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Group 7-day waking average?

4.8 today - which is nice...:D
 
Well one says 6-4, one says 7-6 and the other says 8-7 hope to get monitors sorted for tomorrow ....
 
Morning all 5.9 for me today 🙂
 
9.5 this morning, woke up in a pool of sweat.

I don't think the medication below is working...
 
bill hopkinson said:
9.5 this morning, woke up in a pool of sweat.

I don't think the medication below is working...
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I wonder if it was a rebound high from a night hypo Bill? Did you test before bed? It might be worth setting your alarm for 3 am to see what your levels are then - this is usually the time of night when our livers produce the least glucose, so our levels tend to be at their lowest. If you drop too low then the liver can respond by releasing a flood of glucose to raise levels, although because the mechanism is faulty this cannot be relied upon to happen - better to head off those lows 🙂
 
Northerner said:
I wonder if it was a rebound high from a night hypo Bill? Did you test before bed? It might be worth setting your alarm for 3 am to see what your levels are then - this is usually the time of night when our livers produce the least glucose, so our levels tend to be at their lowest. If you drop too low then the liver can respond by releasing a flood of glucose to raise levels, although because the mechanism is faulty this cannot be relied upon to happen - better to head off those lows 🙂
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Tuesday night I took blood sugars at 3.00am when I also woke up sweating: 7.8.
Yesterday 3 hours after eating 8.4
I am going to ring the surgery and say I am anxious about the new meds regime.
 
Morning 5.6 for me today 🙂
 
10.0 this morning.
Follows a very light meal at 6.00pm, and only hot water to drink until bedtime.
 
bill hopkinson said:
6.5 last night
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Do you test as soon as you wake up in the morning Bill, or a bit after? A lot of people experience a rise in levels due to the liver giving a 'boost' of glucose to get you ready for the day (known as 'Dawn Phenomenon'). Often, eating something shortly after rising will 'switch off' this mechanism - preferably low-carb.
 
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