Fasting Blood Sugar higher than after eating

[RM51]

Hello

I am borderline pre-diabetic (just on the cusp) and as such have annual HbA1c blood tests. I am due one in a few weeks.

My fasting blood results are always in the region of 7- 8 mmol/l (and have crept up a bit this year) but during the day/before bedtime and 2 hrs after eating they typically range from 4.9 to 5.6.

Does anyone else have similar readings? The pattern looks unusual.

Cheers

 

[Duncan Mackay]

Hello

I am borderline pre-diabetic (just on the cusp) and as such have annual HbA1c blood tests. I am due one in a few weeks.

My fasting blood results are always in the region of 7- 8 mmol/l (and have crept up a bit this year) but during the day/before bedtime and 2 hrs after eating they typically range from 4.9 to 5.6.

Does anyone else have similar readings? The pattern looks unusual.

Cheers

If your fasting blood glucose levels are measured just after getting up then it's likely that your liver has produced an extra burst of glucose to get you going. Known as the dawn phenomenon. That's normal.

Your 2 hr post meal levels are good.