High bloods overnight and in morning

[OliviaM]

Hi. Been diagnosed over 2 years. Ignored it at first, then focused and did well. Now off the rails since Christmas. HBA1C has been around 6.2. Expecting this to raise next time.

On Metformin SR 2000mg per day. I don't tend to test regularly as advised not to bother. When I do, it is usually between 6 and 7ish.

Overnight was 9.9. 2 hours later 7.9. 2 hours later 7.2.

I did over eat high sugars before bed but it was 4 hours until 9.9 reading. Haven't eaten since last night, only black coffee. My bs are taking forever to come down to a reasonable level.

Advice please. Best not to eat until bs come down? I am thinking if I just let them come down to 6 (never been lower than 6 before) then I can try and be better with my food choices from now on. Not feeling great today. Also had many trips to the bathroom overnight and i haven't had this symptom ever before. Thank you

 

[Ian68]

Don’t let high blood sugars stop you eating if you’re hungry just avoid eating carbs just have some protein such as eggs, lean meat etc. My levels can often stays higher for longer if I skip breakfast.

if you’re not feeling great and frequent bathroom trips, you might have an UT infection we are more susceptible to them.

 

[ianf0ster]

A UT infection like most infections and injury, would also increase your Blood Glucose reading.
Whoever advise not to test BG obviously isn't aware of how testing the BG spike from meals (usually at the 2hr mark) can help in choosing T2D appropriate food and lead to drug free remission.

 

[harbottle]

A UT infection like most infections and injury, would also increase your Blood Glucose reading.
Whoever advise not to test BG obviously isn't aware of how testing the BG spike form meals (usually at the 2hr mark) can help in choosing T2D appropriate food and lead to drug free remission.

I had a dental implant recently, and yesterday the 'healing cap' came out. I had to go back and have it screwed in, which hurt like mad for the afternoon as the screw effectively had to injure my gum as it had fallen into the 'hole' - at the same I noticed my BG rose slightly. By the evening (When the pain had gone) I was back down to my usual 4/5 levels.

 

[Wheelz]

I guess a healthier bedtime snack, but your sugars aren't awful in general.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry to hear you are feeling rough @OliviaM - but great to hear you have been working hard on your diabetes management after ignoring it initially.

Needing the toilet more often often follows blood glucose levels being above 10 for a while. That seems to be roughly the ‘renal threshold’ where the kidneys try to flush out the excess glucose through urination, which in turn leads to increased thirst.

Have you ever seen the method of specifically looking for ‘meal rises’ to tweak and adjust your meals and snacks? You can use your BG meter, by taking a reading before and again 2hrs after eating, to see what the differences are. That way you can try to identify any types of carbs that seem to be spiking BG - initially in a way the numbers themselves matter less than the differences between them. Ideally you would want to see a rise of no more than 2-3mmol/L at the 2hr mark.

Once you can see how you respond to different meals you can begin experimenting with reducing portion sizes of the carbs where you see bigger rises. You might find that you are particularly sensitive to carbohydrate from one source (eg bread), but have more liberty with others (eg oats or basmati rice) - It’s all very individual! You might even find that just having things at a different time of day makes a difference - with breakfast time being the trickiest.

Over a few weeks of experimentation you can gradually tweak and tailor your menu to find one that suits your tastebuds, your waistline, your budget and your BG levels - and a way of eating that is flexible enough to be sustainable long-term. 🙂

If you are interested in this approach you may find test-review-adjust by Alan S a helpful framework.

Hope you start feeling better soon, and let us know how you get on 🙂