Aug 15, 2011 -- 7:08PM, penney wrote:

actually its when I test at home I have the best #s usually 85-95

its when I have it done at the lab its higher last dec starving was 115 this time it was 121

Id try the cheese bit but for the lab tests you cant eat 12 hrs before

I really dont know what to do anymore Im so tried of playing this eating game--its easier just not to eat

yet dr tells me not to worry since the NMR tests came back real good

whats a person to do?

thanks for the advice though anything helps

We are talking two different things,    you did not mention the lab or doctors test I was talking your test at home.     Many of us have higher readings at the lab,   why because again its been hours since we ate.     The body senses you up and active and you have not eaten so its going to dump glucose.    If you keep stressing over these tests its just going to drive the numbers higher.         Also the  idea of not eating is actually the wrong idea,     I could not figure out why my numbers would go higher without food,    yup its the liver dump   if you keep going without food the body will just keep dumping glucose and   the liver will not shut off the dump it will just keep dumping.

Aug 15, 2011 -- 5:42PM, penney wrote:

thanks for the great explanation

my next set of #S isnt due until dec but Im really going to watch what I eat and and cut back to no carbs if I can

for the next 3 months and see what the a1c is I know Ill be cranky and miserable for the next 3 months

but I want to see where Im at

does it matter that much that I do the starving test about an hour after I get up-or do I have to do it as soon as I get up

which is the more accurate way of doing this

thanks for all your help

 

 

 

     Most of us find if we wait the bs will  go higher because of DP    the lower number should be when you get up,   you can also try a piece of cheese to stop the dumping,   it works for some. 

Aug 10, 2011 -- 5:03PM, penney wrote:

first all could someone please explain what this dawn phenonam is--I some what have an idea but not a complete picture

next what Im questioning here is the 6 weeks  before my last dr app my "starving" # was never over 100 mostly 85-95

also the times that I tested 1 hr after eating usually was 125-135

at 2 hrs I was 100-120

so I was very upset when I got my #S from the dr

starving was 121!!--he didnt do a 2 hr this time

in the 2 yrs since Ive been playing this # game starving was 102-106

2 hr was 104-106

I was very strressed the last time I went for the #s tests

yet the a1c was also up from 5.6 this time 5.9

yet the NMR test shows that Im low risk for CVD and diabetes

 

any advice

thanks all

 

 

 

 

You really answered your own question,      you were stressed and the liver most likely dumped glucose.    This is going to be a long run,   if you stress the body picks that up,   it can even dump glucose if it senses you have not ate any food and will give you energy with a glucose dump.    DP  does the same in the morning,   it gives you a wake up jolt of energy which is stored glucose from the liver so your fasting bs could be higher it is something we live with  your doing fine   look at what your eating and see if you can cut a few carbs and see if your numbers improve.

first all could someone please explain what this dawn phenonam is--I some what have an idea but not a complete picture

next what Im questioning here is the 6 weeks  before my last dr app my "starving" # was never over 100 mostly 85-95

also the times that I tested 1 hr after eating usually was 125-135

at 2 hrs I was 100-120

so I was very upset when I got my #S from the dr

starving was 121!!--he didnt do a 2 hr this time

in the 2 yrs since Ive been playing this # game starving was 102-106

2 hr was 104-106

I was very strressed the last time I went for the #s tests

yet the a1c was also up from 5.6 this time 5.9

yet the NMR test shows that Im low risk for CVD and diabetes

any advice

thanks all