Does this cause the spike?
Welcome to the forum @Tazza67 ! As the others have said it sounds like dawn phenomenon, here’s an article about it. It’s also worth knowing is that fasting levels are often the last to come down:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/dawn-phenomenon.html
You might also find this info useful too:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088/
ThanksI assume you are T2?
You are possibly/probably suffering from something called the dawn phenomena, where your liver helpfully (if you weren't T2) pumps out sugar when you first wake up so as to give you energy for the day (eg so you can go and chase down that mammoth).
As your body can't process carbs properly, your bg levels rise.
A lot of T2s on here who go into remission by lowering their carbs say that their dawn reading is the very last one to eventually come down.
Good luck.
As some comments have pointed out, this might be due to the dawn phenomenon. To eliminate this possibility, might check your blood sugar 3 or 4 hours after breakfast. If it still above usual values, the dawn phenomenon is rules out. Anyways, you need to keep carbs as low as possible. If you manage to attain the amount your body processes with sugar spikes, your lipid profile might improve and your GP might decide to de-prescribe your statins.Hi I am newly diagnosed. I get high readings in the morning (e today 8.5)even if I went to bed with a low one. The only thing I eat at bedtime is a statin (altovorstatin). Does this cause the spike?
I not taking any diabetes meds ATM. Thanks
I wish mine were always just 8.5 hahaHi I am newly diagnosed. I get high readings in the morning (e today 8.5)even if I went to bed with a low one. The only thing I eat at bedtime is a statin (altovorstatin). Does this cause the spike?
I not taking any diabetes meds ATM. Thanks