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Prediabetes Does blood sugar go up at beginning?

Steph001

Steph001

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I am now in my 4th week of low carb. Around 50-70g of carb. During my first 2 weeks my fasting blood was usually between 6.0-6.5 and now over the last week and a half it is usually 7.0-7.5.

Is it usual for it to go up before it comes down? I don’t think it can be the dawn phenomenon because that would have applied in the first week too? I realise that this could be because fasting blood can be the last to come down but would it go up first?!

On the whole a feel like my body has now adapted to eating like this and I like it and have lost 10 pounds.

Has this happened to anyone else? with maybe good results in the long run?
 
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Dawn Phenomena is normal. Where it differs for those of us with T2 or Pre D is that the liver splurges too much for too long.

Bg can rise for a number of reasons, poor sleep, stress or infection, for women it can be affected by the time of the month or peri menopause etc etc.
 
I find my morning reading are higher if I’ve eaten late or snacked in the evening. If I eat early with the kids at 5.30 they are lower than if I’ve had a few nuts with my glass of wine at 9pm. The more you test, the more you may see a pattern. My FBG have been exceptionally low this week (4s) but that’s because I’ve been skipping dinner. This morning it was 6.1 but although I missed dinner last night, I did have some snacks late (meat and 5 nuts).
 
Flora123 said:
I find my morning reading are higher if I’ve eaten late or snacked in the evening. If I eat early with the kids at 5.30 they are lower than if I’ve had a few nuts with my glass of wine at 9pm. The more you test, the more you may see a pattern. My FBG have been exceptionally low this week (4s) but that’s because I’ve been skipping dinner. This morning it was 6.1 but although I missed dinner last night, I did have some snacks late (meat and 5 nuts).
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I thought my snack of nuts and square of choco at 9pm May have been the course too but saw no difference when I didn’t have one. However, If I fast for a day they are always a bit lower though. I think I need to give it time and hope my HB1 test is lower overall in 3 months time. Thanks
 
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