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High fasting blood

juliekem

juliekem

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Location
Nottingham, England
Type of diabetes
Other
Treatment type
Insulin
I am having great trouble trying to get my morning fasting blood test down to at least 7. It is lowering (very gradually) since I was getting readings of 12 last November and I was down to 8.5 this am. I am attempting to eat low carb (although I do occasionally lapse e.g. I had one piece of Christmas cake on Christmas day - havn't had any other cake since)
My question is - can stress raise your blood sugar? For one reason and another we (me and partner) have been subjected to terrifc stress over the past two years which all came to a head in August - October time. :thumbdown:
 
definitely stress makes a huge impact on blood glucose

keep up the good work and allow yourself a once-in-a-blue-moon lapse

I thought i would never ever get there either

suddenly I get a reading of 4.9

you too can do it - just keep going and hopefully your life may become less stressful too
 
I think stress could well be responsible for at least some rise in blood sugar. My example: (bear with me)

I was diagnosed by a routine HbA1c taken on Dec 14th. It was 64 (that's 8% old money). I found out results on Jan 11th.
Had my first visit to the doctor/nurse on jan 18th when another one was done and this one was 57. I'm not sure that the drop was entirely due to 7 days of change in diet (and I was only tentatively low carbing for that week, around 100g per day). Especially as that second one would have included an extremely indulgent Christmas with two weeks on a cruise.

But I changed from a very stressful job to a very easy one in mid November. So I think the first one reflects more of my stressful job, and the second one more of my easy job.


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Stress definitely affects BG levels. But it's also possible that you've still got a bit of Dawn Phenomenon.

Just before we wake, the liver pumps some blood glucose into the system to get us going for the day. With a non-diabetic, the release of insulin quickly sorts this out, but in Type 2 diabetics, who may have insulin resistance, the insulin response doesn't work so well and our BGs continue to rise.

Why not try missing out the morning fasting test for a while, and instead test just before and 2 hours after your main meal? Say you are 5.6 before - you should be about 5.6 to 6.0, 2 hours after. This may give you a better idea of what's happening.

Viv 8)
 
I will definitely try the before/after meal testing - I did wonder whether it was the dawn phenonimum.
Will that affect my Hba1C too? I have one due next month.
I do not want to be put on insulin.
 
I see that your HbA1c on your profile is 7.5 - was that the last one? I very much doubt that they'll put you on insulin at that level.

If you stick to your low-carbing for the next month, your HbA1c should be lower. It is an average of the last 3 months, but it is weighted towards the last month. So stay off the carbs, and you should all, you and the medics, be happy with the result.

Viv 8)
 
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