Hi everyone, I need a bit of reassurance and I know this is the place to come for it. Diagnosed in June, I have been testing three times a day for three weeks and have managed to keep well within the range set for me. On Monday I visited the DN and she was so pleased with me she said I should only test once a day. (I had lost a further 3kg so that makes 6 altogether). Yesterday I had a busy day. I did an hour's walk in the morning, met a friend in London and did a brisk half an hour walk to get back to catch my train. I took my own lunch and had a sensible supper but this morning when I tested it was 8.3 which is the highest before breakfast reading I have ever had. Mostly they have been in the low 6's. Any ideas how I can keep it lower?
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High before breakfast
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Northerner
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Hi Salinda, although this doesn't appear to be 'normal' for you, you shouldn't be too concerned on the basis of one reading. Diabetes has this way of sending the occasional surprise that may or may not have an explanation. It's possible that you have an infection on the way - blood sugar level elevations are often one ot the first indicators of this before you even know you are ill. Indeed, often your immune system will overcome the illness before you even get any other symptoms so without your meter you would never know you were ill! Blame the Diabetes Fairy 🙂 If you were to test before bed then again in the morning you will have a clearer picture of whether some further investigation is required, or you may be back to your usual levels tomorrow!
Without knowing what your level was before bed, it's difficult to know what to attribute the rise to, or if you actually stayed level from your bedtime reading. How do you feel about testing once a day? Are you happy that the food you are eating is not having too much impact on your levels? Different foods can affect people in different ways, so the meter is the best method of determining how things affect you - not really possible on one test a day, but if you are happy with things then don't feel pressured to test. You have clearly made some excellent adjustments in order to manage your diabetes well! 🙂
Without knowing what your level was before bed, it's difficult to know what to attribute the rise to, or if you actually stayed level from your bedtime reading. How do you feel about testing once a day? Are you happy that the food you are eating is not having too much impact on your levels? Different foods can affect people in different ways, so the meter is the best method of determining how things affect you - not really possible on one test a day, but if you are happy with things then don't feel pressured to test. You have clearly made some excellent adjustments in order to manage your diabetes well! 🙂
C*5_Dodger
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Dear Salinda,
As Northie says, one "high" reading is neither here nor there. It is difficult to say anything unless you are more precise - what does "sensible" mean in terms of how much carbs you've eaten! One thing is for certain, illness excepted, the less carbs you consume the lower your subsequent BS reading will be! Have you tried adopting this protocol or something similar?
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