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Group 7-day waking average?

LeeLee said:
I'll join those in the 4s today with a 4.5. 🙂

Yours is a bit higher than usual today Alan, I hope you're not brewing another cold.
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No, Dawn Phenomenon I think. I lay in bed for half an hour after waking and my levels start to increase from the time I wake. As a matter of interest this morning I injected when I got up but then became distracted and it was 75 mins before I ate. I tested just before eating and my level was 6.7, so it had barely fallen in over an hour, despite the fact I had 9 units of 'fast-acting' insulin. The majority of that insulin covers the rise in my levels from the liver dump 😱
 
Morning all, a pleasant 5.1 for me today.
 
Evening all. Mine was 5.2 this morning.
 
Nice one Sue 🙂
 
19.12
13.7 - 22:31pm - bedtime
18.3 - 19:17pm - teatime
- believe it or not this was my first test of the day & no food eaten through the day until teatime

20.12
15.9 - 22:27pm - bedtime
13.8 - 11:13am - fasting
 
Thanks northerner, I am half way through working a ninety hour week and normally by now I am on my knees but since my sugar has come well down I am flying through the week, it's been a big help finding you guys, 50 hours down 40 to go bring it on .( a massive thank you for the work you guys are doing )
 
Pete H said:
Thanks northerner, I am half way through working a ninety hour week and normally by now I am on my knees but since my sugar has come well down I am flying through the week, it's been a big help finding you guys, 50 hours down 40 to go bring it on .( a massive thank you for the work you guys are doing )
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Wow Pete, that's a long week! 😱 Hope you get to relax a bit afterwards 🙂
 
Yes I hope to have a weeks holiday only had two this year so all being well it's a weeks break for me🙂🙂
 
That's a long hard working week Pete 😱


4.8 for me this morning. I'm supposed to be asleep in bed! But my husband wants us to get the Sainsbury's shop out of the way before it gets busy, so we are going to be there at 7.15 😱. I cannot believe I actually agreed with him and went along with this idiotic idea. I wanna go back to bed!
 
Yes mate it's hard work but I love it.. You ladies what your turkeys for Christmas , lucky this year because in 2011 I had to sleep here because of the snow and same last January .. Was not to keen on that..
 
5.8 this morning.

When diagnosed in Sept, I changed my lifestyle - low carb, no sugar, drastically reduced beer etc., and have lost 22lbs.

BG has reduced too, with no spikes (largest initially was 14). My first early morning readings were always above 8 but in the last 3 weeks they've suddenly gone down below 6. Daytime readings are increasingly 4s or 5s, with none now above 7.5.

Finally, I've noticed my post-prandial recovery seems to have come back, with a reading 2 hrs after this week's daytime office 'do', for example, of 5.5. I chose from the menu carefully, but it was a rather large meal and I did have a couple of small roast potatoes and an unexpectedly sweet fresh fruit cocktail to finish.

I'm quite taken aback at the turnaround - has anyone any ideas what I might expect next?
 
Good morning 5.5 for me today 🙂
 
2131tom said:
5.8 this morning.

When diagnosed in Sept, I changed my lifestyle - low carb, no sugar, drastically reduced beer etc., and have lost 22lbs.

BG has reduced too, with no spikes (largest initially was 14). My first early morning readings were always above 8 but in the last 3 weeks they've suddenly gone down below 6. Daytime readings are increasingly 4s or 5s, with none now above 7.5.

Finally, I've noticed my post-prandial recovery seems to have come back, with a reading 2 hrs after this week's daytime office 'do', for example, of 5.5. I chose from the menu carefully, but it was a rather large meal and I did have a couple of small roast potatoes and an unexpectedly sweet fresh fruit cocktail to finish.

I'm quite taken aback at the turnaround - has anyone any ideas what I might expect next?
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That's terrific news Tom, it sounds like you have really turned things around - great to see your efforts being so well rewarded 🙂 Many of our members have found that they are able to maintain excellent control once they have made the necessary changes to their diet, and your weight loss will certainly be helping, so well done 🙂 Because your insulin sensitivity has been improved by your weight loss, it appears that you are also able to tolerate carbs better than previously, but it is best to remain cautious. With luck you will be able to control your levels without the need for medication, or if you are on medication you may be able to reduce it.
 
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