of the last few tears, to resolve it! Also, the possibilities of a new fifth fundamental force of nature that could open up an entirely new branch of Physics with a entirely new group of subatomic particles to carry that force! o_O The first parts was reminding myself of what I’ve forgotten & the last part entirely new to me! Thank goodness for the internet as the “putting it into laymen terms” is done for me: in the late 80’s & even through to the mid noughties when I was most active about astronomy I read the actual books published, bought quite a few of them from The Queens University Book Shop as soon as they came out instead of waiting for availability at the library, by the person/people who postulated the theories; I, in italics, had to do THAT myself, quite a regular brain workout, so I could understand it as scientists, Physicists being some of the worst, tend not to put things in simple terms!o_O

So, with all that swirling around my brain as I slept last night I had a very strange dream where I was back at college sharing an apartment with Stephen Hawking & Benedict Cumberbatch, whi played him in the BBC drama Hawking before the Hollywood film The Theory of Everything, they were incredibly messy & I’ve never been particularly neat myself so, it was like a bomb site of rubbish everywhere! 😱 I shared an apartment, in the halls of residence, during my college years in Derry with another guy & it used to annoy the hell out of me how the sink was ALWAYS stuffed with unwashed dishes etc etc etc!!! 😡 But, we had existential discussions about the fundamental forces of nature! o_O😛😎:D I even at one point was out & about in a motorised wheelchair through the streets getting impeded by some inconsiderate people & being helped, with various degrees of thoughtful necessity, by others! It was a weird night of dreams!o_O

I used to have these brain workouts on a regular basis but, haven’t in the last 10/15 years & it’s SO nice, & energising, to put my brain to work again albeit the extremely helpful internet on hand to do the simplifying for me! 😛
 
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Morning all. Snap @Northener, 7.1 for me too.
TGIF!! Typical, rain over the weekend.
 
I'll be out on the beach again this morning.

5.0 for me. Very comfortable reading.
 
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