high blood sugar

[notlimah]

I wake up over 140 every morning and it spikes even higher when I wake up. Does not come down even after taking my glucovance. I eat NOTHING till it comes down in the afternoon.
At night I eat a mill and take my medicine and then the meds bring me down low so I eat to come up but
I am usually around 125 at 3am in the morning.
The medicine does not do anything in the am to bring me down. I have asked my dr and he has not offered to do any tests as to what is going on.
I need to find a doctor in Maryland that is good at this. Any help would be appreciated as I am not happy with my levels

[madgeOwens]

That was very interesting and informative. Thanks, I never thought about the sugar going up in the morning being turned around bt actually eating. Bang! I could have had a v8!

[Tink70]

You need to eat with in one to two hours after waking....my sugar will actually go up if I don't eat.  My liver starts to make sugar and since I don't produce enough insulin and can't adequately use the insulin I produce it will just keep rising!  Strangely enough, as soon as I eat - the levels will stabilize.  If you are waking up at 3am with a 125 (although that is a good number - your liver might be confused and then start pumping out extra sugar which is causing you the higher fastings.  I have this problem too and still can't really find a "cure" for it.  Docs don't even know what to do...it isn't an exact science yet.
If you can, try eating something at 3am - not much - 15 grams of carbs with protein to balance it out.  Maybe have a 4 oz glass of milk.  Just an idea.
Hope all goes well....

[WaveRider]

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[madgeOwens]

They say you should eat small meals every 3 hours or so, and not eating is not good for you either.  Watch your carbs.