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millysue said:
Good morning Bluetit,
I did as you suggest, my reading before doing anything this morning was 8.2, my reading at bedtime last night, around ten pm. Was 7.3. I though last night reading was not so bad, dinner was at half six and was stry fry veg and prawns. I had a very bad nights sleep, my foot felt is was burning most of the night so couldn't sleep. Could lack of sleep affect readings?
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More like high sugar levels causing your burning sensation and therefore keeping you awake raising your stress levels and therefore your sugar levels. Viscous cycle.

Can I make a suggestion. Walk up and down the stairs between 15 and 20 times prior to going to bed and about 90 mins after eating. This will cause your muscles to use some of the glucose. Do not do strenuous exercise as this will cause your liver to dump more.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Sometimes after fasting or during exercise our livers dump glucose in our bloodstream to help with energy levels. This is known as the Dawn Phenomenon or Liver Dump and is perfectly natural. By pottering about and walking the dog you were extending your overnight fast and also exercising, so this is most likely what happened. Perhaps tomorrow you could have a bit of something to eat before you start
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Andrew Colvin said:
More like high sugar levels causing your burning sensation and therefore keeping you awake raising your stress levels and therefore your sugar levels. Viscous cycle.

Can I make a suggestion. Walk up and down the stairs between 15 and 20 times prior to going to bed and about 90 mins after eating. This will cause your muscles to use some of the glucose. Do not do strenuous exercise as this will cause your liver to dump more.
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Thank Andrew,
I wish I could do that amount of stairs, I have asthma, and arthritis in knees and other joints. I fell last Saturday on some black ice, knee hip and back still sore. Also I'm 64 and not fit.
But thanks for the advice.
 
I recognise the not fit. When I first started my journey I managed 5 mins of exercise only. Can now go on and on just takes a small amount of time to build up. So what we need to do is find some exercises you can do that will warm your muscles up. How about lifting a bag with some weight in it from by your leg to arm shoulder height. Do this several times and them swap arms. Have you tried lying on your bed and cycling in the air with your legs. Just a small amount and don't hurt yourself.

You may find the arthritis is worsened by your sugar levels so again this may all be a vicious cycle.
 
millysue said:
Good morning Bluetit,
I did as you suggest, my reading before doing anything this morning was 8.2, my reading at bedtime last night, around ten pm. Was 7.3. I though last night reading was not so bad, dinner was at half six and was stry fry veg and prawns. I had a very bad nights sleep, my foot felt is was burning most of the night so couldn't sleep. Could lack of sleep affect readings?
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A restless night will cause levels to rise, so will stress.
 
Andrew Colvin said:
More like high sugar levels causing your burning sensation and therefore keeping you awake raising your stress levels and therefore your sugar levels. Viscous cycle.

Can I make a suggestion. Walk up and down the stairs between 15 and 20 times prior to going to bed and about 90 mins after eating. This will cause your muscles to use some of the glucose. Do not do strenuous exercise as this will cause your liver to dump more.
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Up and down stairs 15-20 times sounds like strenuous exercise to me :grin:
 
Prebreakfast 6.7

@ 2 hours 8.3!! Shows that I cannot just have buttered toast for breakfast.

Prelunch 6.1

@ 2 hours 6.1
 
Lynn1 said:
Prebreakfast 6.7

@ 2 hours 8.3!! Shows that I cannot just have buttered toast for breakfast.

Prelunch 6.1

@ 2 hours 6.1
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That's a shame Lynn. I can't have a slice of toast with butter either, but I can have a slice buttered with 2 poached eggs and a bit of hard cheese to dip in the yolks. It's the combination of bread and fats that helps. (Only 14g carbs per slice bread though)
 
Bluetit1802 said:
That's a shame Lynn. I can't have a slice of toast with butter either, but I can have a slice buttered with 2 poached eggs and a bit of hard cheese to dip in the yolks. It's the combination of bread and fats that helps. (Only 14g carbs per slice bread though)
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Thanks for the tip. Getting a little fed up with yogurt and berries for breakfast.
 
5.3 before dinner
5.5 after dinner

@Lynn1 - I am just making some of those breakfast balls that @Brunneria always talks about, in the hope that I can have them instead of my usual breakfast.. Fingers crossed
 
5.8 fasting btch 44
post breakfast 5.7 on batch 44
5.2 on batch 56
pre lunch 5.1 batch 56
no post as out
pre dinner 5.7 batch 44
5.2 batch 26
post dinner 5.8 batch 44 ( after 20 mins exercise so I'd expect to be a bit lower)

So my experiment seems to suggest I need to knock about .5 off the readings from batch 44 as 26 and 56 were producing the same readings on my test yesterday.
 
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pavlovsdog said:
Up and down stairs 15-20 times sounds like strenuous exercise to me :grin:
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Oh really - for me I wouldnt even notice it nowadays but thinking back I must admit it was hard work originally. It is just something that has to be done.
 
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