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Type 2 Level first thing in the morning

@Ashleyw45 What was your reading? Type 2 diabetics should aim for a fasting blood glucose reading of between 4-7 mmol/L.
Some people find that their fbgs can be higher than other readings, which is often due to 'Dawn Phenomenon' where the liver dumps stored glucose into your blood stream as you wake to get you going for the day. It's not unusual and non-diabetics can get it too.
 
Prem51 said:
@Ashleyw45 What was your reading? Type 2 diabetics should aim for a fasting blood glucose reading of between 4-7 mmol/L.
Some people find that their fbgs can be higher than other readings, which is often due to 'Dawn Phenomenon' where the liver dumps stored glucose into your blood stream as you wake to get you going for the day. It's not unusual and non-diabetics can get it too.
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I thought I’d got things down from 11-12 down to 6-7 before food during the day. Tested just now before breakfast and was 12??i thought after a night sleep it would be low. ?
 
Did you try re-testing after washing hands? It could be a faulty strip or a freak reading. Readings can also be affected by other factors including tiredness, infection, or stress.
I wouldn't worry about one high reading if your fbgs are usually between 6-7.
 
Prem51 said:
Did you try re-testing after washing hands? It could be a faulty strip or a freak reading. Readings can also be affected by other factors including tiredness, infection, or stress.
I wouldn't worry about one high reading if your fbgs are usually between 6-7.
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So should it be lower ?
 
It’s not abnormal for blood glucose concentration to be slightly elevated in the morning. In the small hours, the liver receives hormonal signals to begin secreting glucose to help prepare the body to wake from sleep. In insulin resistant diabetics this process runs away with itself and causes a marked and undesirable increase in blood glucose. It’s only truly fixable by restoring good insulin sensitivity, although some people find success in mitigating the effects with certain strategies. Others choose to accept it as “normal”.

This is assuming insulin resistant diabetes. I’m not sure how insulin deficient diabetes affects people in this regard.
 
Prem51 said:
Ideally it should be between 4-7 mmol/L.
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Although 7mmol/L fasting is rather diabetic. Personally I believe it “should” be below 5.5, but that’s just my expectation, and it all depends greatly on one’s own perspective and goals :)
 
Jim Lahey said:
It’s not abnormal for blood glucose concentration to be slightly elevated in the morning. In the small hours, the liver receives hormonal signals to begin secreting glucose to help prepare the body to wake from sleep. In insulin resistant diabetics this process runs away with itself and causes a marked and undesirable increase in blood glucose. It’s only truly fixable by restoring good insulin sensitivity, although some people find success in mitigating the effects with certain strategies. Others choose to accept it as “normal”.

This is assuming insulin resistant diabetes. I’m not sure how insulin deficient diabetes affects people in this regard.
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As an ID that don't do breakfast first thang... Let's just say I wake with a decent fasting level & it raises by 1.5/2Mmol after tearing around getting ready for work & walking the hound. ;)
 
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