@sanguine - I couldn't tell you whether you will see the same - it is a body thing and what happened to me may not happen to you. I have my fingers crossed for you though, but just don't take too long as it is hard to type like this
No I don't sorry bluetit but this is a quote from Professor Taylor's research
5.4 when got up. 1 hour later, after no food am 6.7. Damned dawn phenomenon!
Hi Andbreathe and thank you for your reply. I am all over the shop at the moment as morning levels are difficult for me and I'm trying to experiement with different things. The only consistent thing is my cup of lemon and ginger tea with a squeeze of lemon (today tried coconut oil in it too - did not work!) And thanks, I will give your suggestion a try, as it happens I used to always have a tea with milk. I am also going to try a spoonful of yoghurt to take with my vitamins and the nuts by the bedside challenge too!In that hour do you have tea or coffee or anything?
If not, I might be inclined to try tea with milk. If it does include a drink, then a teaspoon of peanut butter (rather you than me at 7 am), or a teaspoonful of yoghurt.
Just to see if it stops the rise, or increases it.
In my earlier days, I went along quite happily then my scores notched down. It wasn't linear. I only started testing a couple of weeks after diagnosis, then not extensively for a short while, so don't have comprehensive data to quote to you.
I just wish that there was as much tickbox preventative medicine for mental health as physical health. My GP can't wait to get me on statins, or to the hypertension and diabetes clinics, as they probably earn him lots of points in some ridiculous government led scheme or other, but when it comes to my mental well - being, I've been referred to a support service with a well-being practitioner for a few 30 minute fortnightly sessions when a slot becomes available despite my scores on their assessment scale being at the top of end of the highest scale. It really p*sses me off as I can't be the only person in this boat and surely my stress is what is bumping up a lot of the things he can't wait to medicate me for. Arggh.
I totally relate and it's not fair.
Have you tried antidepressants? They could reduce stress a bit?
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