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06-19-2007, 07:54 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| |  "Normal" Fasting BG ?
What do you consider to be a normal morning, fasting BG? Mine started out 8 weeks ago at ~305 (walking death...I know). I've got it down now to ~150. My doctor wants to see it below 100. My daytime before and after meal readings are good but am still working on those fasting ones. I've read up about the dawn phenomenon (thanks to you guys) so usually have a bedtime snack and I think that's helped. If I go without it my morning reading will be higher. Anyhow, does 100 sound like a normal fasting reading?
__________________ Type 2 - Low carb diet & exercise
Insulin - Apidra opticlick pen & Lantus
Symlin - 20 units before each meal
One Touch Ultra Smart Meter
First A1c - April 07 - 12.1
Recent A1c - July 07 - 7.0
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06-19-2007, 08:16 PM
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| | | My doctor wants me to shoot for below 110, but is happy with below 120. I finally am averaging 107, but could not get it below 150 for a very long time. I still have a high reading at least once a week that I just cannot explain. Good work getting yours down so much, just keep trying different things until you find something that works.
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06-19-2007, 09:16 PM
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| | | Are you asking what is a fasting blood glucose for a non-diabetic person? Or what is normal for me?
Normal for me now is 85-95. I do not seem to have any dawn phenomenon, but it might be that the Metformin suppresses it. If go to sleep at 85-95, it is still that when I wake up. If I go to bed with it a bit higher, say 110-120, it is still usually down to 85-95 before breakfast.
My BGs on diganosis were as high as yours. I could not bring my BGs down quickly after dignosis, though. I suffered symptoms of hypoglycemia at quite high levels and had to bring down the BGs gradually. In the first years I did it through diet, weightloss and exercise. Later I did it through those means plus medicines and low carb eating. |
06-20-2007, 06:40 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
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| | | I was told to keep my fasting at 110 or less....that's the one # I can't get with regularity...My fastings are usually 112-116. My pre-meal #'s are in the 80's, bedtime readings 85-90 and post meals are usually 100-120, but the fasting just will not come down....exept for weekends, when I sleep later and test later, then they are in the 90's (testing at 9 am instead of 6 am).
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Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
06-20-2007, 06:13 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Massachusetts, US
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| | | nondiabetic fasting numbers are like 79 - 110 |
06-20-2007, 06:53 PM
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| | | Since a fasting level of 126 or higher is used as an indicator that you have diabetes (usually at least twice) I would say that as a T2 diabetic anything less than that is doing really well.
I'm usually around 95 - 115.
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06-23-2007, 11:13 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ohio
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| | I was told to shoot for under 110.
I'm usually between 92-107.
Sometimes I go lower though. I've seen mid 70's to mid 80's here and there. Very rare I go above 110 anymore. I expect my next A1C to be much better than my last.
But it took me a bit of time, practice, and patience to get to this point. Good luck!  |
06-24-2007, 11:54 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sunny / hot place
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| | | I've read it's 83 - 85.
I'm far away from it.
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06-26-2007, 06:46 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Massachusetts, US
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| | | Me too. I'm like 140 if I'm lucky. |
07-02-2007, 06:34 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: TX
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| | | morning fast
I heard anything under 95 is normal for morning fast.
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07-06-2007, 05:14 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lexington, NC
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| | YAHOOO! I just got my lowest FBG since being diagnosed a week ago. It was 145!!!!! Not perfect, I know, but given that my readings prior to today have all been over 200, I am not complaining! Last night, before bed, my reading was about the same too... it looks like the eatting right, excercise, and metaformin are finally working. I am so happy!
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Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense. —Rumi, 13th Century Persian Poet (from The Essential Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks) ---------- T2, diagnosed 6/28/07. Metformin 1000 mg 2 x daily, Hydrochlorot 25 mg, Lisinopril 20 mg, Crestor 5 mg, 81 mg Baby Asprin.
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07-06-2007, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by stech1  YAHOOO! I just got my lowest FBG since being diagnosed a week ago. It was 145!!!!! Not perfect, I know, but given that my readings prior to today have all been over 200, I am not complaining! Last night, before bed, my reading was about the same too... it looks like the eatting right, excercise, and metaformin are finally working. I am so happy! | I understand your elation, I had one of those breakthroughs a long while back! Great work, and I bet it won't be long until you are reporting even better numbers!
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Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Whitney Houston Greatest Love of All
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07-06-2007, 05:25 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lexington, NC
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| | | Thanks Penny! I am going to enjoy this step first, but I also can't wait for better numbers. I can really tell a differnce in how I feel. Last night, when I got the low number before bed, I noticed that I was feeling so much better, not near as tired and run down as usual. If that's one of the payoffs for better BG levels, then I can not wait! I have felt so crumby(sp) and the prospect of actually feeling better is a wonderful one!
__________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense. —Rumi, 13th Century Persian Poet (from The Essential Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks) ---------- T2, diagnosed 6/28/07. Metformin 1000 mg 2 x daily, Hydrochlorot 25 mg, Lisinopril 20 mg, Crestor 5 mg, 81 mg Baby Asprin.
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07-06-2007, 08:10 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2006
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| | JaxTerri, are you still making progress?
Stech1, oh, you think you feel better now? Just you wait! It keeps on getting better. Everytime I maintained a big improvement I realized how much better I felt. Then, when I was ready to make yet another improvement, the reward was there again! I kept thinking, "Who knew I could feel even better than I did eight months ago?" It just keeps surprising me how much more alive and energetic I can feel. Makes me appreciate what health really is. I did not really know what health was until I began recovery from the energy sucking, weighty drag of type 2 diabetes. |
07-12-2007, 12:52 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| | | Drumroll please....... my newest Average fasting BG is 96 !!!!!!!! My fasting BG this morning was 87 and I just now took my 2 hrs after lunch reading and it's 80. YOHOOOOOOO
Went to the doctor earlier this week and he said that "now that your BGs are in good control I'm gonna to add Symlin to help you loose weight". So, that's my newest challenge is to get started on it (after my pharmacy gets it in) and see how my numbers are then. I'm cutting my Apidra before meals in half and will be adding the Symlin. I'm excited and feel soooo much better knowing that my body is getting healthier. I've starting going to the gym 3-4 times a week and working on cardio as well as weights and even though I've not lost much weight (only 10 lbs of 100 that I want to loose), I can definitely tell a difference in the way my body feels. (ex: tighter muscles and looser clothes are a great combination).
Good day everyone!!!!!
__________________ Type 2 - Low carb diet & exercise
Insulin - Apidra opticlick pen & Lantus
Symlin - 20 units before each meal
One Touch Ultra Smart Meter
First A1c - April 07 - 12.1
Recent A1c - July 07 - 7.0
Go JAGS!!!!! |
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