higher: Stress - definitely blood pressure - definitely morning - usually (think about it. your biggest period of inactivity is during sleep. if there is anything still being processed overnight (and there always is), your sugar levels will go up due to inactivity)
now, note that I am type 1 (with the added plus of being overweight), so my mileage may vary. want it to go down? get off the couch. lol. doesnt matter what you do, but get the body moving. even something as simple as a trip to the mall (but not the food court) On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Greg Morphis <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was told to check it once a day at various times. Like I said before > I'm keeping it in check.. only time in weeks its been above 150 was > this Tuesday at 8pm and it was 154. But yesterday I checked it at > 8:30am and it was 124. Less than the 150 but I read it should be lower > in the morning as oppose to evening. Anywho yeah I was meeting a > friend I hadn't seen in a decade so I was freaking nervous.. I don't > think my blood pressure dropped much below 140 until after the ice > broke. > I had checked it a few times.. 144, 145 and a 139. You think this > could have caused it? > Thanks! > > On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> For me, the most important thing is to eat _steady_ amounts. Any >> radical changes to the times and numbers of carbs does crazy things to >> my blood sugar. >> >> And changes to exercise makes a huge difference (not walking at ALL >> one day will raise my levels 40 points, easy, by dinner) >> >> The possible reasons you were at 125 are numerous. Could just be >> elevated due to illness (this is normal, and should go down as you >> heal. Blood sugar is often an indicator you are GETTING sick, as the >> blood sugar goes up even before most symptoms appear). or you could >> have "bounced". or your liver released sugar because it thought you >> needed it. or you switched from complex to simple carbs (and your >> system has a harder time using breaking them down). Or, your "at rest" >> insulin levels are low, and your body will consistantly go up over >> time when you dont eat. >> >> But, the most important thing to remember is _trending_ is important, >> less so than individual measurements. if you are consistently at 125 >> at this time of day for a week, that would be a concern. Once blip on >> the graph is not worrisome. Changes to the trends is more so. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM, Greg Morphis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> So I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes almost a month ago. I have to >>> cut out a lot of carbs from my diet and so far so good. I've been >>> keeping my blood sugar within the normal range. But yesterday all I >>> ate was apple + protein shake for breakfast at 8, at noon I had an >>> apple, and a protein shake around 5.. I know that's not healthy but I >>> wasn't feeling well yesterday and thats about all I could get down. >>> So this morning I check it and it's at 125? WTF? Normal limit is >>> 75-150.. So why it it be "resting" at 125 after not eating for 18 >>> hours? >>> I'm still new to this diabetes thing.. >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:297450 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
