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Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

Margaretjamieson said:
Hello thank you - I am feeling a bit down about the FBS readings as it’s consistently higher than my other readings during the day. I was diagnosed last year and got my hba1c down from 81 to 48 in six months and decided to come off metformin over the last couple of months - I’ve read about the Dawn phenomenon and maybe that’s what it is but have tried very hard to eat low carb and not eat after 8pm and BG doesn’t ever go under 9. Thinking of restricting food after 6pm hoping it will help.
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A lot of people seem to find that their fasting blood sugar reading is the hardest to get down and often the last to come down. I had difficulty with it for a long time but recently it's been behaving - I usually eat by no later than 7 pm and by bedtime (usually between 11.30 and midnight) it's down to the high 5s or low 6s and in the morning is in the 5s. though I'm still taking a small amount of Levemir at bedtime.

What sort of readings are you getting after your evening meal and before you go to bed?
 
david1968 said:
A lot of people seem to find that their fasting blood sugar reading is the hardest to get down and often the last to come down. I had difficulty with it for a long time but recently it's been behaving - I usually eat by no later than 7 pm and by bedtime (usually between 11.30 and midnight) it's down to the high 5s or low 6s and in the morning is in the 5s. though I'm still taking a small amount of Levemir at bedtime.

What sort of readings are you getting after your evening meal and before you go to bed?
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Thank you for your reply... I have been struggling to get under 9 after my evening meal and before bed it is around 8. I have lost a stone in weight since diagnosis but do need to lose another 2 stone to reach my optimal weight for my height. Perhaps this is what will get those numbers down as it feels depressing starting the day 9 plus. When on metformin the morning BS was about 7.5-8. And evening readings after meal and before bed were never over 8.5. Maybe I need to do a low calorie diet as well as Low carb and shift the last weight I am carrying
 
5.3 this morning same as 2 hr reading after dinner last night. Seeing as dinner featured some roast onion and normal flour in the gravy maybe I should see that as a positive. Only managed to creep over 10500 steps yesterday and worst sleep for a long time so I am guessing that all helped push up this mornings weak effort.
On a positive note, Spurs drew and Philadelphia stomped the Pats plus the £3 Lamb joint was gorgeous! Have stellar days folks.
 
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