Exercise doesn't have to mean going out. I have no clue of you current medical condition but even a few trips up and down the stairs ( if you have them ) will help.. As for diet, you can see a dietician but current NHS advice on food is not great to be honest. There are many threads on this forum and you will get different responses by different people. The one thing that most agree on however is to try to lower sugar/carb intake. This includes potato, bread, rice, pasta along with the obvious sugary foods. You can eat plenty of fish, eggs, meat, veg, cheese, nuts and berries. You don't need to cut out carbs completely, just reduce if possible.
There is no need to eliminate any food completely. Just try to cut down as much as possible. There are better varieties too, wholegrain or rye breads, wholemeal pasta etc.
I've slipped back to retiring at between 11pm and 1am. I don't like that because I'm now waking up at 8.30 or later. I enjoy waking between 4 and 6 am.
I've slipped back to retiring at between 11pm and 1am. I don't like that because I'm now waking up at 8.30 or later. I enjoy waking between 4 and 6 am.
When I first started reducing my BG levels I started waking at 3am regularly.. I didn;t go back to sleep but I would be shattered 8 hours later and would take another snooze. I suspect my body was adjusting to new hormonal changes as a result of lower BGs
When I was waking up at 4 am I was going to sleep at 7pm. I couldn't stay awake .. I was exhausted.
Good 'Look' with the exercise bike! There's a smaller contraption you can get with pedals on it and a handle bar but it's designed for use in an armchair!
The body is a very delicate, finely tuned machine and is working away like a little factory whilst we sleep.There could be many different reasons why you wake early morning like that. My mom sleeps like that... but I tell her just to sleep when she can and get up when she wants to. She doesn't really burn that much energy throughout the day as she's in her 80s.
I'm glad you got your bike sorted.... You could find that losing a stone or so might just be the ticket to a better sleep and morning BG levels
Hi again and thanks for replying.
My Dr thought the sleep problem would go away with anti depressants ( I wasn't complaining of depression by the way ) but I couldn't tolerate them, then it was a fortnight's supply of sleeping pills, I couldn't stick them either. The last resort was a blood test to check thyroid, glucose and haemoglobin, that is where the high glucose was detected.
I'm 66 and since I went down with bad viral labyrinthitis two weeks before Xmas I have very little energy since, couple that with sleep deprivation and as you can imagine I'm not much good for anything.
I presume your mom is diabetic ? I'm sad that I've lost the sleeping pattern I was so used to and having difficulty adapting to this early waking. Still not had the results of the glucose or HbA1c, tomorrow hopefully.
Yes, my mom has been diabetic for about 30 years.
