Going to bed with sugar at 9 but waking up with levels of 16. Can someone please help me?

Are you still taking Humulin M3? If so it's a mixed insulin, it is unlikely to match the food you are eating for dinner. You need a referral to a specialist because of your age to test for type 1. Any progress on a referral?

 

And pretty clueless for most of them too!

 

I have not slept well case of insomnia last night and my bg was 9.5 before bed, at 1pm was 8.5 and did not change when I was up at 7.30am. Did not help I was ill the night before and very little sleep.

 

Well, lack of sleep is one of the factors affecting your blood glucose, but given that there are so many other factors (see https://diabetesresearchconnection.org/42-factors-affect-blood-glucose/ ) I don't think any can say if that is the reason.

One point I would make is the 'two hours after' time limit should not be take as absolute and it would be worthwhile to check your levels during the night.

One of the things I discovered when I got my FreeStyle Libre was that certain foods caused me to spike more than four hours after eating it. That is when I realised that they were occasions when I had a late meal and went to sleep with blood sugars levels that I thought were OK, but I was actually spending most of the night high.

 

You have got your levels down so well. I need to do the same.

 

Great HBa1c readings there. Mine was 84 when GP rang me last Thursday up from 55 in October last year. He basically said it was my fault. I was so angry. I said its not a deliberate act on my part. he prescribed metformin but then the DN rang and said I could have 3 months to try and get it down by tweaking my diet and losing weight. I have joined the NHS low carb programme. this mornings readings on waking were 8.3. 8.6 after breakfast, 7 at 1pm so will check 2 hours after lunch and see what I get

 

Check out the www.dietdoctor.com website for some great low carb recipes too.

 

I have started the low carb programme but my level jumped from 7 to 9 2 hours post lunch. Is there something I can do to help to get it down inbetween readings?

 

Levels are not going to be static all day. A rise of 2.2 isn’t too bad. What was lunch? You didn’t become diabetic overnight. You aren’t going to get normal levels overnight. A phrase much quoted in here is that it’s a marathon, not a sprint.

exercise such as walking is often beneficial to lower levels. Many find resistance and weight based exercise good too as lean muscle takes more glucose up. But some people find even though it helps long term short term there’s a bit of rise before the benefit. Don’t panic if this is the case.

dehydration won’t help any function in your body including bgl. Especially when lowering carbs be aware of sufficient fluids. (Which means checking electrolytes are ok too).

 

Hi. I don't think you have told us whether you are T2 or T1? Do you have excess weight and what sort of diet are you having?

 

You need to know what exactly type you are, this is important.
If Type 1 there are different options available than for a Type 2 for instance, MODY is a bit of an unknown though so don't know what options there are for that.

You may also be better suited to a basal/bolus regime than mixed insulin (its the advised thing for most T1's I believe)