Early morning High Blood Sugar...Why?
I don't eat anything past 7pm. I cannot for the life of me figure out why my blood counts are so high. My doctor is strict at having labs done every 3 months. My A1C was 6.6...my glucose 112. I don't get it my A1C climbed .2 and my glucose up 13 points from last time. I told him I feel like the metformin is not helping to keep the blood sugar in balance no matter if I eat or don't eat and why am I waking up to high finger pick readings. I just don't get it. I count my carbs...stay low, morning, noon and night on the glycemic index. I have no thoughts as to what to do to get things to balance out..and I am getting totally stressed. He suggested a shot once a week that would help with what I am experiencing and it would benefit in weight loss. I researched this so called shot and getting cancer from it could happen. I refused, I have had 3 different types of cancer in my lifetime...I really have my heart set on not having anymore evil cancer. I am a survivor of the last one it will be 19 yrs. Dec. 21.
Thanks for reading! :0)
Mags MT in TX
Hi
. Have you ever heard of the Dawn Phenomenon? It's a common factor behind high blood sugars upon waking. Here is an article about it that might interest you: https://type2diabetes.com/clinical/morning-high-blood-sugar. Your reluctance to take a medication that might cause cancer is understandable. There are a couple things you can try if you don't want to take the medicine your doctor suggested. You can get a continuous glucose monitor so you can track your blood sugar in real time and see specifically what triggers spikes (This will not likely be covered by insurance.). You can ask your doctor for a referral to a dietician who specializes in diabetes and can help you tweak your diet in way that are sustainable for you (Insurance usually covers the costs.). If your doctor is not an endocrinologist, you can ask for a referral. An endocrinologist might find ways to bring your A1C down with increases in your metformin or by adding a medication that does not list cancer among the possible side effects. I hope this helps and that you can bring those blood sugars levels down in ways that are comfortable for you. Best wishes. - Lori (Team Member) Dawn phenomenon
