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My BG Is Fairly Decent At Night, Say 5.1 When I Go To Sleep. When I Wake Up In The Morning It Is 8. This Is Worrying
A DiabetesTeam Member asked a question 💭

As a rule I have my last meal at 16h30 and then only have one cup of coffee, no sugar, after that. I am fairly comfortable with my reading in the evening before bed, that averages around 5. But when I wake up and take a reading in the morning it is very high, around 7,9 or 8 sometimes. This is concerning and I want to understand why that is. Please help

posted January 28, 2019
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A DiabetesTeam Member

Are you drinking lots of water?
Water helps flush things out and
helps out all the organs.

posted January 28, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

My doctor told me to have a small snack like cheese and crackers at bedtime. It actually helps

posted April 15, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

You might need a little snack at night. Your blood sugar is dropping at sometime in the night and the liver is kicking in. Try a piece of whole wheat bread and peanut butter. It can keep you steady with the protein and a little bit of carbohydrate.

posted February 10, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

Sometimes eating 5 gr. or so of carbs right before bed can help , look it up though.

posted January 30, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

This should help in explaining this
https://blog.virtahealth.com/dawn-phenomenon/

posted January 29, 2019

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