testing kit

[fogone]

hi good morning
could some one help me with some advice
I used a caresens n monitoring system last night
two hours after tea
for the first time, it gave a reading of 7.8
I tried again this morning before I had breakfast
and the reading was 8.00
do not understand how it can go up in the night
after tea I had a cup of tea at supper time about 9.30pm
using sweetex sweetners
this is the first time I have checked bs using a machine
thank you fogone

 

[jack412]

It's good you have a meter and it will be your new best friend, even though 7.8 and 8 is counted as the same on a home meter by me, because of the error rates of meters and strips. You can get higher readings of a morning because of a liver dump of glucose, also called dawn phenomenon.
this may help with testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php

 

[fogone]

It's good you have a meter and it will be your new best friend, even though 7.8 and 8 is counted as the same on a home meter by me, because of the error rates of meters and strips. You can get higher readings of a morning because of a liver dump of glucose, also called dawn phenomenon.
this may help with testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php

thank you for the prompt reply
is there any where I can go to find out more about liver dump of glucose
dawn phenomenon

 

[jack412]

this will tell you about it http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/dawn-phenomenon.html
metformin is usually give to help this and insulin resistance

what will help is if you reduce your carbs, I don't if you are like me, but I had trouble cutting back for a week
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbliving/a/Food-Cravings.htm

http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf it’s a long page and a video

 

[Bluetit1802]

When you test your fasting level in a morning you need to do it as soon as you get up. If you get up, potter about, have a shower, get dressed etc. this is likely to cause your levels to rise because your liver thinks you need some glucose to get up and running for the day, so it dumps some in your system. The same thing will happen during the day if you skip a meal or leave too long between meals. It is a perfectly natural phenomenon that happens to everyone, not just diabetics.

 

[fogone]

When you test your fasting level in a morning you need to do it as soon as you get up. If you get up, potter about, have a shower, get dressed etc. this is likely to cause your levels to rise because your liver thinks you need some glucose to get up and running for the day, so it dumps some in your system. The same thing will happen during the day if you skip a meal or leave too long between meals. It is a perfectly natural phenomenon that happens to everyone, not just diabetics.

thanks for the information
I did potter about having a wash things like that