Hi,
I’m a 58 year old woman from the uk.
I have just been diagnosed, on the 18th dec.
They gave me a home testing kit, and I have been testing over past three days, and I don’t know if it’s anything to worry about , but it’s been ranging from 17.3 mmol at the lowest to 20.3 mmol at the highest.
two questions:
Why does it appear higher in the morning
And
Is it dangerously high?
they have just put me on gliclazide, 40mg twice a day, I don’t suppose it has had chance to work yet.
Hi,
Sorry to hear about your type 2.
What was the blood test results when the doctors did the test?
Your home testing kit ,a finger prick test?
AS you are on medication the numbers should come down. give time.
At times some people have a higher morning blood number, please do google to get better understanding.
Take care.
The GPS blood test results were 17.3, but I hadn't eaten because I'm trying a fasting diet every other day.I have the finger prick test, but it seems to be mostly in the 20s, like just now it was 23.7.
It seems ( and I've only just sussed this out) I go sweaty about two hours after eating, so it's about the same time as testing post meal.
THank you for your response.
Please note that now days GP practice take blood at any time of the day to test 90 day average blood glucose, this is accurate rather than daily blood prick test.
Please ask your GP practice for a HbA1C (90 day average blood test) in the new year.
Eleven years ago my blood test showed I was diabetic, HbA1C was not available at GP practice, we have Q early in the morning on a Wednesday for fasting blood collection.
I went on a life style change to control my type 2, I go for once a year eye check, food check once a year and HbA1C twice a year and cholesterol check.
All the best.
Please do give updates.
sorry that you have not been given any info on this, I have been type 2 about 25 years now, I have suffered very high sugars as well, at my worst my monitor just said hi, at that time I was on three metformin and 150 units of insulin a day but it was still reading high, the GP wanted my go go into hospital but I refused due to fear of hospitals, I then saw a specialist who put me on a once a week injection, I can’t remember its name but the next day my sugars were 7 and my insulin amount dropped to 10 twice a day and I felt the best I had for years, it then started going up again after a year so I got put on trulicity, that was working wonderful until end of 2023 when it become unavailable in the uk then my insulin became harder to get, I am now on rybelsus tablet once a week but they sometimes have difficulty getting that.
I assume you are aware that from now on you don’t have to pay for your prescriptions any more?
You are looking at numbers under ten really, fasting is not good with type 2 because when our sugars go low our liver releases glucose trying to stop us going into a hypo in return giving us a high reading, have you been spoken to about carbs? You should soon be given an appointment to see a diabetic nurse and if your over weight a dietitian, I am over weight but found the dietitian a waste of time.
A big part of diabetes is the food we eat and getting the balance right for you, everyone is different so we have to find a diet that works for us, I have to have u piece of bread about 10pm otherwise I go into a hypo in my sleep making my liver releases more glucose make me have high reading on waking. Another thing I have found is make sure you drink plenty of water and keep hydrated.
Did your GP do a blood test before putting you on the pills and what was the blood test number? Are you over weight? Do you do much exercise? If you remember our glucose reading is high and we use glucose for energy so more exercise uses up more glucose. I started cycling last year and my sugars kept very stable. You are aware you now have this for the rest of you life, you can control it but it will always be there.
All the best Lewis
Also from England
Thank you all so much for your replies ☺️
I cannot do much exercise at the moment, I have severe endometriosis, which has spread everywhere, including bowels and diaphragmatic endometriosis, this effects my lungs unfortunately, and I struggle.
I am 5ft 1 and 11 stone.
I did ask the nurse if intermittent fasting is ok and she said yes, I’ve also seen other sources that say it’s ok.
I may seek out a second opinion in the new year 🙂
I have just read your bio, you have had a hard time of it haven’t you, I am so sorry for that, I had a colonoscopy in 2022 they are not very nice are they? And the prep is real nasty, I have IBS angina high blood pressure kidney stones, I am 61 so a little older than you, it’s not nice always being unwell is it, it’s horrible for our mental state and it’s horrible for our families as well.
yep, not nice at all, I used to be fit 😂
Sorry to hear you have several problems too .
It’s hard for the family, they are not used to me being unwell, and not very active.
The thoracic endometriosis is relatively new, it’s only about 1 1/2 years ago I was climbing over farmers gates, it’s amazing how quickly things can change.
Your not much older then me 😂, my husband’s Nan used to say, age doesn’t come alone, how right she was. ( she also had type 2 diabetes funnily enough)
I also have high blood pressure, I’m on two different tablets for it, but it’s still pretty high.
I used to think everything was down to the endometriosis, now I don’t know what causes what, coz there is an overlap 😂😂😂
How is your husband? It’s very hard for our partners to watch us struggle, when my heart issues started it was in the bad part of Covid and I can still see the look on my wife’s face as I was taken into A&E in November 2020 with suspected heart attack and she was not allowed in the hospital, I had to wait three months to go into Basildon cardiac centre as they could not keep me safe as Covid was very bad there, I had a coronary angiogram in march 2021 at Basildon, if I fell asleep during the day I would wake up with her standing over me looking to see if I was breathing, at night she would put her hand on my back to feel me breathing, it was horrible for her. I hope your husband has someone to talk to? My wife had no one as we were in lockdown at the time.
Sounds like you have a caring wife. 😊
Hi there,
My son is also Type 2, but his tests come out much lower usually in the 7's in the mornings, but if he eats too much or overindulges it gets up to about 8 or9. He's getting the hang of it now, but he is a worrywart, so It's a good job I was a nurse before retiring!
Your readings will be a bit higher in the morning as when you wake, your liver gives you a quick burst of glucose until you can make your breakfast. My son is on Metformin; he did so well in the first 4 months that he got his readings right down, so they halved his dose.
Hope this helps a bit,
Cheers, Midori
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