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What is the peak hour for a fasting BS ?
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fasting glucose is mostly related to the glucose released by your liver and the amount of insulin resistance you have. You may find that it rises gradually overnight with a sharper rise towards morning because of the dawn phenomenon
The liver and glucose
http://dtc.ucsf.edu/types-of-diabet...e-body-processes-sugar/the-liver-blood-sugar/ (The first part explains what happens to glucose levels when fasting, rather than the bit about ketones which follows)
Dawn phenomenon
http://www.diabetes.org/living-with...re/blood-glucose-control/dawn-phenomenon.html
The liver and glucose
http://dtc.ucsf.edu/types-of-diabet...e-body-processes-sugar/the-liver-blood-sugar/ (The first part explains what happens to glucose levels when fasting, rather than the bit about ketones which follows)
Dawn phenomenon
http://www.diabetes.org/living-with...re/blood-glucose-control/dawn-phenomenon.html
