aaaargh I think I need to take a bit more notice of this. Normally when I test my fasting bg I get up and test more or less straight away while the kettle is boiling. Today I got up, realised son No1 was in the bathroom so went back to bed. When he had finished I went in the bathroom then went downstairs and made a cup of tea. I pottered about getting packed lunches sorted and hurrying them up for school. About an hour after I had got up I made breakfast and decided to see what my pre meal level was - 6.7it has never been that high (well as far as know). Is a mug of tea not enough to stop the dawn phenomena or did it start as soon as I got out of bed then went back? Should I test as soon as I wake up and again when I get downstairs? I had jelly and cream last night about 9 o'clock. Is that too late? I only ate that late as I was waiting to test my meal (which after 2 hours was 6.0 so not brilliant).
I am prediabetic so assumed (maybe wrongly!) that I should aim for lower levels. I did start at 5.8 though so I suppose 6.0 was good.
I have not known tea to raise my levels that much so could it be the tea plus dawn phenomena?
I now test every morning on waking while still lying in bed. Got alcohol wipes off amazon so can be sterile.
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Diagnosed prediabetic Easter 2014. Just left to get on with it, no guidance or help from GP. Every day I'm learning something new.
Could this be why your readings have been a bit higher the last day or two? I have read somewhere on here that alcohol wipes are not a good idea generally. I can't remember where I read it, but it was on the forum somewhere. The instructions on my meter says to use soap and water then rinse and dry thoroughly. Just a thought.
Heather, you are similar to me with flat overnight readings, which suggests no liver dump. (Could be wrong there) Maybe the secret is to lower your going to bed levels?
Mine were both in the 6's from when I started testing until towards the end of May, then all of a sudden both readings dropped to the 5's. I did nothing to cause this, it just happened. The drop coincided with my percentage weight loss reaching over 17% and also taking myself of statins.
Others will be along to help I'm sure because some people advocate exercise in the evenings after evening meal, I don't do this. The thought horrifies me.Much also depends on what you have for your evening meal and what time you have it, and whether you snack afterwards.
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