Ask the Expert: How do I control my morning blood sugars?
May 13, 2009
By Jessica Gibbons, Certified Diabetes Educator and Registered Dietitian
Remember that our livers store glucose as glycogen and when we attempt to wake up in the morning, our bodies release some of that glycogen to help get us going. We are ALL more insulin resistant in the morning than any other time of day. Generally, having high blood sugars in the morning has little to do with what you ate last night, unless it was a food really high in fat (ice cream, cheesecake, big hamburger and fries…) If you continue to have high blood sugars on waking, and if you are eating appropriately and exercising regularly, it is time to discuss medication adjustments with your physician.
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 Rose Portz |
May 16, 2009 10:28 PM Thank You, this explains what wasn't told to me before, even though I helped my father and a husband though diabeties and now myself. |
 Scoot |
May 16, 2009 8:41 PM I have been strugling with high morning sugar for about 4 months. I have tried about everything and don't really understand why it raises around 50 points during the night. I have talked to several people and it seems that I am higher than most. Is this a correct or is this about what others are experiencing? |
 lipsie |
May 15, 2009 11:45 AM Great point to be made! If we really want to take action WE have to make this happen and that's controlling what we consume in the evening OR if having issues even though not eatting thing as you mentioned...speaking w/ your Endo/MD...I agree...Thanks Sheila |
