I am pre-diabetic. I need some ideas to help me lower my morning sugars if anyone has them. Yes, I am prone to diabetes, had gestational diabetes twice.
I usually run about 100 and if I eat something like mashed potatoes for dinner it's around 115. I have tried this many different ways but can't really re-create the numbers from one day to the next. For instance, I eat a decent dinner with mashed potatoes but no snacking and almost a little hungry before bed, my numbers are like 113. Yet if I eat something like red beans and rice with some snacks before bed it's 100 or so. Why the difference with similar Glycemic index? I have only had one good number lately an 89 and I think it was b/c I did cardio before bedtime, although I am not sure. I have also noticed off and on that some alcohol before bed helps with my morning numbers which I did some research on and found can be useful, yet my stomach will not handle that everyday and I can't combine that if I need to use meds for my back.
So what do I need to do here, any suggestions? Cardio every night? I am wondering if I can do that without fatigue on my body with the physical problems I have. Also, if I lose more weight, do you think this condition will improve? There has been no change in my numbers with loss so far.
Is this the dawn phenomenon I am dealing with in this situation? Any insight is appreciated!