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Hello everyone. I've been using my meter and testing before and after meals all week and seeing what foods are ok for me. Got my readings down to in the 5's before meals and 8 or under 2 hours after meals. Last night I had steak, mushrooms and salad with a fruit jelly and very small spoon of diabetic ice cream my husband bought me so I don't feel as if I'm going without when everyone else has a pud. My reading before this meal was 5.8 and 2 hours after 7.3. My reading on waking this morning was 6.2. My readings in the mornings have been in the 6,s since I've started testing. I don't understand how before my meals with a gap of 3-4 hours between meals my readings are in the 5's but on waking with a gap of 10-12 hours my readings are in the 6's. I asked my DN this the other day and she said it's due to whatever I've eaten the day before. I've read on here about the dawn phenomenon, is this why.?
 
Hi. It will be the dawn phenomenon which the DN should have known. Your fasting results appear quite normal. The tests that matter are the 2 hours post meal and if needed a pre-meal one as well to see the difference from eating. You need to stay below 8-9 mmol whenever you can.
 
Thanks daibell I thought so too. I've been testing on waking pre lunch and 2 hours after and again pre dinner, post dinner and bed. I've managed to lower them all and pre food is now mostly in the 5's and post is in the 7's . I've lost almost a stone so quite pleased with myself it was just the waking reading that I didn't understand.
 
it can be from what you had going to bed, if I have high protein going to bed I'm higher in the morning then if I had higher carbs - as in last night going to bed at 7 woke up at 3.4 ... say before went to bed at 7.2 and woke up at 9 but had a high protein option before going to bed with little carbs (my bad I know better)

high porotein means the body is still processing it can though it can keep you stable it can spike you over time as the body uses the protein as fuel during your sleep - where as pure carbs that body uses and spikes you fast and then you drop like crazy in your sleep (so key is to find the right combo so you stay level in sleep if at all possible)
 
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