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B. 2 buttered well burnt toast with peanut butter and a large coffee with cream.
L. Mixed berries pepsi max
D. Chicken burger, frozen mashed potato, minted buttered peas and another Pepsi max
S , a very naughty slice of richly fruited cake, it was lush
Note to self must get b@ck on the wagon tomorrow
Water throughout the day.
Breakfast - slice of Nimble toast, cup of tea
Lunch - scrambled egg, 2 rashers of bacon, mushrooms, blob of ketchup
Snack - homemade banana bread
Dinner - chicken in soy with veges half pack brown rice.
Still not sure if doing this right but levels dropped from 20 at diagnosis to averaging btn 6 - 9. Blood glucose levels that is. 4 weeks diagnosed.
Breakfast - slice of Nimble toast, cup of tea
Lunch - scrambled egg, 2 rashers of bacon, mushrooms, blob of ketchup
Snack - homemade banana bread
Dinner - chicken in soy with veges half pack brown rice.
Still not sure if doing this right but levels dropped from 20 at diagnosis to averaging btn 6 - 9. Blood glucose levels that is. 4 weeks diagnosed.
It sounds like you are doing very well.
Here is a conversion chart that gives you an idea of how your finger prick tests relate to the Hb1ac, obviously atm your Hb1ac would be higher as it’s an average of the last 12 or so weeks.
So it looks like your in for a lovely result on your next Hb1ac.
Today
B - porridge made with almond milk, raspberries and a good ol knob of butter and a coffee with almond milk
S - boiled egg and a coffee with almond milk
D - wholemeal sandwich with baked chicken covered in Dijon mustard and hot chilli powder 😛, 2 cheddars and a nature valley salted caramel bar and a pint of water, oh and a slice of leerdammer to try as never had it before, verdict - lovely and will accompany my steak and onion sandwich tomorrow lol
S - coffee with almond milk
T mince and mushrooms in oxo and an egg dropped in to poach 😛, boiled potatoes, steamed brussels, square lindt 90% and a pint water
After dishes - cup of coffee with almond milk
S - Babybel 🙂 x
Today
B - porridge made with almond milk, raspberries and a good ol knob of butter and a coffee with almond milk
S - boiled egg and a coffee with almond milk
D - wholemeal sandwich with baked chicken covered in Dijon mustard and hot chilli powder 😛, 2 cheddars and a nature valley salted caramel bar and a pint of water, oh and a slice of leerdammer to try as never had it before, verdict - lovely and will accompany my steak and onion sandwich tomorrow lol
S - coffee with almond milk
T mince and mushrooms in oxo and an egg dropped in to poach 😛, boiled potatoes, steamed brussels, square lindt 90% and a pint water
After dishes - cup of coffee with almond milk
S - Babybel 🙂 x
haha, I'm a 5fy 5 1/2 skinny underweight lass, they want me eating more but as more eye problems keep cropping up I really ament brave enough at the moment hopefully soon I will be though!! xx
It sounds like you are doing very well.
Here is a conversion chart that gives you an idea of how your finger prick tests relate to the Hb1ac, obviously atm your Hb1ac would be higher as it’s an average of the last 12 or so weeks.
Thanks Lin sometimes I never know if I'm not eating enough carb to get through the day or eating too much but guess my glucose levels show what's what. Thank you for the encouragement.
B - 2 hash browns, beans, mushrooms, baked tomato, granary toast. Peppermint tea.
Black coffee
L - 4 cream crackers, cheese, apple.
Water/squash
Fasting BG 8.5, spiked yet again before evening meal to 22.
Further proof it makes not a jot of difference what I eat or how much exercise I do ... ho hum!
D - vegetable and bean stew, granary baguette. Half grapefruit, whole orange, kiwi, grapes.
Lager shandy to cheer myself up
haha, I'm a 5fy 5 1/2 skinny underweight lass, they want me eating more but as more eye problems keep cropping up I really ament brave enough at the moment hopefully soon I will be though!! xx
you'll do it when you are ready and not before. As for bravery, well you are doing it Kaylz! You put one foot in front of the other each and every day and go that bit further. You'll go further forward when it suits you.
I'm a shorty too (4ft 8 and half inches) and gone from the sublime (6st 2lb) when I was younger to the ridiculous (10st+) but wavering just under 10st now.
you'll do it when you are ready and not before. As for bravery, well you are doing it Kaylz! You put one foot in front of the other each and every day and go that bit further. You'll go further forward when it suits you.
I'm a shorty too (4ft 8 and half inches) and gone from the sublime (6st 2lb) when I was younger to the ridiculous (10st+) but wavering just under 10st now.
So yesterday - porridge with berries (oats and half water half milk)
Snack - carrot sticks and humous (have heard carrots aren't good)
Lunch - sardines on toast (2 slices of nimble bread)
2 squares of chocolate with a coffee for mid afternoon
Dinner - homemade pizza using hubby's gluten free wholewheat flower, passata and cheese/mushroom/ham
Had a treat of homemade banana bread reduced sugar caramel sauce and cream and boy did I need that mood boost!!
Glucose levels not over 7.3 all day.
Hard one tomorrow as going out for tapas!!!!!
Friday 16/11 FBG (5.30am) 3.8
Snack (6am): Banana {61 Cal / 14.0g Carbs}
…………………………..5 mile walk
Breakfast (8am): Porridge (almond milk), summer fruits, pecans {282 Cal / 33.2g Carbs}
Snack (11am): Pear, walnuts {104 Cal / 8.8g Carbs}
…………………………...5 km on rowing machine [23 min 49 sec, personal best]
Lunch (12pm): Vegetable soup {97 Cal / 18.9g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad, Ryvita, hummus {378 Cal / 16.6g Carbs}
Persimmon, blueberries, yoghurt, almonds {129 Cal / 10.7g Carbs}
Snack (3pm): Parma ham, melon, melba toast {130 Cal / 15.8g Carbs}
…………………………...2 mile walk
Dinner (6pm): Fish & chips [Most of batter not eaten, too greasy / half portion of chips] {579 Cal / 55.6g Carbs}
Raspberries, blackcurrants, yoghurt, hazelnuts {124 Cal / 7.2g Carbs}
4 cups of coffee too
Calories 1963
Carbs 192.5g
Protein 102.9g
Fat 73.9g (Sat Fat 9.6g / Trans fat 0.3g)
All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes please just ask
Better day today:
yoghurt and Apricots, with about a dozen almonds
coffee and a satsuma
a SANDWICH, ham, lettuce, chilli chipoltle jam. with cucumber, radish and tomato.
Carrot cake (my diabetic mother insisted)
Not in the Cals and Carbs book so counted it as fruit cake horrified to find it had around 67g carbs. Thats off my menu for sure now.
peri peri chicken, sweetcorn and asparagus
hagen daaz icecream.
so the days totals are just about ok after all.
best guesstimate around 1450c with 150g carbs
Overslept so tea no breakfast
12ish brunch: bacon, egg, one hash brown, mushrooms and tomatoes.
7pmish dinner: chicken, potatoes, carrots, spinach and french beans. Haggen daaz icecream
Then out for a short walk, to work some of it off.
Better day today:
yoghurt and Apricots, with about a dozen almonds
coffee and a satsuma
a SANDWICH, ham, lettuce, chilli chipoltle jam. with cucumber, radish and tomato.
Carrot cake (my diabetic mother insisted)
Not in the Cals and Carbs book so counted it as fruit cake horrified to find it had around 67g carbs. Thats off my menu for sure now.
peri peri chicken, sweetcorn and asparagus
hagen daaz icecream.
so the days totals are just about ok after all.
best guesstimate around 1450c with 150g carbs
Fruit cake is much higher in carbs as it is really just dried fruit which is extremely high. My carrot cake recipe (unfrosted) has 27g carbs in a medium (75g) piece. It would be
even lower if I used sweetener instead of sugar.
hopefully soon I will be though!! xx
