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Hi guys,
Type 2, 500mg metformin twice a day, last a1c=39.
So I have noticed when I test first thing in the morning my blood glucose is consistently 5.5 - 5.9 but in the hours after that, up until my first meal (lunch about 1pm) it will rise above 6 to around 6.5 and stay there until I've eaten. Once I've eaten, it will peak around 7 and then go down to low 5s for the rest of the day. I assume my meal triggers my pancreas into releasing insulin whereas before my meal, production is lower and not able to clear the early morning liver glucose dump?
I have two possible strategies, the first being to continue skipping breakfast and allow my blood glucose to ride at 6.5 until lunch or the second being to eat something first thing that might initially raise my blood glucose to 7 but then lower to 5 earlier in the day.
If the important number is the amount of time in around the 5s, does anyone have an argument against the second strategy? i.e. is it worth temporarily deliberately raising blood glucose to post-pandrial levels in order to have a few more hours sitting at a lower number?
Thanks.
Type 2, 500mg metformin twice a day, last a1c=39.
So I have noticed when I test first thing in the morning my blood glucose is consistently 5.5 - 5.9 but in the hours after that, up until my first meal (lunch about 1pm) it will rise above 6 to around 6.5 and stay there until I've eaten. Once I've eaten, it will peak around 7 and then go down to low 5s for the rest of the day. I assume my meal triggers my pancreas into releasing insulin whereas before my meal, production is lower and not able to clear the early morning liver glucose dump?
I have two possible strategies, the first being to continue skipping breakfast and allow my blood glucose to ride at 6.5 until lunch or the second being to eat something first thing that might initially raise my blood glucose to 7 but then lower to 5 earlier in the day.
If the important number is the amount of time in around the 5s, does anyone have an argument against the second strategy? i.e. is it worth temporarily deliberately raising blood glucose to post-pandrial levels in order to have a few more hours sitting at a lower number?
Thanks.