Hi FirePlaces, thank you for the good advice!
I had high sugar this morning when I woke up (I think it was 142), but even that is not too terrible considering that my sugar was in the high 300s!!
I appreciate any and all tips you can share. Â I adore bread, but I am not allowing myself to have it every day like I used to, and if I do, just 2 pieces or one roll, etc. Â But when I do eat my bread, I love slathering it with real Irish butter, mmmmmm!!!
Tomorrow I am going off the wagon (is that the right expression?!), but I have to be honest that now counting carbs is becoming a habit. Â My husband is learning to scale down my portions, because I just can't eat that much and really shouldn't. Â Last night, I was craving pasta, so my husband made me about 2 oz of spaghetti with butter and shredded Parm/Reggiano cheese and garlic. Â Yum Yum Yum!! Â But I am (slightly) paying for it today.
Oh almost forgot to add, appreciate the advice on the A1C -- it will be slow to show progress. However, my testing meter shows me my current numbers as well as a 7 day, 30 day and 90 day averages. I can see the progress I am making, and even as of last night, it looks like my A1C has come down more than a full percentage point. I know I have a way to go, but I consider that solid progress, right?!?!
I just took my blood sugar now, after sipping coffee with milk and Equal all morning. It's a struggle to eat breakfast unless my husband makes something and plunks it in front of me.
Blood sugar - drum roll .......... 100
I just took a picture and texted him my results!!!
I had high sugar this morning when I woke up (I think it was 142), but even that is not too terrible considering that my sugar was in the high 300s!!
I appreciate any and all tips you can share. Â I adore bread, but I am not allowing myself to have it every day like I used to, and if I do, just 2 pieces or one roll, etc. Â But when I do eat my bread, I love slathering it with real Irish butter, mmmmmm!!!
Tomorrow I am going off the wagon (is that the right expression?!), but I have to be honest that now counting carbs is becoming a habit. Â My husband is learning to scale down my portions, because I just can't eat that much and really shouldn't. Â Last night, I was craving pasta, so my husband made me about 2 oz of spaghetti with butter and shredded Parm/Reggiano cheese and garlic. Â Yum Yum Yum!! Â But I am (slightly) paying for it today.
Oh almost forgot to add, appreciate the advice on the A1C -- it will be slow to show progress. However, my testing meter shows me my current numbers as well as a 7 day, 30 day and 90 day averages. I can see the progress I am making, and even as of last night, it looks like my A1C has come down more than a full percentage point. I know I have a way to go, but I consider that solid progress, right?!?!
I just took my blood sugar now, after sipping coffee with milk and Equal all morning. It's a struggle to eat breakfast unless my husband makes something and plunks it in front of me.
Blood sugar - drum roll .......... 100
I just took a picture and texted him my results!!!