I am currently in Morocco. I have been keeping my fasting levels below 7.2 for 8 months, but with the advent of extremely hot weather, most of my fasting readings are much higher, in the 7.5 to 8 range. Could the stress caused by this hot weeather be affecting my readings? The only other change is I have dropped my exercise routine by quite a bit, but I am still walking at least 8 kilometers, 5 days a week.