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CathyN

CathyN

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Hi - and I wonder if anyone could shed a little light on why this sometimes happens to me.

I began the day well, with what I consider a good fasting BG of 5.7mmol/L ( i've been working on it since June and started in the 8s ).

I had a cup of black coffee with no sweetener of any description.

At 7.30am I had an almond porridge made of almonds, linseeds, oatbran and full milk - (which very often has me well within normal range post prandially ).

I go to work at 8.45am. I teach Yoga from 9.30 until 12.30 with nothing further to eat or drink.

I get home, test my blood and I get a 7.7 which I think is weirdly high considering what I've eaten - and that it has been over 5hrs since I've eaten - and I have been active.

As I said, this happens occasionally. I'm not unwell or tired or stressed or on any medication.

Do any of you good people understand why this happens? I'd be grateful!

Cath N
 
Dodgy strip, not enough blood etc. would be my guess. :)
 
Thanks xyzzy

I hadn't gone in that direction with my thinking. Next time it happens I will double test. :)
 
As xyzzy says it could be a doggy strip, but if you retest and get a similar result then I'd suspect that you've had a liver dump. It can happen at any time if you get low enough, not just in the morning.

Ann
 
Does dehydration cause higher blood sugars? If so perhaps have a drink of water.
 
I also sometimes get a high reading after exercise, especially if I leave it too long before eating - I've always assumed it's a liver dump.
 
Thanks all and thanks for the link, CarbsRok. I had wondered if it could be a liver dump - and I hadn't had a drink of water since breakfast which I know is really bad.

Cheers! xx
 
I'd go for liver dump. I'm normally in the 4's before lunch after a normal morning, can be late 3's with a bit of moderate exercise. If I overdo the exercise, I can suddenly be back in the 6's. Might be worth testing at about three hours, or 4, to see how low you're getting just for invetigative purposes. If I do sustained exercise, like golf, I have an apple or something during it just to keep the fuel up. As a type 2 diet only, don't go doing something silly like taking glucotabs or eating white bread just for the sake of it; it's not like you're going to have a bad hypo, just take advantage of the low sugar level to eat something nice and useful.
 
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