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High blood but not eating, how?

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Maurice McNelis

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On many occasions in the morning I have porridge for breakfast, if my blood sugar is high I skip breakfast and have a small yoghurt, but my sugar levels go up to between 13 and 16 mm/mol. Can anyone help,
Yours
Maurice McNelis.
 
Some people appear to get dawn phenomenal. Pretty much liver trying to be helpful and raising glucose levels to help you start the day. Some people have found eating a few nuts is sufficient enough that the stomach sends msg to liver saying you've eaten which can help stop liver producing extra glucose for you
 
Hi Maurice, can you give us an idea what insulin regime you are on?

What is your typical Blood sugar when you get up before you eat your yogurt?
 
Maurice McNelis said:
On many occasions in the morning I have porridge for breakfast, if my blood sugar is high I skip breakfast and have a small yoghurt, but my sugar levels go up to between 13 and 16 mm/mol. Can anyone help,
Yours
Maurice McNelis.
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Hi @Maurice McNelis , In addition to the questions above, what type of yoghurt do you eat? How many carbs does it have?
Do you adjust your insulin doses based on the amount of carbs in your meals?
 
My vote is for Foot on the Floor or Dawn Phenomenon.

I don't really find that eating helps much, though exercise and/or alcohol the previous evening do help.

grantg said:
ps forgot to ask have you the ability to check ketones? if high blood +1.5 drink plently water if +3 get self to a&e. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetic-ketoacidosis/ thats something should watch out for
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I really don't think there's too much need to worry about ketones (even in the 3's) unless you don't have any insulin on board: https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/normal-ketone-values.110801
 
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