Mamaduck I don't know what we are supposed to do. I go ahead and eat if I'm hungry. I'd like to know what others say and think/do. I've read that you should eat within 1 hr after getting up. I don't think I do that as I'm a routine person. I think I read in Dr. Bernstein's book that some people are going to have a higher morning reading any way so I'm thinking he recommends eating.Mad and Ruthie have been at this longer than I so they can probably answer this better. I'm glad you asked because I've always wondered the same thing. I read of another woman who said her doctor said the the numbers later in the day are more important than the morning.

I've read of so many ideas of how high glucose can safely be after a meal, but I don't want mine that high. When I check glucose after eating and it is more than 130, I won't eat it any more. Just me.

Definitely eat a good healthy breakfast, no matter how high. Your blood sugar can be high for a number of reasons, but the goal is to have nice even sugars. You can't do that if you are hungry and don't eat regularly and well. If you don't do that you are also more likely to binge out on not so good food.
This is also not so high that you should worry, most of us start out with higher fasting sugars and come down over time. What meds do you take again? I was thinking you are not on meds yet, your doc wanted to see what diet would do. If this is so, your doc may recommend certain meds to help with the fastings (like metformin in the evenings).
GOod for you for working to accept this challenge. I am really pleased with how a little over a year from being diagnosed "pre-diabetic" I am healthier, and weigh less, and am more fit. It also seems I have become better able to manage carbs in this time.
Ultimate goals: stay healthy and fit and avoid the ugly consequences of uncontrolled diabetes, like foot ulcers, poor circulation, heart disease, vision loss.......
Whether you are pre-diabetic, or diabetic of any type, these are worthy goals for us. YOu are on the way back to health and preventing problems. GOod for you.

Trish, I agree that if 2 hours after a meal, if the bs is above 130 (thats over 7 mmol to me) that I either ate too many carbs, or ate too much period. The latter seldom is an issue with Atkins, I can eat a LOT of low carb foods. THe too many carbs can also be the wrong kind of carbs. I still spike from bread and cereal, more than any other carb. Seems I can have lots of carby veggies, like potatoes, carrots, peas, turnip, parsnips, onions etc. and have little effect. In theory the fiber is protective, but I only ever eat whole grain cereals and breads, lots of fibre, but they seem to be more difficult for me to handle., Not as bad as last year, but still worse than with veggies.

So I cheated last night again. I really can't say I am doing atkins if I keep cheating. We went to a movie and I didn't have time to eat a good supper before, and was starving while there so had a slice of pizza. Between the carbs and salt am up to 173 this am! Hope its mostly water. Will have to get on plan and be committed to it damn it. ENough whining. Get over it woman.
OK, Started off with a good breakfast, have a plan for lunch and supper today. GOing to yoga again, plan to keep up with regular exercise in place. here we go girls.

Good morning. Yes, carbs can screw around with BGL. I was 7.2 this morning, quite high for me. I realized I'd been nibbling on dried figs last night. Duh! Just looked them up and 1 fig is 30 calories with 8 carbs and only 1 measly gram of fiber. There I was thinking I was doing my gut a favour with lots of extra fibre.

My ticker is two pounds off. If it doesn't change a bit overnight I'll adjust it and quit kidding myself.

Thank Mad. I knew you would have answer.

My FBG was 119 mg/dl this morning which was no surprise since I was hungry and ate rather late for me. Was legal low carb, but I don't do well with that and then I only slept 6 hrs. Strange how those 2 hrs shows up on my glucose meter. I only had a 1 Minute Muffin with some Polaner sugar free jam and green tea for breakfast. 2 hrs later checked my BS and it was 96. That was a real surprise since I expected it to be about 3 pts higher.

I may be doing too much carb when I eat it once a day. Today is very cold and rainy so I got in the mood for chicken and dumplin. May have to start counting carbs at my Reward Meal and limit it to about 15 to 20g. It comes back down good and by night time it is around 108 - 110. I just don't like the way it make me feel. I'll have to see.

Ruthie, Mamaduck and others

Have a great Sunday.

Mad,
I'm taking 500 mg metformin in the mornings. I did do some more reading last night and saw that if I had a high fat meal in the evening, I will show a high FBG the next morning. I looked back on my log and I had a steak dinner the night before the big one. So I'm assuming that may be the culprit, so I'm going to monitor my evening meals and do some experimenting. I do seem to get lows in the afternoon though before dinner. Kind of scary. I start slurring my words when I have a high and a low, so I have to make sure what's going on so I know what to do.

BUTTER! You poor thing! I'm glad to see you posting on here. I've read some of your past posts and was wondering where you were. I'm new around here, was diagnosed on 2/14/11 with type 2. Glad to see you're okay now. Love your profile pix.

And where is Rosebud??

Hello to everyone! Hope your Sunday is rested and blessed!

well, i had a sick day, and get why they tell diabetics they should take their insulin still..my b/s was up all day. everything i ate made me feel ill.

todays fasting was 92 though.

Jen,
I'm glad you're feeling better. I've always wondered why when I was sick, it put me out so bad. Now that I've been diagnosed (on 2/14), I finally get it. Now I avoid sick people like the plague. Seriously! I'm totally obnoxious like that.

MAMADUCK ~ I'm here ... my PC has been really acting up over the last week or so; I'd come in, maybe get one post in, if that; then it was jamming up on me (freezing). It is my oldest machine; and while I am waiting for my newer one to arrive, I have to put up with it's idiosyncrasies, annoying as they are ...

Well, decided to try again tonight; and wow, I'm on my 3rd reply so I'm typing as fast as I can so I can get it posted quickly. I'm a bit behind on the reading too; so will have to catch that up. That was another problem I had; sometimes, I couldn't even get from one forum to another; so would have to close it down.

to JENDIET ~ congrats on your pregnancy! I try to avoid sick people too. I even wash my hands as soon as I get home from any kind of outing, esp grocery shopping. It may seem fanatical, but I read this on the net and in our local paper in an article from our local health unit telling people to WASH, WASH, WASH YOUR HANDS! So I do ... all the time!

I have only had one cold/type flu this winter; and it has been pretty light for us. DH seems to have more congestion than me; I mostly had a bit of a fever & the odd mild headache (both gone now) and the sniffles, which lasted the longest. I am very grateful; so all the handwashing may have helped after all ...

I have been eating very well this month; so happy about that. Only had one slip of popcorn for a snack one day, but ate less snacks & carbs for the rest of that day to lessen the damage; and it worked. It was one of those reaction to emotion things again, but I am getting better ...

Our landlord sold our building so the young folks thought it would be a good idea to celebrate by having a party until 5-6 AM in the morning on Friday night; man, we were tired on Saturday, but at least they were quieter for the rest of the weekend. We are trying really hard to be fair neighbours; and not be "stickinthemud old-fogies", ya know?

We do remember being young, but always tried to keep our music down so as not to bother others. We are hoping these youngins' learn to be more respectful too, but it may take some time. We are looking forward to going out to our lot this year; hopefully we will be able to stay there the odd Friday night too.

Hope you all have a wonderful week coming up with lots of good numbers too ... Rosebud

Yay! My ticker is no longer lying. BGL was good this morning too. I had a few "slippages" last week but have finally recovered. One more pound and I'll meet my March goal of another five pounds off.

Another day of focusing on veggies, limited fruit and water. I am definitely NOT drinking enough water although I do have green tea daily. I just can't get "into" water when it's so darned cold! Any suggestions?

Ladies! Hello! I have not been on for a long time. :/ I see there are some new people, hello all!
My sugars have been out of control and I am working on getting them back on track. I see my doctor soon to discuss med magt. I'm really looking forward to keeping up with you ladies again. Happy monday everyone

I'm very pleased with how CALP worked with my blood surgar today. It was 118 mg/dl when I got up this morning. 2 hrs after breakfast it was 116 mg/dl. 3 hrs after RM (was busy and missed 2 hr stick) was 118 mg/dl. Excellent, since it is the first time I have had it stabilized for the day. Big accomplishment. This is what I ate today CMBreakfast - 2 eggs topped w/shredded Pavalone cheese, 2 sl bacon, celery and decaf coffee w/1/2 t Stevia and 1 t h&h
RM Dinner - salad w/ mayo and balanced plate of 1/3 pork roast, 1/3 cabbage, 1/3 of starchy carbs were crackers, corn and pears drank tea w/Stevia
CM Supper - tuna salad As you can see, I'm eating a lot of low carb foods and very little starchy carbs. Well, as long as it works.

Moni - Back. I think I'm new here since you were here so I look forward to getting to know you.

Ruthie Glad the ticker & BG straightened out for you. I have the same problem with water when it is so cold.

Rosebud - Good to hear from you again. Will be glad when you get your new pc so we can hear from you more often. Sorry to hear about the young folks and their noisy partying. Young kids just don't think.

Mad, Jendiet, Mamaduck and others -

um, that milkshake put me up to 174 an hour after i ate it. should i wait if i know i'm going to have a sweet snack like that? i started dinner, and then finished 45 minutes later with a milkshake. any advice? should i just start from the time i ate the sweet snack?

Way too busy lately. BGL is fine and weight is stuck but the ticker is being truthful.

Jen, I'm not sure I understand the question. Wait to test?