I'm an early riser. Usually wakes up at around 4 am. Is that too early to take your blood glucose test?
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I am out of bed around 4:00 am every day, I do a bgl test while my heart starter coffee is brewing for two minutes in the microwave.
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I find I am always a bit higher when I test as soon as I wake whatever time that maybe.
I used to find the DP readings got me down a tad, and set me off on the wrong foot.
Hence my no longer posting what my waking levels are every day as I used to.
I now eat my dinner in the evenings around 18:00 and do not test any more upon waking. My first test is normally before I have anything at all eat, whatever time that may be. Recently, if I do test, it is around 11:00 to 12:00 ish. So around 17 -18 hrs since my last meal.
I find this way of eating, is for me, perfect. I am no longer hungry and my levels are fairly even (around 4 to5 mml) for the majority of the day.
Po
I used to find the DP readings got me down a tad, and set me off on the wrong foot.
Hence my no longer posting what my waking levels are every day as I used to.
I now eat my dinner in the evenings around 18:00 and do not test any more upon waking. My first test is normally before I have anything at all eat, whatever time that may be. Recently, if I do test, it is around 11:00 to 12:00 ish. So around 17 -18 hrs since my last meal.
I find this way of eating, is for me, perfect. I am no longer hungry and my levels are fairly even (around 4 to5 mml) for the majority of the day.
Po
I too rarely take a pre-Breakfast reading unless I feel I may have overdone the carbs in the previous evening.
At first I was disappointed that my pre-Breakfast readings were so high (but still OK) than those of longer term members of the Low Carb community. But once I thought about what it actually mean, I realised that in the first year or so a high DP is a good thing; provided you didn't go too high on carbs the previous evening. What it means is that your body is using up lots of stored visceral fat - exactly the fat that you want to get rid of in order to become healthier!
At first I was disappointed that my pre-Breakfast readings were so high (but still OK) than those of longer term members of the Low Carb community. But once I thought about what it actually mean, I realised that in the first year or so a high DP is a good thing; provided you didn't go too high on carbs the previous evening. What it means is that your body is using up lots of stored visceral fat - exactly the fat that you want to get rid of in order to become healthier!
Yes and no, it all depends when you last ate. Fasting measurement only required 8+ hours since last meal. It just is most convenient to when you wake up when there has been natural long break in eating. It is good to the the measurement approx same time of the day or more accurately of you daily routine. So values can be compared more reliably.
