Fasting Blood Sugar
 

Definitely not a bad idea . . . but one of the things we tend to share in the regular daily chat thread . . . but I'll leave this here and see if the idea catches on. :yes:

As mentioned in that chat thread, mine has been dreadful in the morning lately and was 8.1 (146) when I got up this morning. Yuck. Really beginning to think I'm still going hypo in the middle of the night even though I no longer have the insulin shots to contend with. :dunno:

Well . . . I've been up since 4 am . . . and think I've unravelled the mystery . . . at 4:15 this morning my BGL was 4.6 (83). Obviously nothing wrong with that, but if I'd gone back to bed and slept for another 3 hours, I bet it would have bottomed out and then been high again (I know, just the liver doing it's job too well as usual :lol:).

So now my day is all out of balance -- it's only 6:45 and I've already had breakfast. Anyway . . . guess I'll go back to bed for a bit.

I haven't seen above 88 for a long time. However I do get up at 4:00am and a few hours later, I feel horrible.

Meowee I'm always out of balance, I don't have the same work scheudule 2 days in row. Tends to mess up timing of snacks and meals

Spent the day on the go -- running around trying to catch up with some errands while we have this little lull between blizzards. :mad:

Slept in until eight and saw a 6.8 (122). Forgot to stop for lunch until 3 PM and by then I know I had a rebound from a hypo and ended up at 8.9 (160) -- my own stupid fault. :dizzy:

Hopefully tomorrow will be better . . . ;)

My fasting BG is always 120-125. I'm on Metformin, 500mg 2 x daily. I've tried late snacks but that seems to have no effect. I've been wondering if increasing my Metformin to 3 x daily would help that, but I haven't had a chance to ask my doc yet.

Any thoughts?

I don't know . . . I've got a similar problem . . . used to be quite low in the mornings, sometimes much too low, but since I stopped shooting insulin, I seem to have completely turned around and I'm higher in the am and then taper off toward evening. Think I'm still going a little hypo and then rebounding but not with the drastic sweeping bounces I used to take.

I was 6.8 (122) this morning -- haven't checked recently, but I'd be willing to bet I'll be in the low 5's (below 100) before bedtime again.

Love microwave popcorn . . . those 100 calorie bags are great.

BGL this morning was a wonderful 4.9 (88). It was 11 (198) when I finally went to bed last night. Think that might be the secret. Either that or I hve to set the alarm for early in the morning to get a good BGL reading -- kind of nuts to hve to do that when you are an old retired type like me. :shrug:

:(:(:(:( ... LET IS SNOW ... SNOW !! We got about 4 inches of the fresh stuff so I will have to wait and see if I get out today to get my BLOOD WORK done. So, I do have a good reading at 5:15 am which was 98 for me !!

Linda ... You had a good one too. I will try and have some GOOD TIPS to share with you & the other ladies later today since I am OFF from school due to the DELAY so ... take care and see you soon !!

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118 was mine today !!

But I did get my A1C results back from the last month w/out any medications and so it came back being 5.4 so I need to call the DOCTOR next week so ... I am hoping he will give me some good news and I will share more next time !!

Between 189 and 240

I don't measure everyday anymore but here's today's number 78!

Can high morning BSL be caused by going to low at night? My fasting used to go to low, then we lowered my insulin and it steadied off at normal, now I've had to increase my insulin again and it is STILL going to high in the mornings. Do late nite protiein snacks actually help sugar stay normal? Anybody here wake up during the nite to test? I'm at such a loss! (and pregnant...probably has something to do with it :P )

Susan . . . a middle of the night low is one of the most common reasons for an early morning high . . . I have them a lot. Used to blame it on the Insulin, but then I stopped using insulin and I'm still getting them. Yes, I often test in the wee hours if I have to get up to use the bathroom, for example. Trouble is, it often means I'm awake for hours afterwards.

I've been in the 6.3/6.4 range (113/115) the last two mornings in a row.

A low would affect it but a sugar dump should still not raise you that high. It still a sign that your body is used to high numbers and wants to try to get there... so it is indicative of not as good control.

I found that taking care of my post meal numbers, never 140 after one hour, helped my fasting sugar more than anything. But of course diabetes is so weird, it's different for everyone.

Do you guys ever check your post breakfast numbers, after 1 hour, after 2?

I don't check mine anymore - but my labwork shows 85 - 90.