What did you eat yesterday?

[Lanny]

29/09/18 Started off badly but, got better!

00:00 Alarm 6 units Levemir & back to sleep.

05:19 Awake after 15 hours of sleep. BS 11.9!!! Horror emoji. 20 units Novorapid, I think from previous day 18 is what I need +2 for the high BS, exercises & Breakfast:- 2 sausages cookstown, 1 slice veg roll hulls, 100g baked beans heinz, herb, cheese & mushroom omelette & 150ml apple juice tesco growers harvest. 07:38 BS 10.0. Just over target but, still came down nicely.

Started slow cooking beef casserole right after breakfast & it the same recipe except that I substituted the carrots for 450g of frozen garden peas. Slowed cooked on med for 8 hours.

11:32 BS 8.5. 14 units Novorapid, I think 12 is what I need +2 for wee bit higher BS, Lunch:- 1 serving chicken casserole, 1 serving baked potato mash & 150ml apple juice. 14:00 BS 6.3. Not a bad guess!

14:47 BS 6.3. A wee bit early for dinner but, hungry & beef casserole ready! 12 units Novorapid Dinner: 1 serving beef casserole & bottled water. 17.35 BS 6.5. Pretty spot on!

Watched Strictly & more or less conked out again afterwards: stayed awake to the end!

A MUCH better day despite, the high start! The guesses were pretty spot on!

It was a pretty good start today & hope it continues! Fingers crossed emoji.

Have a lazy, easy Sunday everyone!🙂

 

[Ljc]

Brunch my usual brekkie and a large coffee.
D. Didn’t fancy a proper dinner so had a cheese n onion sarnie, boy were the onions strong 🙂, a Coke Zero and a little later an apple.
Water throughout the day.

 

[scousebird]

Yesterday
Tea
B: Out - 2 bacon, black pudding, 2 eggs, mushrooms, tinned toms, coffee.
Tea
L: 1 rye bread with smoked mackeral pate
Red wine
Dinner out in posh restaurant.
Pork & prune terrine with toast
Rabbit & ham hock suet pudding with creamed spinach, carrots & cauli
Cheese board with 2 little raisin toast.
Lots of red wine & 2 G&Ts in the pub afterwards.

 

[Pine Marten]

We are members of the Richard III Society, and were away for our AGM in Leicester, and last night had a lovely restaurant meal. I had a starter of veggie & halloumi skewers; main was a gorgeous mushroom Wellington (ohhhh, the shortcrust pastry!) & green veg; then dessert was a sticky toffee pudding & cream, all washed down with red wine. I tested before bed and it was 8.6, so not bad. It had gone down to 5.3 this morning 🙂

 

[Lanny]

30/09/18 Yippee! All green within target ranges day!🙂

00:00 alarm 6 units Levemir & back to sleep!

04:49 BS 7.4. 18 units Novorapid, exercises & Breakfast:- 2 sausages cookstown, 1 slice veg roll hulls, 100g baked beans, herb cheese & mushroom omelette & 150ml apple juice tesco growers harvest. 06:32 BS 9.4. Just within target!

10:19 BS 5.1. 8 units Novorapid, extremely cautious & even ambitious reduction, Lunch:- 1 serving beef casserole & bottled water. 11:30 BS 7.4. Wow! My instincts were right! 24 units Levemir & all other meds. I had a feeling because I feel SO much better today! That’s was my normal dose before coming down with this cold!🙂

14:48 BS 5.5. 8 units Novorapid Dinner:- 1 serving chicken casserole, 1 serving baked potato mash & bottled water. 17:26 BS 8.2. Forgot to test earlier but, seems spot on too!

20:00 BS 7.2. Just after Strictly results show, which I yawned through the last bit, & going to bed!

Hope you all had an easygoing Sunday! Goodnight all!🙂

 

[Ljc]

We are members of the Richard III Society, and were away for our AGM in Leicester, and last night had a lovely restaurant meal. I had a starter of veggie & halloumi skewers; main was a gorgeous mushroom Wellington (ohhhh, the shortcrust pastry!) & green veg; then dessert was a sticky toffee pudding & cream, all washed down with red wine. I tested before bed and it was 8.6, so not bad. It had gone down to 5.3 this morning 🙂

That sounds

 

[Midnightrider]

Sunday 30/9
FBG (6.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast (7am): Toast (one slice, seeded), scrambled egg, bacon, mushrooms,
tomatoes, baked beans / Juice from one orange {325 Cal / 29.0g Carbs}

……………………………..2 mile walk

Lunch (12pm): Chestnut & celeriac soup {65 Cal / 9.2g Carbs}
King prawn & avocado salad {299 Cal / 5.8g Carbs}
Kiwi, blackberries, yoghurt, pecans {121 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Banana {64 Cal / 14.6g Carbs}
……………………………..4 mile walk

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (6pm): Roast chicken, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, carrots,
turnip, green beans, cauliflower {370 Cal / 34.2g Carbs}
Apple crumble [we now have a glut of apples from the garden],
vanilla ice cream {315 Cal / 37.1g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1707
Carbs 151.1g
Protein 101.6g
Fat 65.6g (Sat Fat 17.9g / Trans fat 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Ljc]

B. My usual.
L . An apple and sparkling water
D. A horrible top crust chicken n mushroom pie that I will never ever buy again , a few minted and buttered new potato’s, broccoli, tomato ketchup and a Coke Zero.
Water throughout the day
I am now craving chocolate, I must resist,...I must resist ..., I must resist. ...............

 

[Lanny]

01/10/18 A mixed bag of readings as I tried reducing the breakfast dose.

00:00 alarm 6 units Levemir & back to sleep.

06:58 BS 7.7. 16 units Novorapid, cautious reduction because of the drops after 2 hour mark & lunch, exercises & Breakfast:- 2 sausages, 1 slice veg roll, baked beans, herb, cheese & mushroom omelette & apple juice. 08:43 BS 10.6. A bit high!

11:53 BS 9.5. Not much of a drop there. 10 units Novorapid, +2 for higher BS, 24 units Levemir & all other meds Lunch:- 1 pack 12 steamed chicken gyoza & apple juice. 13:56 BS 12.8. Yikes! What happened there? Correction +2.

Rang my DSN for advice about when to reduce doses, is it better to start reducing when big drops of 4 or 5 mmol happen & get higher BS or continue with the same dose & risk hypos? She said reducing the dose is the right thing to do as hypos are best avoided & if you give it time BS will settle down with the lower dose. So, WILL try 16 units again for breakfast.

15:45 BS 8.5. Settled down nicely after correction.

16:56 BS 5.1. Quite a drop in just over an hour! A bit early but, hungry. Maybe DIDN’T need the correction earlier? 8 units Novorapid Dinner:- 1 tempura cod fillet, 1 bag steam veg & bottled water. 18:35 BS 6.6.

Tired & going to bed soon!

Hope you had a good day & I bid you all a goodnight!🙂

 

[Midnightrider]

Monday 1/10
FBG (5.30am) 4.1
Snack (6am): Banana {66 Cal / 15.0g Carbs}
……………………………...5 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
peach, raspberries, almonds {269 Cal / 35.8g Carbs}

……………………………….2 mile walk
Lunch (12pm): Lamb & pearl barley broth {106 Cal / 12.8g Carbs}
Chicken & avocado salad {363 Cal / 9.1g Carbs}
Strawberries, blackberries, yoghurt, pecans {126 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Sourdough toast, rhubarb jam {143 Cal / 21.7g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Trout, sweet potato fries, celeriac puree,
peas, sweetcorn {367 Cal / 31.7g Carbs}
Apple crumble, ice cream [small portion] {174 Cal / 20.4g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1693
Carbs 167.8g
Protein 88.2g
Fat 63.0g (Sat Fat 14.8g / Trans fat 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Lanny]

02/10/18 Slightly better than yesterday but, still one high!
01:53 BS 9.0. 6 units Levemir. Didn’t realise phone battery was low! Woke for a call of nature & realised alarm didn’t go off. Plugged the phone in, did my business & back to bed.

07:43 BS 8.7. 16 units Novorapid, doubled exercises (now 20 sets of each exercise: started with 5 sets) & Breakfast:- 4 sausages, 200g beans, 2 slices buttered toast & 150ml apple juice. Not going to test until lunch as it will probably be high but, will stick with this dose until BS settles down!

11:12 BS 13.2. 10 units Novorapid, +2 because it’s above 13, 24 units Levemir & all other meds Lunch:- 1.5 pack 12 tempura prawns & bottled water. 13:54 BS 10.7. Waited a bit longer to test as yesterday it dropped later!

14:58 BS 7.6. Ah! Slight drop! Felt a little peckish so, 4 units Novorapid & Snack:- 1 cup twinings everyday with longlife almond milk & Fibre one chocolate square.

17:21 BS 7.3. A little early but not by much. 4 units Novorapid, not VERY hungry & just wanted something before bed, Dinner:- herb & mushroom omelette & 150ml apple juice. 19:01 BS 6.8.

Feeling tired & going to bed soon!

A better day that settled down nicely later on!🙂

I hope tomorrow starts with a lower reading to give the lower breakfast dose a chance & maybe I won’t need to add extra to the lunch dose!

No ear spray today & my ear/s is ok just in time for tomorrow’s flu vaccine at 7pm health centre after hours!🙂

Hope you had a good day! Goodnight all!🙂

 

[Midnightrider]

Tuesday 2/10
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Breakfast 1 (5.30am): Porridge (made with almond milk),
peach, blueberries, pecans {275 Cal / 33.7g Carbs}
……………………………….2 mile walk
……………………………….5 km on rowing machine
Breakfast (8am): Toast (one slice, seeded), mackerel /
Tangerine {227 Cal / 16.2g Carbs}

……………………………...5 mile walk
Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup {68 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {377 Cal / 9.8g Carbs}
Blackberries, blueberries, yoghurt, pistachios {132 Cal / 12.4g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Pear, walnuts {112 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Meatballs (lamb), tagliatelle, Nduja ragu / Chianti (4oz) {607 Cal / 34.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {139 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 2015
Carbs 152.4g
Protein 117.9g
Fat 82.3g (Sat Fat 19.7g / Trans fat 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Ljc]

Well I started off ok.
B. My usual sadly no cream for my coffee
L. An apple and sparkling water.
It’s all downhill now
D. Beef mince suet pud , frozen mash, broccoli and a Coke Zero.
S. I managed to resist that choc yesterday 🙂, but last night I remembered I had some dairy free pretend choc , to my shame I ate the whole 100 g bar

 

[Lanny]

Well I started off ok.
B. My usual sadly no cream for my coffee
L. An apple and sparkling water.
It’s all downhill now
D. Beef mince suet pud , frozen mash, broccoli and a Coke Zero.
S. I managed to resist that choc yesterday 🙂, but last night I remembered I had some dairy free pretend choc , to my shame I ate the whole 100 g bar View attachment 9967

Oh, @Ljc. I wish I’d said something on Monday now when you were craving chocolate!😳

I wrote it & thought about posting it twice but, didn’t in the end!😳

I’ve been there quite a lot, over the years, about cravings for chocolate & other things! The thing I’ve learnt is when I crave something it only gets stronger the longer I try to resist! So, now when I DO crave chocolate I eat a bit. Or if I don’t have it in the house I get some as soon as possible! That way I end up eating a little when I crave it. Rather than trying to resist, cave in after 4 or 5 days then eat several bars of it. One bar after 1 day is actually not much of a binge when compared to some of my horrors in the past!😱😳

But, I hesitated to encourage you to eat some chocolate!😱

It hasn’t only been chocolate I craved either! One memorable time I craved sausages, during the 6 years after fatty liver diagnosis when I didn’t eat any, I resisted for a week, caved in, bought & ate 1 dozen pork sausages from my local butchers & ended up violently sick in the bathroom sink a few hours after since I couldn’t digest all that fat at once! That was actually a relief because the few hours of blockage was AWFUL!😱

Chin up, dust yourself off & hopefully your craving is saitated for now!😉

 

[Ljc]

@Lanny . Thank you. The trouble with me and chocolate is, once I start I can’t stop I just have to eat the whole bar 😱
I’ll stick to walnuts tonight.

 

[Midnightrider]

Saturday 15/9
FBG (5.30am) 4.1
Lazy morning today.
Breakfast 2 (8am): Scrambled egg, toast (one slice, seeded), mushrooms,
tomatoes, baked beans / Juice from half a grapefruit {338 Cal / 27.3g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Greengages {46 Cal / 9.9g Carbs}
………………………...2 mile walk
………………………...5 km on rowing machine

Lunch (12pm): Lamb & pearl barley broth {120 Cal / 14.5g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {248 Cal / 6.4g Carbs}
Strawberries, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {131 Cal / 10.5g Carbs}

Snack (3pm): Banana {62 Cal / 14.2g Carbs}
…………………………………..3 mile walk

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Game stew, celeriac mash, carrots,
cauliflower, green beans {379 Cal / 31.1g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, almonds {131 Cal / 13.6g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Toast (one slice, seeded), milk {183 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}

4 cups of coffee too

Calories 1715
Carbs 157.0g
Protein 117.9g
Fat 55.1g (Sat Fat 11.3g / Trans fat 0.5g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask

 

[Ljc]

B my usual and coffee with cream.
L. 4 Ryvita’s with liver sausage, an apple and sparkling water
D. Scampi , 6 chips, peas and a Coke Zero
S. A few walnuts.

 

[scousebird]

Yesterday
Tea
B: Mushroom omelette, milky coffee.
Tea
L: Ham butty on sunflower & pumpkin seed bread, apple, Mullerlight Greek yogurt, tea.
Tea
T: Somerset pork casserole, 2 new potatoes, cauli & broccoli, red wine.

 

[Lanny]

03/10/18 A much better day until the flu vaccine!
00:00 alarm 6 units Levemir & back to sleep.

05:24 BS 8.2. Not hungry so, 8 units Novorapid & half an oatcake to stop BS rise. Stayed in bed.

07:01 BS 7.0 feeling hungry so, 8 units Novorapid, exercises & Breakfast:- 4 sausages, 100g baked beans, 2 slices buttered toast & cup twinings everyday with longlife almond milk. Halved the amount of beans. 10:01 BS 10.3. Fingers were itching to test earlier but, know, from last few days, that it’ll be high & that’ll temp me to add a correction!

11:00 BS 10.0. Not much change! 8 units Novorapid 24 units Levemir & all other meds Lunch:- 1 serving beef casserole & 150ml apple juice. Forgot to test!

15:44 BS 8.5. 8 units Novorapid Dinner:- herb, pancetta & mushroom omelette & bottled water. 17:41 BS 8.5. Ah! No change BS has settled nicely.

19:00 Flu vaccine at health centre.

19:34 BS 8.5 Back home. Feel wobbly & lightheaded after vaccine so, going to bed early!

Woke up quite high this morning, above 11 mmol & still feel a bit rough. Some years the vaccine makes me feel ill!

Hope things settle down & I feel better?🙄

 

[Lanny]

04/10/18 Felt rough most of the day, post flu jab, & higher BS. But, BS settled down, at last, towards the end of the day, albeit with almost double the amount of insulin: like another little mini cold! Yesterday used 32 units Novorapid & 30 units Levemir; today 60 units Novorapid & 34 units Levemir!

00:05 alarm woke me, felt ill, very clumsy & took me longer than usual to inject 8 units Levemir, upped dose by +2. Took ages to get back to sleep: an hour?

08:28 BS 11.2. Yikes! Wished I’d tested at Midnight now! 20 units Novorapid, +4 guessing increased dose, very reluctantly did my exercises & Breakfast:- 2 slices veg roll, 100g baked beans, 2 slices buttered toast & 1 cup tea twinings everyday with longlife almond milk. Not testing so, I’m not tempted to add a correction dose.

12:04 BS 11.1. Yikes! Virtually no drop at all: MUST have been very high earlier! 22 units Novorapid, guessing +2, Lunch:- 1 serving beef casserole & 150ml apple juice. 15:00 BS 7.6. Yay! Dose seems ok!

17:13 BS 4.8. Quite a drop there. Beginning to feel better, compared to the morning! 18 units Novorapid, guessing slight reduction from lunch dose, Dinner:- 1 pack 8 tempura prawns tesco, 1 pack 1.5 slices frozen prawn toast tesco & 150ml apple juice tesco growers harvest. 20:14 BS 7.1. Seems ok!

Going to bed soon! Feel better this evening than I did in the morning! My right arm, flu jab site, is still swelling up & tender! Thank goodness I asked the nurse to stab my right arm rather than the usual left because of the injury! Although it meant a LOT of tossing & turning last night because both arms hurt!

The flu jab site is a bit more swollen tonight so, I’m putting an ice pack on it before I go to bed!

Hope you all a had a good day! Goodnight everybody!🙂