Prediabetes Fasting levels

[KMALIPHANT]

I am in week 3 of the blood sugar diet and have lost 13 lbs .However my fasting level has gone up from 7 to 7.5??

 

[Squire Fulwood]

I shouldn't worry too much. When fasting your liver supplies glucose and you may have caught it at a bad moment. Here is what this site says about it.

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/dawn-phenomenon.html

 

[Daibell]

Hi. Don't worry about fasting readings as they aren't of great use. Keep an eye on your readings 2 hours after a meal.

 

[muzza3]

Great work on the weight loss. Keep it up and the BG levels should move. Be a little patient and see how they go over the next week. How are your readings after meals or later in the day or evening?

 

[KMALIPHANT]

Thanks.I'll start to monitor the levels after meals..What should I be looking for?

 

[Robbity]

Check your levels both immediately before and 2 hours after meals, that way you'll learn how much different foods affect them. Aim for no more than a 2 point rise id possible, any increases will show which foods have most and least impact on your BG.

The information to be gained from doing these tests is much more useful than just checking morning fasting levels, and if you take heed of your results and modify your diet accordingly then you'll have much more control over them and so over your diabetes too. Fasting levels are more under the control of your liver, but should eventually come down as your other levels improve.

Robbity