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James1968

James1968

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Bg at 06:10 11.5 than just tested again at 08:15 and it's 15.9 (why)
only had 3 cups of white tea with sweetener
Just don't understand
 
Sounds very much like liver dump or dawn phenomenon: our liver dumps glucose into our blood to "help" us wake up and get on with the life of the day.
 
helensaramay said:
Sounds very much like liver dump or dawn phenomenon: our liver dumps glucose into our blood to "help" us wake up and get on with the life of the day.
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Ok but I will see if my BG comes down with not eating for a couple of hours

Thanks
 
I would add that the milk in the tea could be a contributing factor as well as the DP ( dawn phenomenon )

edit -- unless you mean "white" tea -- I think that is the quite expensive stuff popular in London tea rooms these days -- if so - forget my milk comment :)
 
Sweetener has been known to raise BGs in some people too. It doesn't do that to me but I have other bad side effects so tend not to use them.

I have a couple of cups of tea with whole goat's milk every morning and I find that's enough to stop liver dump happening. Yep, we're all different and need to experiment with what's best for us personally.
 
zand said:
Sweetener has been known to raise BGs in some people too. It doesn't do that to me but I have other bad side effects so tend not to use them.

I have a couple of cups of tea with whole goat's milk every morning and I find that's enough to stop liver dump happening. Yep, we're all different and need to experiment with what's best for us personally.
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Thanks i will stop using sweetener to see if that makes any difference
 
himtoo said:
I would add that the milk in the tea could be a contributing factor as well as the DP ( dawn phenomenon )

edit -- unless you mean "white" tea -- I think that is the quite expensive stuff popular in London tea rooms these days -- if so - forget my milk comment :)
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Just normal tea
 
James1968 said:
Bg at 06:10 11.5 than just tested again at 08:15 and it's 15.9 (why)
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As already mentioned, probably liver dump. I have read several suggestions as to how to switch it off, a small snack before bed or as soon as you wake up. It's something that you might like to Google, there's so many ideas to try. I do find that small snacks seem to help.
 
DavidGrahamJones said:
As already mentioned, probably liver dump. I have read several suggestions as to how to switch it off, a small snack before bed or as soon as you wake up. It's something that you might like to Google, there's so many ideas to try. I do find that small snacks seem to help.
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Thanks I will have a look
 
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