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Fasting sugar level issue

sunnyshivendra

Member
Messages
5
Location
India
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hello everyone this is SHIVENDRA here. I am type 1 diabetic for last 17 years. I am 26 years old now.i take insulin 4 times a day.1st during breakfast,2nd during lunch,3rd during dinner and 4th before going to bed.now i have decided not to take breakfast, so also left the insulin of morning time rest is as it is.For last 2-3 days i can see that my fasting glucose level in morning is around 250-260 even after doing morning exercise.
So can anyone suggest me that why my sugar level is up or even rising in morning time despite not taking foods.and how can I get rid of this.is insulin needed even if I don't take breakfast?
Thanks
 
Sounds like Foot on the floor effect, the liver pumping glucose in your bloodstream to help you get going for the day.
I don't have breakfast but I do need insulin for this.
 

Hi,

I don't do breakfast either. I find mine goes up from a respectable level on waking whilst I prep for work.. which can be as high as your figures posted? a correction dose tames it for me..
 
Jaylee said:
Hi,

I don't do breakfast either. I find mine goes up from a respectable level on waking whilst I prep for work.. which can be as high as your figures posted? a correction dose tames it for me..
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It means everyday i have to take insulin despite not having breakfast?
 
sunnyshivendra said:
It means everyday i have to take insulin despite not having breakfast?
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Some insulin, yes. Are you on fixed doses? Do you take a basal (long acting) and bolus (shorter acting) insulin? If you do then you’ll probably need to reduce the morning dose of the bolus.
 
sunnyshivendra said:
It means everyday i have to take insulin despite not having breakfast?
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We can't tell you that, insulin dosing is between you and your doctor.
For some, this works, for others it would mean they'd go low.

Are you ever taking correction doses when you're higher than expected?
 
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Antje77 said:
We can't tell you that, insulin dosing is between you and your doctor.
For some, this works, for others it would mean they'd go low.

Are you ever taking correction doses when you're higher than expected?
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correction dose means taking insulin to reduce sugar level if it comes high?if it is then yes i take.
 
sunnyshivendra said:
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correction dose means taking insulin to reduce sugar level if it comes high?if it is then yes i take.
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I think your liver is producing glucose and may adapt to your extended fast in time.
Exercise is also a factor i.e. it is well known that lifting weights prompts a glucose rise in many diabetics but a gentle jog/run/cycle might be expected to bring glucose down unless your basal dose has petered out and you are already high when you begin?
Time to experiment with a little insulin, changing the exercise you do or changing the timing or amount of your basal. There are lots of variables here so I'd start with the one you think is most likely causing the issue then see if you can achieve a pattern to confirm that your idea is correct.
Also I think if your body is used to eating a lot of carbohydrates and doesn't get its fix, it is likely to produce glucose from the liver to a greater degree that if you are used to burning body fat because you eat a low carb diet. That's my experience anyway.
 
Very convincing suggestion.i will try to do this.
 
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