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Type 2 A.m. Fasting Levels

VirtualRealist

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Hi, all. First posting. Canadian. Type 2 since September, 2015.
Six weeks ago I stopped Metformin, confident I could fight this thing with diet and exercise. And I have been mostly successful. I am trying to be vigilant, measuring my levels 5 times a day.
Readings before and after meals are mostly below the Metformin levels and all are quite within the recommended levels.
Except for morning fasting. I have been as high as 7.9 this month, and have a dozen readings above the recommended 5.5.
What I would like to know is, am I doing damage to myself with the high fasting levels and what advice can you offer about my next course of action?

Thank you kindly!
 
I can't tell you how to fix the high fasting BG problem but I can commiserate as I have the same problem. I go to bed at 4.6 and wake up at 6.4. It sucks. I am VLC and on 1500mg metformin plus forxiga but still up there in the morning. If you solve it let me know how. I am also from Canada. Welcome to the forum
 

Thanks, chalup.
 
I tend to have a high morning BG which, once I get up, it continues to go up, and up, and up. However, I now have a snack before bed, ie about 11.30pm (I don't sleep for very long, ie 3 hrs on a good night, so go to bed late). This snack is usually some cheeses and a cup of tea which seems to make a difference. Now, when I get up, ie around maybe 7am, I'll be around 5.6 but it then continues to rise with activity, ie shower, getting dressed etc. So, I now take the Glipizide as soon as i get up, so as to lessen the rise in BG. I then wait until it comes back to around 6 before having anything other than a cup of tea. So, that means I don't really have breakfast but eat at lunchtime

Whether is the best way to manage it, I don't know. I'm reluctant to eat when my BG is still increasing. Like others, I'll be pleased when someone can advise how to manage it better.
 

Thanks a lot, Energize. Good to know I am not alone...
 
My FBG also continues to climb the longer I fast and eating something small and no carb is the only thing that seems to stop it. I have extremely high insulin levels and am at my most insulin resistant in the morning so taking a med that stimulates insulin is a bad idea for me. I believe every diabetic should have a fasting c-peptide to determine insulin levels before being given meds to increase those levels. We are all different and what works for one does not necessarily work for the next.
 
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