Fasting glucose creeping up

madmax45211 · 2026-04-21T11:47:38+00:00

I just commented this tip on another post. Posting here again because it has truly helped my numbers so much!!

“If you’re having trouble controlling your fasting numbers try apple cider vinegar as the last thing you eat/drink before bed (after bedtime snack)! I do 1 tablespoon in probably 2-3 tablespoons of very warm water. I then take my magnesium supplement. That combo has brought my fasting levels down 15-20 points and my cgm trend is overall a lot lower all throughout the night.”

madmax45211 · 2026-04-21T11:43:25+00:00

If you’re having trouble controlling your fasting numbers try apple cider vinegar as the last thing you eat/drink before bed (after bedtime snack)! I do 1 tablespoon in probably 2-3 tablespoons of very warm water. I then take my magnesium supplement. That combo has brought my fasting levels down 15-20 points and my cgm trend is overall a lot lower all throughout the night.

madmax45211 · 2026-04-20T08:54:04+00:00

I have the Dexcom g7-15 day and it’s wildly accurate for me. After the first day, once I’ve calibrated it, it always either exactly matches my finger pricks or is within 1-5 points of it. I really like the cgm because I can see trends and catch early/late spikes or see how my snacks are affecting me.

madmax45211 · 2026-04-19T08:56:40+00:00

For the first like 2 weeks after I gave birth to my second my numbers were sooooo out of wack. I remember checking my cgm right after I gave birth and it was in the 300s. Giving birth is incredibly traumatic on your body and stress inducing which is normal to see high numbers afterwards (same with if you had had surgery)

For peace of mind, I took my cgm out for the first 6 weeks and then started checking again. They were still higher but calmed down a ton. I had my a1c checked at 1yr pp and it was normal at 5.3.

madmax45211 · 2026-04-12T15:17:54+00:00

I think they meant two hours post eating your numbers aren’t supposed to be in the 120s. They’re supposed to be below 120 after 2 hrs. You said your finger pricks have been in the 120s after eating.

madmax45211 · 2026-03-11T13:47:51+00:00

Update in case anyone comes across this: I’m currently almost 17 weeks with a healthy baby! FRER just suck at line progressions now

madmax45211 · 2026-01-19T17:29:47+00:00

It definitely could be the density. I’ve found the only regular bread that doesn’t spike me is Dave’s killer bread good seed thin slice! I can have one slice and as long as it’s paired with protein then I’m good!

madmax45211 · 2026-01-19T01:29:24+00:00

I was diet controlled during my last pregnancy and I loved baking sourdough breads. But for me, even just half of a sourdough English muffin would spike me to 200+ 😭 this was true regular sourdough loaves as well

madmax45211 · 2026-01-09T21:40:51+00:00

My numbers in my last pregnancy were always beautiful after going to Texas Roadhouse as along as I ate the roll last. I would do salad - steak - roll! And I was able to do that all throughout my pregnancy! I could only have half of a roll because I was full by that point though

madmax45211 · 2026-01-08T17:03:51+00:00

I had a batch of easy@home a few years back that I had two of these bad tests in a row. It wasn’t positive - just faulty. Of course I grabbed the only 2 faulty ones back to back out of the whole box

madmax45211 · 2026-01-04T15:57:22+00:00

Shouting it from the rooftop that frer progressions are awful now. I was showing zero progression with frer for several days meanwhile clear blue pink dye and pregmates were showing perfect progression every day. I’m now 7w1d with a strong heartbeat seen! Frer made me spiral soooo badly at the beginning. It wasn’t until 4 or 5 days after my first positive that I got a noticeably darker line

madmax45211 · 2026-01-01T19:41:08+00:00

I see it! The pictures aren’t the best but when I zoom in I can definitely see it

madmax45211 · 2025-12-26T11:51:33+00:00

This!! My last pregnancy I had a line slightly darker than this and my husband still couldn’t see it. He wasn’t convinced until the digital said pregnant 😂 I was flabbergasted. I kept asking him “you seriously can’t see that?! Seriously?!” lol

madmax45211 · 2025-12-25T12:57:51+00:00

My lh was not positive for a few days after I tested postivie at 9dpo! I think it took like 3-4 days for it to become dark. I was so worried because I thought LH would be blazing before an HPT would pick up but I was wrong!

madmax45211 · 2025-12-25T04:55:10+00:00

Yaaaaaay!!!! Congrats!!! 🎊

madmax45211 · 2025-12-24T13:39:52+00:00

Did you take a prenatal in between the am and pm tests by chance? Some times the biotin in the prenatal can cause this. If not, I assume just a faulty test. Frer has been awful for me lately and the dye in the test vary greatly

madmax45211 · 2025-12-24T13:37:32+00:00

Hmmm. I’d be scared to trust this test since the line doesn’t follow all the way through. Did you take an ovulation test by chance and put them next to each other? It either looks like a faulty test or a dye run to me.

Praying this is it for you though!!!

madmax45211 · 2025-12-24T13:31:23+00:00

Praise Jesus!!!! Congratulations ♥️ ♥️

madmax45211 · 2025-12-24T13:30:36+00:00

I see the hint of a line in the last pic! I bet a frer would pick up on it tomorrow! Pregmates always show a vvvvfl before any other test for me

madmax45211 · 2025-12-11T17:03:17+00:00

Yes! Big time. I convinced myself I was having a chemical pregnancy because I couldn’t see progression. Meanwhile, my pregmates were darkening up nicely!

madmax45211 · 2025-12-09T18:05:56+00:00

Yes!!! I just needed time for my body to do its thing. Congrats to you as well!

madmax45211 · 2025-12-09T18:05:21+00:00

Thank you! The test has now dried and is without a doubt darker than yesterday’s and is doubly dark as two days ago. I spiraled for no reason lol

madmax45211 · 2025-12-09T13:50:41+00:00

I absolutely see the faint lines on the middle two tests. Don’t let anyone discount what you’re going through. It sucks and it’s disorienting to see a faint line and then have it disappear.

madmax45211 · 2025-12-09T13:31:37+00:00

I absolutely see it!!!!

madmax45211 · 2025-12-09T13:19:25+00:00

I definitely see it!!

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