Checking sugar?!
Question: i have to check my mom's blood levels 2 times a day. In the morning about an hour after she gets up (nothing to eat or drink since night before) her level is really high usally over over 200. In the evening about an hour after last meal it is a little lower around 140 or higher.
Question is why is it so much higher in morning after sleeping all night , then in evening.
Answers: i have to check my mom's blood levels 2 times a day. In the morning about an hour after she gets up (nothing to eat or drink since night before) her level is really high usally over over 200. In the evening about an hour after last meal it is a little lower around 140 or higher.
Question is why is it so much higher in morning after sleeping all night , then in evening.
there is no exercise while you are sleeping. so if she eats before bed then it will rise while she sleeps. during the day she is probably getting some sort of activity, so it is burning the carbs. if she is on insulin, she should probably up her NPH dose at night to keep it lower during the night. Good luck!
Have a doctor check her fasting glucose. Make and appt for the doctors and write down everything she eats and when to take with you to her doctors appt. Also, continue to take her glucose readings at home 2-3 times a day.
She may be eating to many carbs in the evening. Concentrate on more veggies/meat and less carbs in each meal. If she eats rice -- make it brown rice and substitute sweet potatoe w/ Splenda and Smart Control spread instead of white potatoes.
One of two causes:
Dawn phenomenon. The dawn phenomenon is the end result of a combination of natural body changes that occur during the sleep cycle and can be explained as follows. Between 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., your body starts to increase the amounts of counterregulatory hormones (Growth hormone, cortisol and catecholamines). These hormones work against insulin's action to drop blood sugars. The increased release of these counterregulatory hormones, at a time when bedtime insulin is wearing out, results in an increase in blood sugars. These combined events cause your body's blood sugar levels to rise in the morning (at "dawn").
Somogyi effect. Named after the doctor who first wrote about it, this condition is also called "rebound hyperglycemia." Although the cascade of events and end result -- high blood sugar levels in the morning -- is the same as in the dawn phenomenon, the cause is more "man-made" (a result of poor diabetes management) in the Somogyi effect. The term refers to pattern of high morning sugars preceded by an episode of asymptomatic (without symptoms) hypoglycemia. Your blood sugar may drop too low in the middle of the night, so your body counters by releasing hormones to raise the sugar levels. This could happen if you took too much insulin earlier or if you did not have enough of a bedtime snack.
Not to be rude, but I think your mother should be in charge of her own blood sugar checking. You should not have to do it for her unless she is an invalid.
Depending if she is on medication her doctor may need to up her dosage at night. Try checking her sugar before and after each meal so you can get and understanding where her level is throughout the day. She should also be on a diet to counter balance her glucose levels. You may want to consult her doctor.