Glucose reading goes up with no intake of food?

Question

At 1 am I awoke due to neuropathy pain in my feet which was extreme, and USUALLY indicates to me that my blood sugar is elevated, which it could have been since I had been to a holiday party last evening. Yet when I tested, my reading was 102. To make sure, I tested again and got 105. This am, at 630am, I did another test (no food) and it was 130. I took my usual insulin dose and came into work. My feet started tingling again, so I tested again.(750 am)..still with no food, because I usually eat around 830am...and it was 156!! Why would this be happening?

Answer 1

First of all, there is up to a 20% variation in either direction with most home monitors. Meaning, your BG variations may really not be as much as you think.

When the body is fasting, the liver puts out glycogen. This causes a raise in blood glucose levels.

When this happens during the early a.m. hours in response to hormonal fluctuations, it is called the "Dawn Phenomenon". Many people with diabetes have this, and find their BG is higher in the a.m. despite fasting all night. Your doctor should have explained this to you.

Delayed gastric emptying (damage to the nerves that control the stomach-called gastroparesis) can also cause a delayed increase in BG levels. Normally your control would be very erratic though.

If you use insulin, you can look into an insulin pump. This is the best way to manage Dawn Phenomenon or routine spikes in BG levels. You can set the basal rate of insulin to increase at the exact time in which your BG starts to rise.

Some Type 2 diabetics also need meds which control excess glycogen release from the liver, which is common in Type 2's.

Also, as been suggested, your insulin or medication coverage is simply running out.

Finally, diabetes can be very hard to control. Do your best, but don't expect a perfectly normal and stable BG 100% of the time.

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Answer 4

In my experience, I have found that the medicine (insulin) peaks out after a certain period of time and afterwords has a declining value. If my insulin peaks out it's usefulness at 3:30pm and I need to eat but don't, the effect will be at say 6:45pm just as high as it would have been with eating ( with no stress or physical activity). This was explained as there is little sugar consuming activity and little activity from the insulin. The insulin effectively eats the sugar out of the blood to produce energy. I was told to think of it as if I had gone for a 25 mile hike and gotten home feeling great, but the next morning I would feel strained muscles or pains. Think about the way your digestive system processes the food you ate at the party the night before. Bread items break down slower than meat items. Had some of the party items been cakes and cookies? Check with your medical provider to be certain in your situation, but that's what I have found to be true for me and my diabetes. Best wishes and good luck.

Answer 5

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Glucose reading goes up with no intake of food?
At 1 am I awoke due to neuropathy pain in my feet which was extreme, and USUALLY indicates to me that my blood sugar is elevated, which it could have been since I had been to a holiday party last evening. Yet when I tested, my reading was 102. To make sure, I tested again and got 105. This am,...

Answer 6

Well, your body does produce glucose from glycogen stored in your liver (mostly) all the time, which is why people don't die overnight or when fasting due to hypoglycemia; so there are sources other than what you eat. The medicion regimens are usually made with this in mind, and I don't know what you're taking, but it sounds like you have good overnight coverage, but maybe your morning insulin (or sulfonyurea) may be a bit on the low side if you're going high without even eating.

Answer 7

Like Gary B. said, when you don't eat for long periods of time, you body goes into starvation mode and starts to released stored glucose and it keeps releasing long after and in bigger amounts then necessary--it's sort of a panic reaction. Which is why diabetics are advised NOT to skip meals, not to get real hungry. Cause you're using glucose but you aren't ingesting any glucose to feed you body, so your body's gotten give your cells the glucose they need to continue to function.

Answer 8

I am assuming that you take some sort of either oral or insulin injection for your diabetes. Many things can contribute to the raise in your blood sugar level... such as the effect of your insulin (or pills) wearing off.. the latency of the sugars in the food and/or drinks taking longer to enter your blood... stress (who doesn't have it during the holiday season) and inactivity. I suggest that you speak to your doctor if this happens frequently and in the short run... be easy on the high starch items and sugars. As you stated you had pain in your feet so maybe you need to also restrict some of the sodium intake, holiday snacks will probably be on that list.
Best plan of action is to be sure that you use your medication as prescribed and eat 5-6 smaller meals during the day. (That will help your blood sugar level not to spike or drop suddenly)
Best of Luck!
:)

Answer 9

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mine does called High colrestrial! what you should do is simple
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Take care & Have An Happy Holidays

Answer 10

Contact you doctor for a precise explanation.

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