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Pre-Diabetes and Testing
by garand, Nov 05, 2009 12:10PM
I was recently diagnosed with pre-diabetes with a BGL of 117 and an A1C of 5.7. I have been on a fairly restricted diet with almost no sugar or carb intake and have lost 35 lbs. When I take my BGL in the morning it ranges from 99 - 110, while in the evening it is around 83 - 93, meal or no meal. Why is it in the pre-diabetes range in the morning after almost 12+ hours of fasting and in the normal range for the duration of the day?
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Glucose test - blood and in the normal range for the duration of the day?"
See this article on Dawn Phenomenon; Very high blood glucose in the early morning due to the release of certain hormones in the middle of the night.
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/Articles/Diabetes-Definitions/dawn_phenomenon/
Also read this on Somogyi Effect
http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2067.html