I've done a search, but can't seem to find this being asked before, so here it is!
I take 3 tablets first thing each morning (atorvastatin, atenolol and ramipril), I then, after 40 mins on a cross trainer and a shower, usually check my BG (about 60 mins after taking the tablets, before breakfast).
My morning readings are usually higher than I'd like, but not disasterous (low 7s; they tend to drop to around 5 by the evening), but this morning I decided to take them after exercise, but before the tablets, and they were 6.7, best for some while.
I appreciate that one reading isn't a trend, but I was just wondering if there was any info on whether or not these sorts of tablets could raise BG levels?
And I also know I'm supposed to take the statins at night; but if I tried to do that, I'd likely forget more than I'd remember, so I decided to fit them into my morning routine (and I typically still manage to miss one or two a month). I discussed this with my DN last visit, and she concurred that taking them more regularly would be more important than taking them at night (and, since I've been lower carbing, my cholesterol results are down to almost normal, now).
I take 3 tablets first thing each morning (atorvastatin, atenolol and ramipril), I then, after 40 mins on a cross trainer and a shower, usually check my BG (about 60 mins after taking the tablets, before breakfast).
My morning readings are usually higher than I'd like, but not disasterous (low 7s; they tend to drop to around 5 by the evening), but this morning I decided to take them after exercise, but before the tablets, and they were 6.7, best for some while.
I appreciate that one reading isn't a trend, but I was just wondering if there was any info on whether or not these sorts of tablets could raise BG levels?
And I also know I'm supposed to take the statins at night; but if I tried to do that, I'd likely forget more than I'd remember, so I decided to fit them into my morning routine (and I typically still manage to miss one or two a month). I discussed this with my DN last visit, and she concurred that taking them more regularly would be more important than taking them at night (and, since I've been lower carbing, my cholesterol results are down to almost normal, now).