Prediabetes Any Help Please

[Birdwoman]

Please can anyone help me? I am trying to get my BG down of a morning, I know it is the Dawn Dump but I cannot stop my BG continuing to rise after I get up. I have tried waiting for breakfast, I have tried yogurt and cream, cream in my tea, eggs and bacon. What ever I do it still goes up -

Yesterday I got up to FBG 107(6.) at 07:13, had cup of tea with yogurt and cream. 1 hour later 125, 2 hours later 127, 3 hours later 129, 4 hours 130.
Today 115 at 07:43, had egg, bacon and tea with cream in, 1 hour later 115, 2hours 126.

Please help

 

[Arab Horse]

I too have that problem so hope you get some helpful answers. I stopped having a third meal, just breakfast and lunch, and even that didn't help.

 

[Birdwoman]

I too have that problem so hope you get some helpful answers. I stopped having a third meal, just breakfast and lunch, and even that didn't help.

It has been slightly better today with egg and bacon as it started to come down a little at 3 hours but not any where acceptable.

 

[deborabaratto]

Hey Birdwoman! Are you using any kind of medication? Or just controlling with diet?

 

[Birdwoman]

Hey Birdwoman! Are you using any kind of medication? Or just controlling with diet?

Hi Debora. I am controlling by diet on a LCHF and less than 20g of carbs a day

 

[Resurgam]

You might need to eat a little carb in the morning if you are like me - without carbs my BG goes on rising all morning and then drops sharply in late afternoon. A few carb stops the rise.
Do you need to stay as low as 20 gm?

 

[Bluetit1802]

You might need to eat a little carb in the morning if you are like me - without carbs my BG goes on rising all morning and then drops sharply in late afternoon. A few carb stops the rise.
Do you need to stay as low as 20 gm?

Eating a few extra carbs (just a few) is normally the way to get rid of possible PIR. (physiological insulin resistance) Very low carb means the body can think our glucose levels are too low, hence it creates extra for the brain and some red blood cells.

 

[Alexandra100]

Hi Debora. I am controlling by diet on a LCHF and less than 20g of carbs a day

You could try asking your GP for Metformin. These days Nice encourages GPs to put pre-diabetics onto Metformin in order to stop us progressing to diabetes. I am currently taking 2g Glucophage and it has definitely helped my morning fasting readings. Metformin is a very safe drug with lots of beneficial side effects. You can read more here: http://www.mendosa.com/blog/?p=1261

 

[Birdwoman]

You might need to eat a little carb in the morning if you are like me - without carbs my BG goes on rising all morning and then drops sharply in late afternoon. A few carb stops the rise.
Do you need to stay as low as 20 gm?

Eating a few extra carbs (just a few) is normally the way to get rid of possible PIR. (physiological insulin resistance) Very low carb means the body can think our glucose levels are too low, hence it creates extra for the brain and some red blood cells.

Thank you both for your answers. I will try it and see what happens, I did try a few more carbs a few weeks ago but it sent my readings up, if it helps at breakfast though I will try it. How many carbs are you thinking about? something like a tomato or some cabbage or more than that?

Thanks for your help

 

[Birdwoman]

You could try asking your GP for Metformin. These days Nice encourages GPs to put pre-diabetics onto Metformin in order to stop us progressing to diabetes. I am currently taking 2g Glucophage and it has definitely helped my morning fasting readings. Metformin is a very safe drug with lots of beneficial side effects. You can read more here: http://www.mendosa.com/blog/?p=1261

My GP insists that I have no form of diabetes now since my A1c thing came back low but I will ask for it to be checked again soon and I don't think it will be low this time.

Thanks for your help

 

[Resurgam]

Thank you both for your answers. I will try it and see what happens, I did try a few more carbs a few weeks ago but it sent my readings up, if it helps at breakfast though I will try it. How many carbs are you thinking about? something like a tomato or some cabbage or more than that?

Thanks for your help

I found that one largeish tomato - the salad sort not the huge beef ones, or two smaller ones were enough to switch off the rise.

 

[Birdwoman]

I found that one largeish tomato - the salad sort not the huge beef ones, or two smaller ones were enough to switch off the rise.

Thanks for your help, I will try it.

 

[Alexandra100]

My GP insists that I have no form of diabetes now since my A1c thing came back low but I will ask for it to be checked again soon and I don't think it will be low this time.

Thanks for your help

What were your recent A1cs?

 

[Birdwoman]

What were your recent A1cs?

In February they were 34. 5.3% but since then my FBG and daytime BG's have gone up several times.

 

[Alexandra100]

In February they were 34. 5.3% but since then my FBG and daytime BG's have gone up several times.

Is that the only A1c test you have had?

 

[Birdwoman]

Is that the only A1c test you have had?

Dec 17 38. 5.6%. I have only had the 2 results. The blood test I had last August did not do a A1c test.

 

[Alexandra100]

Eating a few extra carbs (just a few) is normally the way to get rid of possible PIR. (physiological insulin resistance) Very low carb means the body can think our glucose levels are too low, hence it creates extra for the brain and some red blood cells.

The OP has tried yoghurt + cream on rising, cream in tea and also eggs with bacon, which do contain some carbs.

 

[Alexandra100]

My GP insists that I have no form of diabetes now since my A1c thing came back low but I will ask for it to be checked again soon and I don't think it will be low this time.

Thanks for your help

You might find this article useful: http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/pcps-lack-knowledge-of-prediabetes-risk/

 

[Birdwoman]

You might find this article useful: http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/pcps-lack-knowledge-of-prediabetes-risk/

Thank you very much. Yes, that is interesting.

Thanks

 

[Bluetit1802]

The OP has tried yoghurt + cream on rising, cream in tea and also eggs with bacon, which do contain some carbs.

I know. I only suggested it may be PIR if she is on a very low carb diet, and the best way to overcome this is to increase carbs very slightly until it goes away. It is often temporary.