Lol what’s that?
The ability of your liver to make glucose from non carbs. It senses low BG and pumps some out. I think I’m wrong though as your readings where not hypo.
The body doesn't have to be hypo, far from it. Otherwise most of our newcomers would not have liver dumps in the mornings.
@Bluetit1802 @rab5. Thank you for explaining that to me.
Sunday 20th May.. to be clear I thought..?So you know we are planning fasting from Sunday!
It could be that your body is using your lack of food as an excuse to dump some of the extra sugar that has been stored in your cells. It's pushing up your blood sugar to allow it to be burned off as energy.Started to day with a cup of tea at 7:00. Tested at 11 ish, 6.0. Haven’t eaten anything since the tea. Tested now and it’s 7.2?? Anyone care to explain?
Yes and welcome to the tribe!Me please
I am a newbie though
So you go into GNG without low BG levels. I didn’t know that. So what triggers GNG if a low BG signal/ level doesn’t cause it.?
I dont think I was getting mixed up I was only talking about Gluconeogenesis (GNG)You are mixing up gluconeogenesis (GNG) with liver dumps (Glycogenesis).
GNG is not the same thing at all.
Liver dumps are dumps of stored glycogen converted to glucose by the liver. This glycogen is mainly stored carbohydrate and is released at any time when the body thinks it is starved on energy. This can be on fasting, when anxious or injured, when exercising etc. It is why we have dawn phenomenon etc.
GNG is made in cells throughout the body out of protein and fats and has hardly any affect on blood sugars..
I dont think I was getting mixed up I was only talking about Gluconeogenesis (GNG)
As far as GNG goes it is basically done predominately in the liver ( some in the kidneys) whereby the liver is able to convert amino acids (not exclusively) into glucose.
However I dont think that GNG has little effect. Especially while fasting without GNG we would die. So its not a little thing. I think your right that in respect to people saying they are getting liver dumps its not GNG
I may have confused myself even more