A.M. Fasting # higher than bedtime test?

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A.M. Fasting # higher than bedtime test?
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Wed, 01-28-2004 - 1:17pm
I'm confused and my books won't be here for another day or two and my appt with the CDE isn't until the 9th! My bedtime level was at 111, and I didn't have anything to eat or drink after testing and had finished dinner a little over 3 hours earlier. Yet, my fasting level this morning was 124. Why would it go up?

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Wed, 01-28-2004 - 9:03pm
Hi Angie,

There could be a couple of things going on which would make your fasting level a little higher than your bedtime level. First, I'd just like to say that 124 is not terrible at all. I would be happy if that's the highest my bs went up to in the morning. Anyway, I just wanted to mention that it's very unlikely that you are going to wake up with exactly the same blood sugar. Your level is constantly changing. The rate at which the food you ate at dinner affects your blood sugar depends on what you ate. If you ate more carbs. then it would probably affect your bs pretty quickly. If you ate more protein, it wouldn't affect your bs all that much. But if you ate some fat with the carbs and protein, it's hard to say, but I know that fat will slow down how the carbs affect your blood sugar level. Also, sometimes if you go low during the nite, then your body will produce glucose to prevent you and protect you from going too low...which could be dangerous. However, I don't think that's your problem b/c if it was, you level would have been a lot higer.

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Like I said, 124 is not bad.

Take care,

Andrea

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Fri, 01-30-2004 - 12:07pm

Angie there are just some things that are the mysteries of life!!!

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Fri, 01-30-2004 - 5:23pm
Hi Andrea! Thanks for your feedback! I wasn't expecting the number to stay the same, but hadn't had one go higher in the morning from what it was at night. Must have been metabolism, carbs, etc.
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Fri, 01-30-2004 - 5:26pm

Thanks, Cheryl! Yep, 124 isn't too bad according to most places. My clinic wants fasting levels under 120, so 4 points isn't that far off.


I'm already on meds, and my period had ended a day or two before this test..so maybe just the hormones regulating themselves. I have such wacky hormones anyway that they can be blamed for most everything! Thanks again!

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Fri, 01-30-2004 - 11:35pm

Hi Angie,


I can post, I can post!! Hooray!!


Now that I have that out of my system, let me tell you what is going on. In a nutshell it is called Insulin Resistance and it is quite frustrating. In the middle of the night just before you start to rouse from sleep your liver

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Mon, 02-02-2004 - 12:09pm

HI Mary Frances, I'm so glad you can post now! I'll have to try my cl name on my board today!


Thanks for your reply. I started reading one of my new books last night and learned the term for this is "dawn effect" and it explained exactly what you said. Thanks again....

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Mon, 02-02-2004 - 9:07pm
Is there a good timing for this exercise? Would it be better in the morning or the evening, or mid- afternoon? I find now that I take Avandamet in the morning and the evening, my readings are higher in the morning than at night. I find out I wake up many times through the night now with hot flashes, and I wonder if they are affecting my bs too? Any thoughts? MH
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Tue, 02-03-2004 - 11:08am
My book talked of this and said it often occurs around 3am. They did their own informal study and had Diabetics wake up at 3am to test and many of them that would wake with higher sugar levels would see it starting about this time.

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Tue, 02-03-2004 - 11:43pm

Dawn phenomenom occurs in type 1 diabetics, not in type 2's. Dawn phenomenom is caused by insensitivity to insulin between approxiamtely 4 am and 8 am due to sleep induced surge of growth hormone secretion. To correct this more insulin is required for the overnight period. It is best to have type 1's check their blood sugar between 2 and 3 am to make sure that hypoglycemia isn't occurring.


Dawn phenomenom and insulin resistance are different, due to baseline cause of each. In dawn phenomenom they don't have enough insulin and in insulin resistance they have too much insulin but can't use what they make.


I hope this is helpful. Please let me know if you ahve more questions.


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Mary Frances


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