My dad recently had an ischemic stroke (2 months ago)He is a Type II diabetic also. Ever since his stroke, we've been monitoring his blood sugar level for him. In the last 3 days, he's been looking more tired. He's lost his energy when he tries to walk. We took him to the ER and the doctors said its probably low blood sugar thats occuring over night. So, check his blood sugar at 6 oclock and it shows 145. No insulin shot is given. We give him his dinner. We check his blood sugar again at 10pm. Its 110. He sleeps through the night and its back to 145 again. Whats going on? Its been shooting up overnight. Is his body digesting the food really slow? i mean..if it is, wouldn't be high 3 hours after his meal when we check his blood sugar level again at 10pm?
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2007-09-15 04:16:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
he's not sneaking out for food.
2007-09-15 04:28:00 · update #1
this is fairly normal! if you checked it at 1am it would probably be low. when your levels start to get too low your liver kicks out glucose to raise your levels. This is why it is high when he wakes up. Try giving him a low carb snack before he goes to bed, this should help. I have the same problem and this typically controls my morning swing.
2007-09-15 05:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by angkrf 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it sounds ok but to find out what is going on need to check at 2 am once in awhile sometimes it will drop fast at that time that is what it does and it has to be checked. do youever have anything really low well if you do get him orange juice and two tsp of sugar and stire if hes not wher ehe can swallow call ems.
2007-09-15 23:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by Tsunami 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when we sleep... our body would release GROWTH HORMONES, which are insulin resistant.. so, without insulin, glucose can't get inside our cells thus these glucose are in the blood causing a rise in one's blood sugar when one sleeps..
if i'm not mistaken... this is called the dawn phenomenon of diabetes...:D
2007-09-15 12:21:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is your day sneaking a late night snack?
2007-09-15 11:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋