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What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

GrannyAnnie said:
I woke up at 6.50 this morning and was 4.4. Went back to sleep. Woke again at 9.10am (had a very late night!) and was 4.8 !! Why the heck had it gone up???
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This happens to me during naps, I think it's the body's 'fight or flight' syndrome kicking in when your level is fairly low - when the body produces cortisol, blood sugars increase. The other thing is that being sedentary can cause small increases, e.g sometimes when I sit at my desk for hours at work, my level goes up a little without me doing anything.

5.1 this morning myself.
 
Prem51 said:
I wouldn't have thought that your height affects your Blood Sugar levels. Why would it?

My readings were 7.7 at 0745 then I tested again at 0755 and it was 8.2. I think the new meter I am using is faulty or my cold has affected readings. I haven't had such high readings since I've been testing over the last four weeks.
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Someone added something earlier re their height and it's something I hadn't thought about. But being tall does affect BP and heartrate and having longer muscle bellies would probably need more energy to use them than someone of a lower height. Taller people do burn energy a lot quicker. The guy said he was 2mtrs tall that's about 6'7" ish. I think he may have a point. But I'm no expert as obviously you must be. That's why I opened the question.
 
Hi. My husband kindly wakes me each morning by checking my BS. I'm usually either 4. something or 6. something, depending on what time I go to bed. Today was 4.5 - I actually made it to bed before midnight! (I have chronic pains in my legs, which keep me up until the morphine kicks in!)

See you tomorrow?!
 
Wil burn said:
Someone added something earlier re their height and it's something I hadn't thought about. But being tall does affect BP and heartrate and having longer muscle bellies would probably need more energy to use them than someone of a lower height. Taller people do burn energy a lot quicker. The guy said he was 2mtrs tall that's about 6'7" ish. I think he may have a point. But I'm no expert as obviously you must be. That's why I opened the question.
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I'm no expert, just wondered how height could affect BP. I understand why it would be related to BMI.
 
ickleowl said:
Hi. My husband kindly wakes me each morning by checking my BS. I'm usually either 4. something or 6. something, depending on what time I go to bed. Today was 4.5 - I actually made it to bed before midnight! (I have chronic pains in my legs, which keep me up until the morphine kicks in!)

See you tomorrow?!
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5.3 thism orning. I don't know if I am blogging correctly. My mode of operation is to see a reply button and click.
 
Prem51 said:
I'm no expert, just wondered how height could affect BP. I understand why it would be related to BMI.
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If you're not tall you would never have had the low BP when standing up and nearly falling over reaction. Not nice for us tallies.
 
10.4 shakes head....ate late due to a low level...insulin i am not keen on in the evenings grrr
 
roslynfarm said:
5.3 thism orning. I don't know if I am blogging correctly. My mode of operation is to see a reply button and click.
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If you use the reply button under a post you are replying to that post.
If you want to add a post to the thread go to the last post on the thread and use the 'Write your Reply' box under the last post.
 
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Wil burn said:
If you're not tall you would never have had the low BP when standing up and nearly falling over reaction. Not nice for us tallies.
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OK I can understand that. I still don't understand how it would affect BS levels though. As someone who is vertically challenged, it seems to me that the few diabetics I know, or saw on the DESMOND course, are not that tall. All were around 5'6".
I would have thought that being shorter would generally mean being more likely to have a higher BMI and therefore a higher tendency to becoming diabetic, though I know that diabetes isn't necessarily related to being overweight.
 
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