What was your fasting blood glucose this morning.

This morning my Blood Glucose was a shocking 7.7 mmol / L
On going to bed it was 5.3 mmol / L.

There's my Dawn Phenomenon in the mix there as it's lay in day but, I'd still prefer it to be lower - at least in the low 6s.

I didn't get to Argos - my busy life got in the way - again!

Pasha wrote:Once the Ketone strips arrive I can do the BG:ketone  ratio test as an indirect measurement for insulin.

Ooh - would you explain that calculation please?

I've toyed with the idea of Ketonix but, the perfectionist in me wants the accuracy of testing blood for ketones.

@Pasha the medical technology available today is truly amazing. I've rebuilt engines but, wouldn't want the responsibility of working on someone's heart. Although I would think that such work would be amazingly rewarding!

All the very best to you my friend.

Glucose to Ketone ratio, see here.

http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/12/1/12

and here,

https://optimisingnutrition.wordpress.com/category/ketosis/,


Best start with the second link, hope you find it interesting and useful.

6.2 this morning. I'm happy with that since I've been away for a few days and will get back to my normal diet now.

@Pasha thanks for those links, I'll have a look at them when I am awake enough.

5.8 this AM, this is better than usual may have been the Vodka

Missed a day - oops!

Yesterday
Morning Blood Glucose 6.8
Morning Ketones 0.1
Before bed (prior to above) Blood Glucose 8.1
Before Bed (prior to above) Ketones not tested

Today
Morning Blood Glucose 6.5
Morning Ketones 0.1
Before bed (prior to above) Blood Glucose 5.6
Before Bed (prior to above) Ketones not tested.

Still a bit too high (for me) so roll on the fat fast.

5.1 this morning. Gearing up for massive DP as back at work today after 6 weeks off.
Have a good morning everyone.

6.5 this morning. Now I'm going back to bed as I'm poorly.

zand wrote:6.5 this morning.  Now I'm going back to bed as I'm poorly.  

Hope you recover fully, very soon.

This morning:
Blood Glucose 7.8 mmol / L - Wait! What?
Blood Ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Before bed:
Blood Glucose 6.2 mmol / L
Blood ketones 0.2 mmol / L

Must have been the experiment with pre bed time food that took me so very high - along with testing later in the morning so hitting my peak dawn phenomenon time.

nomistheman wrote:

zand wrote:6.5 this morning.  Now I'm going back to bed as I'm poorly.  

Hope you recover fully, very soon.

Thank you I have given myself at least 2 more days off now (no I don't work, but I've cancelled commitments so I can get well more quickly. )

6.7  today I'ts in the usual range for me, now the good bit at + 2 hours it was 6.2

nomistheman wrote:This morning:
Blood Glucose 7.8 mmol / L - Wait! What?
Blood Ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Before bed:
Blood Glucose 6.2 mmol / L
Blood ketones 0.2 mmol / L

Must have been the experiment with pre bed time food that took me so very high - along with testing later in the morning so hitting my peak dawn phenomenon time.

@nomistheman - that is so unlike you - what's going on bro? BTW love the new avatar - so much better than the one on the flog!

Whoooooooooooooooooooooops - off topic, haven't even posted my fasting levels!

By the way that lovely looking lady @mrsvimes was asking how do you know your banned from the flog - can you post that email I sent you as up in good old cockney town at the mo. First 1 day course under the belt - 2nd tomoorow and then a full 4 weeker on the 7th when I can go on hols. Yeh. 14th good?

Baruney wrote:

nomistheman wrote:This morning:
Blood Glucose 7.8 mmol / L - Wait! What?
Blood Ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Before bed:
Blood Glucose 6.2 mmol / L
Blood ketones 0.2 mmol / L

Must have been the experiment with pre bed time food that took me so very high - along with testing later in the morning so hitting my peak dawn phenomenon time.

@nomistheman - that is so unlike you - what's going on bro?

Stress mainly, plus a ridiculous experiment with carb laden food to try and get a reactive hypoglycaemic response against my dawn phenomenon - epic fail!

Baruney wrote:BTW love the new avatar - so much better than the one on the flog!

Yes, this one is much prettier don't you think?! May just keep this caracature one!

Baruney wrote:Whoooooooooooooooooooooops - off topic, haven't even posted my fasting levels!

Have you not learned anything? *Whistles*

Baruney wrote:By the way that lovely looking lady @mrsvimes was asking how do you know your banned from the flog - can you post that email I sent you as up in good old cockney town at the mo. First 1 day course under the belt - 2nd tomoorow and then a full 4 weeker on the 7th when I can go on hols. Yeh. 14th good?

That's what you get for participating on that 'Voldermort' forum.

Not sure what you mean by the email. You want me to send an email via snail mail?

Glad to read your hard work is paying off - nice one bro! Totally sweet (ahem) I mean, low carb.

14th seems like a great start date for the Mid September Fat Fast - on account of it being the middle of September!

How's your feet holding you up - or would that be your legs?

nomistheman wrote:

Baruney wrote:

nomistheman wrote:This morning:
Blood Glucose 7.8 mmol / L - Wait! What?
Blood Ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Before bed:
Blood Glucose 6.2 mmol / L
Blood ketones 0.2 mmol / L

Must have been the experiment with pre bed time food that took me so very high - along with testing later in the morning so hitting my peak dawn phenomenon time.

@nomistheman - that is so unlike you - what's going on bro?

Stress mainly, plus a ridiculous experiment with carb laden food to try and get a reactive hypoglycaemic response against my dawn phenomenon - epic fail!

Baruney wrote:BTW love the new avatar - so much better than the one on the flog!

Yes, this one is much prettier don't you think?! May just keep this caracature one!

Baruney wrote:Whoooooooooooooooooooooops - off topic, haven't even posted my fasting levels!

Have you not learned anything? *Whistles*

Baruney wrote:By the way that lovely looking lady @mrsvimes was asking how do you know your banned from the flog - can you post that email I sent you as up in good old cockney town at the mo. First 1 day course under the belt - 2nd tomoorow and then a full 4 weeker on the 7th when I can go on hols. Yeh. 14th good?

That's what you get for participating on that 'Voldermort' forum.

Not sure what you mean by the email. You want me to send an email via snail mail?

Glad to read your hard work is paying off - nice one bro! Totally sweet (ahem) I mean, low carb.

14th seems like a great start date for the Mid September Fat Fast - on account of it being the middle of September!

How's your feet holding you up - or would that be your legs?

Nope it's just feet - ran during the day and walk at night but soaked all the way through. morning due to heat evening due to torrential rain. I have a pic of my feet which I can give you privatly but it's not really web friendly and we all know you Rochdalers like a bit of much - mind you I blame hitler for liking your town hall - or and the rest.

Anyhow I digress - nope - I sent you an email of a pic of your profile with the red lines running through it when you were banned - aka - mrs vimes - how do you know you've been banned thread, Don't worry if you cant find it to post. Escaping Cockney town 12.30 Thursday sharp!

Wednesday morning:
Blood Glucose 7.6 mmol / L
Blood Ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Before bed:
Blood Glucose 6.2 mmol / L
Blood ketones 0.2 mmol / L


Thursday morning:
Blood Glucose 7.5 mmol / L
Blood Ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Before bed:
Blood Glucose 7.7 mmol / L
Blood ketones 0.1 mmol / L


This morning:
Blood Glucose 7.3 mmol / L
Blood Ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Before bed:
Blood Glucose 6.1 mmol / L
Blood ketones 0.1 mmol / L

A slow downward trend. I think a 24 hour fast is in order - perhaps? Hmmm ...

Nom - prefer the old avatar. Anyhow very dated you need one of these to get with the programme..

Baruney wrote:Nom - prefer the old avatar. Anyhow very dated you need one of these to get with the programme..

Me too!

I'm working on a better one - in my marginal ...

This morning:
Blood Glucose 7.1 mmol / L
Blood Ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Before bed:
Blood Glucose 6.4 mmol / L
Blood ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Downward trend continues. 
My goal is to be in ketosis by the end of this week.

8.1 today grrrr. I think I was 8.3 at diagnosis!

I've now concluded my little experiment to see if infections really do increase BG's, time to get well now I reckon.

zand wrote:   8.1 today grrrr.  I think I was 8.3 at diagnosis!  

I've now concluded my little experiment to see if infections really do increase BG's, time to get well now I reckon.  

If it's any consolation I was something like 26 mmol / L on the finger prick test my Dr performed before my official blood test (see signature) diagnosis.

Get well soon @zand.

zand wrote:   8.1 today grrrr.  I think I was 8.3 at diagnosis!  

I've now concluded my little experiment to see if infections really do increase BG's, time to get well now I reckon.  

Oh yes, I could often tell when I was going to be ill because my BG went up for no reason.

Curiously I seldom catch infections at all nowadays, and when I do they're mild. Having said which, I did have a fairly bad cold last winter, and a minor but annoying cough in early summer, but I was a lot less affected than a lot of "well" people. I blame my diet. No actually I blame *their* diets.

This morning at 6.15am 4.8 mmmol/L Ketones 1.1

Very happy if under 5mmol/L
Off on an athletic break for a few days. Hope to clear my system of all the red wine and cognac of the past week. I have been feeling seriously unworried for the past two weeks - that can't be right, surely?

Baruney and Nom, I'm your man on the 14th!

merrylizard1314 wrote:Baruney and Nom, I'm your man on the 14th!

I hope that's Woah Man from down under!

This morning:
Blood Glucose 7.2 mmol / L
Blood Ketones 0.1 mmol / L

Before bed:
Blood Glucose 5.5 mmol / L
Blood ketones 0.2 mmol / L

Lack of Ketosis is probably due to carbs being too high recently - at least I know that, even though my post prandial readings can tollerate the increase, my weight (increase) and morning Fasting Blood Glucose readings can not.

Yes, you guessed it, Nom.
What are you doing with the increased carbs? Is it an experiment?