Group 7-day waking average?

3.6. Not a good start to the day and I was nearly late for work. I just couldn't get moving.
 
I've just got over a chest infection that I've had for 5 weeks, had 2 lots of antibiotics and steroids for it and my worst ever waking BG reading was 20.4😱, just shows what infections can do to your BG's.
 
Always confused by morning readings, went to bed it was 7.4 - woke up with 8.6 and I'm sure I didn't sleepwalk to the fridge during the night.
 
itsallgood said:
Always confused by morning readings, went to bed it was 7.4 - woke up with 8.6 and I'm sure I didn't sleepwalk to the fridge during the night.
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A lot of people suffer from what is known as 'dawn phenomenon', which is when your liver releases extra glucose in the morning to give you an energy boost at the start of the day. As diabetics, we could really do without it!
 
Thanks Northerner. Another thing I wonder about is when my bg ever gets down to what would be nearer 'normal' for a normal person (around 5) I feel absolutely starving and a bit sort of weak and shaky and have to eat something a bit quick.

I'm guessing this is because I can't use the glucose that is there at that level?
 
itsallgood said:
Thanks Northerner. Another thing I wonder about is when my bg ever gets down to what would be nearer 'normal' for a normal person (around 5) I feel absolutely starving and a bit sort of weak and shaky and have to eat something a bit quick.

I'm guessing this is because I can't use the glucose that is there at that level?
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No, this will be because your body and brain have become accustomed to higher BG levels, so it reacts as though you are having low blood sugar (hypo) when you go down to these levels. As you start to get readings in the 5s more often these symptoms will reduce 🙂
 
Northerner said:
No, this will be because your body and brain have become accustomed to higher BG levels, so it reacts as though you are having low blood sugar (hypo) when you go down to these levels. As you start to get readings in the 5s more often these symptoms will reduce 🙂
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Mine was 6.7 this morning
Also thanks Northerner for the above advice, had wondered why I was feeling shakey and a bit weak when my bg was lower
 
Thanks again Northerner, never knew that - hopefully I can get my readings down without the shakes eventually.:confused:
 
Good morning 5.6 for me
 
4.8 for me this morning

I had a bit of a hypo a around 2am, wakened, felt iffy, tested. 1.7!!!!!!

Guess I need to rethink my insulin regime, again
 
Same for me, 5.3, whoopee. Eat your heart out McGonagall.
 
7.8 for me
 
Good morning 5.1 for me
 
5.2 this morning
 
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