Type 2 What does this mean ?

[coleyd]

Hi

What does it mean if you go to bed with 7 and wake up to fasting of 7.1 ?

 

[Art Of Flowers]

Its called the dawn phenomenon (liver dump) as the body releases hormones to make the liver release glucose early morning.

 

[Bluetit1802]

It means that whatever happened to your levels during the night, your liver has decided that around 7 is where it likes you to be, possibly because this is where you have been for a while and your liver is used to these levels.
You may have had rises or falls during the night, but your liver has put you back to 7.

Hopefully, once your bedtime level comes down, your fasting level will follow suit, although this doesn't always happen, and rarely does it quickly. Our fasting levels are often the highest of the day, and our pre-evening meal levels the lowest of the day.

 

[coleyd]

Yes the number I see most is around the 7s and my average the past few days is 7s lol

 

[Ann1982]

Happens to me quite a lot. Cn be very frustrating at times. Eating 1 piece of 90% chocolate with coffee about an hour before bedtime helps me but probably not everyone

 

[Bluetit1802]

Yes the number I see most is around the 7s and my average the past few days is 7s lol

You are doing well with your food choices, so keep going, keep recording everything, and those base levels will drop.

 

[coleyd]

Thanks so much x