So I went to see the nutritionist at the Diabetes centre last week and got some information and a blood glucose machine. I've been playing around with checking things at different time during the day
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Just 2 points in my experience - there IS natural sugar in milk - lactose. It is easily digestable(unless you are lactose intolerant) so I find it raises blood sugar. Eggs WILL raise blood sugar - in a much slower and prolonged manner as it is a protein, but still a raise. Anything you eat that your body can use as energy will raise blood sugar. Some things do it in a quick, and big way (glucose, fructose, etc) and others in a slower, smaller way (Whole, unprocessed grains, proteins, etc)
If your morning (fasting) blood glucose levels are high (ideal is between 5.5 and 6.5) then it may be the you are having sugar lows at night while you sleep, you liver will start creating glucose like crazy to compensate for the extra insulin resulting in a high(er) level of BG in the morning. A light snack that includes a protein at bedtime may help. I am having this issue and the doctor told me not to cut out my snacks. If you start out with a high reading in the morning, and then eat breakfast, you will get an even higher reading no matter what you ate the night before.
Balance is such a hard thing to get right. Good luck!
The 8.2 isn't all that high right now for me in the morning. I haven't been under 7 yet, but it has only been a week of changing my eating habits.
If you start out with a high reading in the morning, and then eat breakfast, you will get an even higher reading no matter what you ate the night before. Today was the first day in a week that I've experienced this much of an increase after eating breakfast and milk hasn't increased my numbers this much in the last week. There must be something else than the milk.
I'm sure the nurse will help me figure this one out on Friday.
Eggs WILL raise blood sugar - in a much slower and prolonged manner as it is a protein, but still a raise. Anything you eat that your body can use as energy will raise blood sugar. Some things do it in a quick, and big way (glucose, fructose, etc) and others in a slower, smaller way (Whole, unprocessed grains, proteins, etc)
If your morning (fasting) blood glucose levels are high (ideal is between 5.5 and 6.5) then it may be the you are having sugar lows at night while you sleep, you liver will start creating glucose like crazy to compensate for the extra insulin resulting in a high(er) level of BG in the morning. A light snack that includes a protein at bedtime may help. I am having this issue and the doctor told me not to cut out my snacks. If you start out with a high reading in the morning, and then eat breakfast, you will get an even higher reading no matter what you ate the night before.
Balance is such a hard thing to get right.
Good luck!
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If you start out with a high reading in the morning, and then eat breakfast, you will get an even higher reading no matter what you ate the night before.
Today was the first day in a week that I've experienced this much of an increase after eating breakfast and milk hasn't increased my numbers this much in the last week. There must be something else than the milk.
I'm sure the nurse will help me figure this one out on Friday.
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