Newbie question:
I've had a finger prick monitor for three days now and am curious about something. My fasting blood glucose first thing in the morning has been 5.3, 5.6 and 5.7 mmol/L. However during the day it has dropped to lows of 4.6, 5.1 and 5.0 mmol/L on each of the three days, which is up to 0.7 mmol below the fasting. (The measured highs were 8.2, 8.2 and 7.2 respectively.)
I'm curious to know how common it is for blood glucose to drop below the morning fasting level reading during the day. Could this be the "dawn effect" that's been mentioned? Or is it a normal fluctuation after digesting a meal?
I've had a finger prick monitor for three days now and am curious about something. My fasting blood glucose first thing in the morning has been 5.3, 5.6 and 5.7 mmol/L. However during the day it has dropped to lows of 4.6, 5.1 and 5.0 mmol/L on each of the three days, which is up to 0.7 mmol below the fasting. (The measured highs were 8.2, 8.2 and 7.2 respectively.)
I'm curious to know how common it is for blood glucose to drop below the morning fasting level reading during the day. Could this be the "dawn effect" that's been mentioned? Or is it a normal fluctuation after digesting a meal?