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08/30/10 03:01 PM

"My blood sugar is high in the mornings - generally 140 or more. I do not take insulin or any diabetes meds-only lasix."
Asked By: danacsings  
Category: Blood Glucose Monitoring

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I am type 2 - diag.2yrs ago. Am only given enough strips to test 2x/daily - before breakfast and 2hrs after biggest meal. I do not take any meds for diabetes. I only take Lasix for edema lower legs and blood pressure. Everything I read about morning highs talks about adjusting your insulin with your snack at night. When I have tested in the middle of the night, there is no big drop. I dont remember ever being below 100 in the mornings. Any suggestions?

Expert Answers (1)

08/31/10 07:20 PM

Hello,

Thanks for asking dLife.

Bllod glucose (sugar) testing enables people with diabetes to see how certain foods, activities, and situations may impact their blood glucose levels. The information from testing can help the diabetes care team evaluate how effective, or ineffective, the treatment. Many people are able to successfully control their blood glucose levels without diabetes medicines. They make lifestyle changes. This include following an individualized meal plan and a regular exercise routine.

Your doctor or diabetes educator can tell you what target fasting blood glucose level to maintain. A registered dietitian can help you with establishing an individualized meal and exercise plan to achieve optimal blood glucose control.

Click here for more information on blood sugar management!

Take care.

Answered By: Liz Quintana
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Community Answers (11)

09/09/10 09:54 AM

I had the same problem and my dietitian suggested I eat a high protein snack before bedtime. It helped me.
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09/04/10 04:19 PM

Wow! You would expect a little more tolerance on here (unless you got flagged by accident) since dealing with this disease can be very frustrating at times. I hope you have success figuring out why your fasting BS is elevated although I think I remember one of the bloggers commenting that sometimes, there just isn't any reasonable explanation for why things are happening because the disease and our bodies are so complicated. It's hard to discover with any certainty what is going on sometimes. I don't know what the policy is here, but if you want to talk about this privately, I can give you my email address. I hope your endocrinolgist has some answers for you. I'd be interested in what they suggest.
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09/04/10 02:46 AM

Wow, someone flagged me for my frustration. That doesn't seem to be the right thing to do. oh well.... It wasn't inappropriate and from other people's posting, I am not the only frustrated person here. As for eating after 6 or 7pm. I work 4-10hr days 8am-7pm as does my partner. We generally get home around 7:45 and then fix dinner. So that is out. I keep water by my bed if i wake up in the night but i usually don't. I will see what the endocrinologist has to say and maybe check out the snoring/apnea angle. I guess I won't ask any more questions either if I am going to be flagged. Good luck to everyone with this same problem. Thanks to the community for your answers and suggestions...
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09/03/10 11:15 PM

I am a type 2 and take no prescription meds of any kind as I am lifestyle only controlled. Back several years ago, I also had the problem of a high fasting glucose level when I checked my glucose level in the mornings. I stopped eating anything past 6 to 7 pm and it got better. Now, I have a fasting level between 95 - 105. I also try and drink lots of water.
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09/03/10 11:14 PM

I am a type 2 and take no prescription meds of any kind as I am lifestyle only controlled. Back several years ago, I also had the problem of a high fasting glucose level when I checked my glucose level in the mornings. I stopped eating anything past 6 to 7 pm and it got better. Now, I have a fasting level between 95 - 105. I also try and drink lots of water.
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09/03/10 04:46 PM

Ah! Snoring may be the key to your problem. My doc says I have sleep apnea. You may, too. Sleep apnea and snoring have some kind of negative effect on blood sugars. I forget where I read about it. But it supposedly causes your liver to release more sugar, or some reaction that increases blood sugar levels. My doc wants my fasting BS below 100. But since I refuse to wear a CPAP machine at night to assist with the sleep apnea problem, she suspects my over all fasting BS will remain higher than she would like. I'm willing to drink more water at night (to combat the dehydration), try to relax (I play an ocean sounds meditation CD), etc. but I draw the line at the CPAP machine for personal reasons (I was once attacked and strangled. I can't tolerate the CPAP on my face. I've tried.) It may take some trial and error on your part, but you can work on it! My fasting this morning was 122. Higher than the rest of the week, but I had some early morning stress (a yippy-yappy dog across the street started barking at 5:30 a.m. and didn't stop for over an hour!) I could practically feel my blood sugar level rising. (Not really, I know, but it was higher than yesterday's 113.)
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09/03/10 10:20 AM

I have the same problem and i don't understand it either. And mine is increasingly going up. This AM was the highest reading ever at 177. Two days ago it was 147- first time ever over 140 in AM. I only take a cholesterol pill and my last AC1 was 6.4
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