tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post3668775678431847318..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Understanding Fasting Blood SugarJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-8327094602917123482015-07-22T05:05:04.531-04:002015-07-22T05:05:04.531-04:00This is the most information I've gleaned in 1...This is the most information I've gleaned in 18 years of being Diabetic ! Thank you ! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160862845845411782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-80264700519976774032015-05-18T11:25:25.679-04:002015-05-18T11:25:25.679-04:00Lindsey,
That sounds like "Dawn Phenomenon&q...Lindsey,<br /><br />That sounds like "Dawn Phenomenon" which is discussed on this web page: <a href="http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/17561156.php" rel="nofollow">Why Is Blood Sugar Always Highest in the Morning?</a> Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-27657548001165442592015-05-18T10:22:17.244-04:002015-05-18T10:22:17.244-04:00My sugar is always 150 to 170 in the morning when ...My sugar is always 150 to 170 in the morning when I wake. After I eat its usually around 130. My A1C is ok my doctor says what does that mean?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14886372989514546478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-29585619308960926612013-12-23T12:27:46.143-05:002013-12-23T12:27:46.143-05:00I should add I did not have diabetes when I embark...I should add I did not have diabetes when I embarked on the high-carb lowfat diet. By the time I went off it, I was well down the road to full-blown diabetes. I feel very fortunate I caught this in time, and feel duped by the "prevent and reverse diabetes with a whole-foods plant-based diet" propaganda. What utter tripe that is. Shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978898167666626428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-60126610641995987892013-12-23T12:01:36.020-05:002013-12-23T12:01:36.020-05:00I could not agree more with your last comment, Jen...I could not agree more with your last comment, Jenny. For 3 years I followed a strict whole plant foods McDougall diet with the exact proportions Michael Mckeon recommends. At first all seemed well but it became an utter health disaster with extreme polyphagia and out of control blood sugars. I am now non-vegan and lower-carb and have reversed these trends, with outstanding bloodwork and likely Shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978898167666626428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-9955617963977707142013-12-23T08:00:55.311-05:002013-12-23T08:00:55.311-05:00Michael, While you are free to believe whatever yo...Michael, While you are free to believe whatever you want, the "facts" that you cite are not based on human research which shows that when people with abnormal blood sugar stick to low carb diets, they lose weight, improve lipids and other hormonal measures of health. The research you are relying on is mostly derived from rodent research conducted in rodents that were chosen as models ofJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-90426726391366638882013-12-22T22:56:32.166-05:002013-12-22T22:56:32.166-05:00I don't believe that low carb diets are good f...I don't believe that low carb diets are good for NIDDM<br />diabetics, since the alternatives are fat and protein. <br />High protein diets can lead to raised basal IGF-1 which is a driver of type II diabetes, and high fat diets lead to adiposity which is also a driver of diabetes, especially saturated fat which increase inflamatory cytokines IL1 and TNFalpa, directly and indirectly via Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663208748878923673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-90918636892488722782013-11-27T07:52:46.047-05:002013-11-27T07:52:46.047-05:00Rishikrsh,
You may not be making enough insulin t...Rishikrsh,<br /><br />You may not be making enough insulin to covrr the amount of carbs you are eating. Take the metformin with your new diet and see if that helps. It often loiwers fasting blood sugars. <br /><br />Also, you need to be eating more protein, too. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-70501718898713565942013-11-27T00:27:26.644-05:002013-11-27T00:27:26.644-05:00Thanks for the blog. I am recently found out type ...Thanks for the blog. I am recently found out type 2 diabetic. My hbc 7.5 and prescribed metformin bid. But after taking a week I stopped and started using complete diet control. But still, my fasting bg is 130 and above. I eat fruits and rotis which is less of carb. But still I cant understand why fasting bg is not less than 100. Pls advice. I eat 1 apple morning and 2 rotis afternoon with saladrishikesh chidhambaranathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15150490708546368692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-85335553249908095722013-11-19T16:01:03.182-05:002013-11-19T16:01:03.182-05:00The only way to know if your plan will work is to ...The only way to know if your plan will work is to try it for a few weeks. We are have different underlying problems causing our elevated blood sugars, so different strategies will work for different people, <br /><br />Give it a try, and if it doesn't work try something else. <br /><br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-34821815980193379522013-11-19T03:22:06.953-05:002013-11-19T03:22:06.953-05:00last year after retirement I fell to the attack of...last year after retirement I fell to the attack of unexplained anxiety. My sleeps were out. Could not sleep for days even with sleep tablets.Thanks to my Doctor daughter who took me to the Psy Doc. I was administered Lonazep followed by combo of of Nexito and Bupron in increasing order.what surprises is that my morning fasting level continues to be 106 and PP 94 and 103. I remained worried all tigervirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294398684369982938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-5275471713297703052013-11-15T09:13:15.880-05:002013-11-15T09:13:15.880-05:00Karen,
Stress rarely raises blood sugar unless it...Karen,<br /><br />Stress rarely raises blood sugar unless it is the kind that results in a pounding pulse. There is a certain amount of variation in strips that could account for some of the rise--if you see an unexpected reading it is a good idea to wash your hands and then test again, but I would hesitate to blame this rise on stress. <br /><br />I'd suggest that you learn more about how Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-89149708277339256632013-11-14T17:41:00.189-05:002013-11-14T17:41:00.189-05:00I have been pre-diabetic for over 10 years and hav...I have been pre-diabetic for over 10 years and have controlled by diet and exercise. Lately due to stress and depression i have seen a steady increase in BGL. My A1c was 7.7 when i visited my doctor one month ago. She advise that I start Metformin. I declined and expressed that i would like to start a very strict regimen of tight diet and exercise to attempt to bring this down. I have since lost Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334328814924729668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-20684841076885599822013-11-09T12:40:21.819-05:002013-11-09T12:40:21.819-05:00Ann Marie,
As I said, you are using an unusual in...Ann Marie,<br /><br />As I said, you are using an unusual insulin regimen, and if you were given it by an endo, they must have their reasons for prescribing it. So you need to talk to the endo about the problem you are having with the lows and find out what they want you to do. They may need to adjust your dose, but they won't know that if you don't tell them. Getting insulin to work Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-47404044231139173582013-11-08T23:44:00.790-05:002013-11-08T23:44:00.790-05:00I see the Top Endo in my State...What is so unusua...I see the Top Endo in my State...What is so unusual about it...my script says take twice a day...Doc said with breakfast and then dinner...I fast from 12-12...I usually eat about 2 and 10...5:30 / 6:00 would be midrange...I was simply trying to understand why I crash at that time - while I am sleeping...I do not decide my own medications...if it were up to me I would not take anything at all...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-57681337985371239572013-11-08T15:18:44.120-05:002013-11-08T15:18:44.120-05:00Ann Marie,
Your insulin regimen is unusual. R500 ...Ann Marie,<br /><br />Your insulin regimen is unusual. R500 twice a day is not a common prescription. I assume you are seeing an endocrinologist. If so, you need to contact him or her and discuss how you can avoid those lows and lower those highs. <br /><br />If you were not given this regimen by an endocrinologist, you need to see one ASAP and get help adjusting your doses so that they are more Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-5920144962065886732013-11-08T14:11:55.888-05:002013-11-08T14:11:55.888-05:00my blood sugar always drops around 5:30 am...it ca...my blood sugar always drops around 5:30 am...it can be anywhere from 90-40 depending on how tired I am and slow to get up...I wake with the shakes and soaked from sweat...I am taking humulin r 500 and take 13/15 units twice a day...my blood sugar before bed averages 200 - 350 and by noon I am usually around 200...why does it drop at the same time each morning and what can I do to prevent thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-24186990592918834762013-10-10T10:19:10.070-04:002013-10-10T10:19:10.070-04:00LeeAnn,
Lack of sleep is known to raise insulin r...LeeAnn,<br /><br />Lack of sleep is known to raise insulin resistance. But whatever the explanation, if you are getting fasting blood sugars over 125 while eating a very low carb diet, you need to talk to your doctor. Those are very high readings for someone on a VLC diet and they are high enough to give you a diagnosis of diabetes even eating a non-LC diet. <br /><br />It is possible that Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-43013322787711645302013-10-10T09:59:33.289-04:002013-10-10T09:59:33.289-04:00Jenny,
I have been wheat free/sugar free, low car...Jenny,<br /><br />I have been wheat free/sugar free, low carb (no more than 25 a day), and my blood sugars still run slightly on the high side (90-100). This doesn’t really bother me much, because the levels remain consistent mostly even during the day, with very minimal fluctuation even after eating. I have not, nor ever have, been diagnosed with diabetes. I am on NO medications, with the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581232199099195166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-88103454759315379892013-08-27T18:11:38.444-04:002013-08-27T18:11:38.444-04:00Thanks Jenny for sharing your valuable knowledge w...Thanks Jenny for sharing your valuable knowledge with all of us. You are doing a wonderful job. <br /><br />Thanks <br />Umar <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910007279074566552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-12148087450864677132013-08-23T08:13:28.732-04:002013-08-23T08:13:28.732-04:00Umer,
When both parents are diabetic, there is a ...Umer,<br /><br />When both parents are diabetic, there is a strong genetic component involved, and despite what you have heard, those genetic components are a major cause of diabetes. So yes, you have a greater chance of becoming diabetic than someone without diabetic parents, and that higher than normal fasting blood sugar does tell you that you are not making insulin in a totally normal way.<brJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-90124416748297720732013-08-22T11:24:53.703-04:002013-08-22T11:24:53.703-04:00Hi Jenny,
After my annual medical examination thi...Hi Jenny, <br />After my annual medical examination this year my HA1C was 6.O & Fasting sugar level of 5.6. I have no previous history of blood sugar problem and using no medication. Almost 3 month before this test I joined Gym and was on high protein & high crab diet(High carb & protein meal with 4 cups of coffee with sugar, fruits and sweeteners in between.). My doctor total me Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910007279074566552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-63117866142466134692013-07-27T07:57:23.410-04:002013-07-27T07:57:23.410-04:00Anjali,
A single high reading may be due to meter...Anjali,<br /><br />A single high reading may be due to meter error or having something on your finger. Only if you continue to see many high readings, you would need to act. Your other readings sound very normal.<br /><br />If you see many high readings, first try the strategy you'll find at this page <a href="http://bloodsugar101.com/how.php" rel="nofollow">How to Lower Your Blood Sugar</a>.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-64916936793887639852013-07-27T02:16:53.857-04:002013-07-27T02:16:53.857-04:00hi jenny....your post is very useful. for dthe fir...hi jenny....your post is very useful. for dthe first time i had fbg 130 mg and after meal it is 89 mg. before this result i had fbg 70-80mg. im worried and want to know if i need any medication? thanks<br />anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469604929957773412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-61802390720425159772013-04-16T12:54:03.048-04:002013-04-16T12:54:03.048-04:00Jean-Pierre,
Those readings at 2 hours are too lo...Jean-Pierre,<br /><br />Those readings at 2 hours are too low. Diamicron causes insulin to be secreted without reference to how much glucose is in the bloodstream. When you lower your carb intake, you need to lower or eliminate your dose of Diamicron. Otherwise, you can experience dangerous hypos. You don't ever want your blood sugar dropping below 4.4 when you are taking Diamicron, because Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.com