Any suggestions on how to lower glucose fasting level?
Question:
However he is having problems with his levels when he first wakes us- I know about "the morning phenomenon". Does anyone have any suggestions how how to help this. It isn't as high as it used to be without meds but still it is high- it was 170 this morning. After dinner last night it was 120.
Answers:
Fasting blood sugar should be taken 12 hours after taking dinner.
Divide your meals equally and eat 7 times in a day (ie., in small quantity).
Avoid fat and oils in the diet. Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
Protein snack before bed, cheese or peanut butter or even some small pretzels, dont eat too late, no heavy carb meals avoid diet sodas, they spike sugar, walk after supper, Breath rite nasal strips if he snores, poor sleeping also raises fasting blood glucose and test 12 hrs after last meal.
Well there is something called a sliding scale, which I am on. If your doctor feels or you feel as though a certain time your levels are high, you give yourself a shot of insulin according to how high your sugar level is thats how much you take. Ask your doctor or his doctor and good luck. It works great for me, I have the same exact problem
I know this will sound crazy.but I was in a seminar for natural health and they told us that eating beans with your breakfast would help stabalize your sugar.including the fasting am. Have not put it to practice yet b/c hubby is not too keen on the idea.
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