douglas99
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Beef, Kale, Brocoli, sweet potatoe and a drizzle of gravyCan I ask what you eat for dinner and at night?
I feel for you.5.9 before bed
6.3 fasting
8.8 or 9.1 before breakfast ouch!!! can feel my BS rising after the breakfast... grrrrrr
5 this morning. Not where it came from but I'll take it.
5.6 at bedtime
6.0 this morning
I can't get these morning readings down to where they used to be in the low 5's. No idea why as my post meal levels are continuing to improve.
5.6 at bedtime
6.0 this morning
I can't get these morning readings down to where they used to be in the low 5's. No idea why as my post meal levels are continuing to improve.
Fasting levels and postprandial levels reflect different body mechanisms relating to glucose.
Your preprandial level reflects how efficient your body is in releasing and using insulin from your pancreas to deal with the rise in glucose from the carbohydrates and other nutrients in your meals.
Your fasting level is much more related with how your liver functions to release stored glycogen and convert it to glucose to make up for fall in glucose levels overnight and in preparation for the energy demands of the day.
While the preprandial readings can be controlled by us to a large extent through our dietary choices, we have considerably less control over fasting levels.
Pavlos
Are you doing anything different Bluetit, to put the brakes on more weightloss for instance? Does DP kick in again when you go lighter than your liver thinks it should be? Or maybe it's just the season.
Frustrating isn't it how much we do not know about what influenced our levels. Yes, we know in broad terms about the effect of carbs or exercise or stress or illness but that is only in rough brush strokes not in terms of fine detail. Sometimes it seems that all we can do is do the right thing as we understand it and then trust to the Gods. And if it does not work then change our routine slightly and try again.Thanks Pavlos. My concern mainly is that my fasting levels were good - consistent low 5's, rarely varied. Now they are high 5's and 6's. They are marching upwards with no changes to routine in general. Obviously there will be an odd one-off change some days, but nothing in general.
11.2 at bedtime, 10.4 this morning, just started on my metformin and Atorvastatin
Maybe as your b.s. continues to be lower they drop further during the night and you get liver dump because of it?5.6 at bedtime
6.0 this morning
I can't get these morning readings down to where they used to be in the low 5's. No idea why as my post meal levels are continuing to improve.
@PatsyB . You have a bit of explaining to do.5,2 for me this morning
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Off on my morning walk now.
Have a great day everyone
Pavlos