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Change in mmol reading after fasting.

NostalgicNeg

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My mmol yesterday was 6.9. Today I starved myself and only had a few brazil and almond nuts early morning. My reading today, before eating, is 5.9. I'm wondering if this is good.
 
Blood glucose levels move throughout the day. Food is a really big factor but also sleep, medication, stress, illness, infection,hormones and other things - even the weather. There is also a thing called dawn phenomenon which basically is your liver adding glucose to,your blood whenever you haven’t eaten for a while (most commonly overnight).

This gives you an idea of what various levels might represent. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html . Remember though meters are not precise and have one room for error and a one off is just that. Look for trends and patterns instead.

Starving yourself isn’t a good plan. intermittent fasting is a much more planned thing and doesn’t mean starving.
 
Blood glucose levels move throughout the day. Food is a really big factor but also sleep, medication, stress, illness, infection,hormones and other things - even the weather. There is also a thing called dawn phenomenon which basically is your liver adding glucose to,your blood whenever you haven’t eaten for a while (most commonly overnight).

This gives you an idea of what various levels might represent. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html . Remember though meters are not precise and have one room for error and a one off is just that. Look for trends and patterns instead.

Starving yourself isn’t a good plan. intermittent fasting is a much more planned thing and doesn’t mean starving.
Thanks for your reply. It's very informative. Would some nuts at 10am and then nothing till 5 be classed as intermittent fasting?
 
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