High Fasting BS

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My highest BS reading of the day is my fasting BS. Any ideas why or what I can do about it?

It's been like this pretty much since diagnosis (once I had got my diet controlled). I have tested at 2am, and my BS is perfectly within range then whether I have a bedtime snack or not. But, in the morning, it can range from 6.5 (117) to 8 (144) or higher during my period.

At the moment I'm trying to compensate for it by not eating a proper breakfast. I start eating little bits of food throughout the morning starting a couple of hours after waking to give my body time to deal with the BS.

I'm treating myself with diet and the occasional Metformin (when I have to eat out or during illness etc). I was taking Metformin regularly but even then I had high fasting BS.

2

As a T2, I also suffer from high morning numbers. I call it Darn Phenomenon (DP), although it is actually Dawn Phenomenon. My experience is that if I awake with DP, not eating breakfast makes it worse. You might also try taking your metformin at night as a way of timing the dose to help you morning numbers.

3

Adding basal insulin will help. The support from this insulin will help your residual beta cells to cover the dawn phenomenon. I would recommend to start with one shot of Lantus before going to bed.