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My fasting blood sugar started to rise about a week before I was diagnosed with a bacterial infection. I hadn't changed anything with diet or exercise so I didn't understand why my fasting readings were rising. Then I woke up in the night with fever and chills and that morning my blood sugar was...

I was sick last night (chills, night sweats, back pain) and it hasn’t much improved yet today. I don’t know what I have come down with, but I was shocked when I tested my blood glucose this morning. It had been running about 4.8 to 5.1 lately. This morning it was 6.4 which is highest fasting...

I have impaired glucose tolerance. I had a fasting blood test early this year with a 5.9 and then one later at 5.1. I bought a meter to test myself and noticed that after eating a lot of carbs (“healthy carbs like beans, whole grains, sweet potatoes) that my blood sugar would sometimes go too...

Has anyone seen the dawn phenomenon go away or diminish with time? What is most effective at reducing it?

What level of fasting blood glucose do you target? How long did it take you to achieve your target consistently? I have been targeting to get to 4.3-4.7. I had success for a while but I don’t seem to be able to consistently keep the fasting glucose down and I am seeing a trend higher again (no...

I have noticed that if I eat more meat at dinner than usual that my fasting blood sugar the next morning is higher. My fasting blood sugar has been reading 79 (4.4) to 84 (4.7) over the past several weeks. I was so happy to consistently see blood sugar in a very healthy range each morning...

Interesting article on what is truly normal. Non-fasting random glucose over 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol) may signal trouble. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/889614

Informal poll: Have you tested you home meter vs. your lab test results? (i.e. tested within minutes of lab draw) Do you get higher of lower readings on your home meter? My test this week: Lab: 84 (4.67) ReliOn Premier: 85 (4.72) [30 minutes before lab] Contour Next One: 88 (4.89) ReliOn...

I had a blood test this week which came back with slightly elevated bilirubin - just over the reference range. My initial reaction was not good. Then I did some searching and found this: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2012.00055/full Maybe slightly high bilirubin (or at...

I have been eating low carb (60-130 grams) for a few months gradually eating less and less most days. My morning fasting glucose upon waking has come down from 5.3 to 4.5. Would it make sense to further reduce carbs (below 60) to reset my fasting glucose further? Is the morning fasting glucose...

What is a good post meal blood sugar target when eating low carb (100-140 grams/day)? (Not keto) I have noticed that my blood sugar stays above pre-meal longer when eating low carb (especially when there is more fat in the meal) Even though it rises less initially, it seems to take somewhat...

I have seen it mentioned frequently that the fasting glucose level is the last thing to improve on a low carb diet. It seems that managing to avoid glucose spikes is almost an immediate effect which greatly helps lower average glucose, but fasting glucose seems to not drop so quickly. Is it...

Are there any vegans here that eat low carb to maintain stable blood sugars? How do you get good quality protein without upping the carbs? (Beans, lentils, quinoa, whole grains, etc. all come with a fair amount of carbs.)

I have seen the Freestyle lite and Contour Next as two of the most recommended blood glucose meters. Does anyone have personal experience with one being more accurate than the other? Dr Bernstein recommends the Freestyle freedom lite for accuracy in normal blood glucose ranges. I saw a video...

I had an unexpected experience with drinking beer with dinner. I haven’t had any beer or wine since I started testing my blood sugar. This weekend I had a lager beer with dinner. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. (Dinner was grilled fish, hummus, veggies and a salad). My blood sugar dropped...

My vitamin D and B12 levels were both at the low end of normal so I started taking both as supplements- 4,000 IU of D3 and 1,000 micrograms of B12 both daily. (They are now well in the normal range and the doctor recommended to keep taking the same dose to see if the level is maintained or...

Do diabetics take alpha lipoic acid primarily to help with neuropathy or does it also have an effect on the liver that helps lower blood sugar? Has anyone taken it and seen a drop in fasting blood sugar? Edit: typo originally wrote lipoid instead of lipoic

Has anyone here with pre-diabetes had success in using apple cider vinegar to consistently lower fasting morning blood sugar (and the dawn phenomenon)? If yes, how big was the effect? Same question for post-prandial blood sugar.

Since I started testing my blood sugar at home, I have noticed that it drops more during exercise if I have recently eaten some carbs than if I exercise on an empty stomach. One day I tested in the afternoon 4 hours after last eating and was at 5.2 mmol (94 mg/dL). I ate a sandwich with whole...

I had a fasting blood glucose of 5.8 mmol (105 mg/dL) on a lab test. Two tests were both about the same level. My A1c was 5.0%. My doctor says I have impaired fasting glucose. I got a meter and have been testing my response to carbs, protein and fat. Today I ate breakfast which included a...