Does DP & FOTF affect Type 2s

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Hi all, the question above is just for my curiosity. I’ve always taken my first fasting finger prick BG after getting up and after shower etc. I’m self funding the BG metre but wondering if I should buy a second to test at my bedside or am I overthinking things? (an annoying tendency of mine)
Thanks in advance for any responses
 
Suzie72 said:
Hi all, the question above is just for my curiosity. I’ve always taken my first fasting finger prick BG after getting up and after shower etc. I’m self funding the BG metre but wondering if I should buy a second to test at my bedside or am I overthinking things? (an annoying tendency of mine)
Thanks in advance for any responses
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Yes, testing before you get out of bed does minimise the FOTF factor, but you really only need the one meter - just remember to take it to bed with you!
 
If I'm assuming correct and 'dawn phenomenon' and 'foot on the floor' are your acronyms, then yes I think everyone can be affected. I stopped taking my blood glucose levels in the morning as they were all over the place and varied quite wildly to the rest of the day. Any time after 11am is a good place to start for me - a little bit like my day itself :rofl:

As for buying a second monitor. As above, just take it to bed with you a few times and take a reading before you get out of bed. If that reading is no different to what you have taken previously, then you would be wasting your money on a second meter.
 
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Yes, testing before you get out of bed does minimise the FOTF factor, but you really only need the one meter - just remember to take it to bed with you!
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It doesn't minimize it at all. It just hides it.
 
To my knowledge yes although I would expect someone in the pre-diabetes range to be affected less. It is the body's response to waking and preparing for the day ahead. I think you need to cost out options as it could be worth considering Libre to use with a smartphone as you can always go back to finger pricking when/if things improve, e.g. go into remission. It is never cured as Type II is also a disease of age as approximately one third of 80 year olds are diabetic to various degrees.

BTW well done on the weight loss. I have lost 9lb but struggling with the other 22lb. I am Type I though but gained it whilst in a locked Covid recovery ward!:(
 
I think everyone gets it, whether they have diabetes or not… but having a slightly wonky metabolism means that you see the effects much more clearly, because the body is less adept at dealing with changes in glucose levels.

As far as I understand it, DP / FOTF is part of the Circadian Rhythm and happens to everyone.

I’d think it would only make a difference for FOTF, because DP would have happened before most people get up?
 
Thank you all for your explanations very much appreciated
 
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