surely it should be at its lowest ???
2006-10-25 22:05:17 · 11 answers · asked by puddykat01 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Hi
I have been a diabetic for 22 years and just found this website about 3months ago. This is a great website for diabetics.
http://www.diabetesforums.com/
2006-10-26 02:27:26 · answer #1 · answered by carpet guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you using a insulin pump or just injections? If you are using a pump I would say that it has some to do with what you ate before you went to bed but also and more importantly what your basal amount is set at from your doctor through the night because it sounds like you are no getting enough. If you take injections try using a slow acting insulin like lantis which you take once a day in the morning or before bed and it releases throught the night and day to help manage against high blood sugars.
2006-10-26 15:27:12 · answer #2 · answered by Randog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been a diabetic for 10 years now and I am type 1. Try to get up and check your blood sugar around 2am and then again around 3:30am. I was told that some time around 3 am your liver sends out a burst of sugar to keep you from dropping too low in the middle of the night, which works great for non diabetics, but for those of us who are diabetics it shoots us up too high in the mornings. Hope this helps you. Take Care
2006-10-26 02:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by astars2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's due to lack of physical activity whilst you're asleep. This is one reason why doctors, usually, do a fasting (after sleep) blood glucose test before diagnosing diabetes. (It's unlikely that you'll be eating whilst you're asleep, so, naturally, your blood sugar reading will be what you've eaten several hours before. Normally, a person without diabetes would have produced insulin to lower their blood sugar levels. In type 2 diabetics, what tends to happen is that the insulin produced isn't able to carry out it's job. This is insulin resistance, which is why blood sugars remain higher than normal.)
2006-10-26 01:04:17 · answer #4 · answered by micksmixxx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My father is diabetic and from what I gather the reading first thing in the morning will be gathering information from what you have consumed the night before. Also as exercise helps improve the levels the mere fact that you are awake and moving about throughout the day will help the levels improve.
2006-10-25 22:12:39 · answer #5 · answered by tiz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Ive had diabetes for 35 years, I would say its lack of exersize (obviously while you are sleeping) Do you take a slow acting insulin before bed time? If so maybe a bit more would do the trick,if not ask your doctor.
2006-10-25 22:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by tonywatty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you taking enough insulin at bedtime?
Could you be eating in your sleep? (strange I know but it does happen).
Are you cleaning your hands thoroughly before you test? (if you get up and cleanse etc before you test then there could be glucose in whatever you are using, which, may cause the reading to be falsely high).
If you cannot think of a rationale explaination then maybe it would be a good idea to see your practice nurse, or attend a Diabetes clinic if there is one in your area, as you are right that it should not be high at this time.
2006-10-25 22:16:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My nutritionist told me that it could be your medicine. Since the longest gap between meals is dinner & breakfast, you medicine may depress your blood sugar so low while you sleep, that you body manufactures more sugar to prevent you from having low blood suagr syndrome.
2006-10-26 01:32:19 · answer #8 · answered by Sinned2471 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called, "Dawn Phenomenon" where the liver puts out sugar to keep us from going low. It doesn't always happen but it happens to many of us. You can't stop it.
2006-10-26 10:20:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
u have eaten to much sugar that is impossible to come down
2006-10-26 06:28:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋