My waking blood sugar is typically high every morning. 148 before food or medicine. Actually higher than the night before. Higher after sleeping all night , so I obviously had not consumed food while I slept. I did dream of cake last night, but my dreams can't raise my glucose.
I noticed a trend in how I tested before I was diagnosed, and it frustrated me. It still frustrates me! Why was my glucose so high? Before I started on Metaforim my morning glucose was always between 270-320. My glucose reading was out of control before eating any food. Once I was officially diagnosed, this was one of the first questions I asked on the ADA (American Diabetes Association) website. One of members of the ADA explained about the "liver dump."
The liver like other organs has multiple functions. The liver helps cleanse the blood and with metabolism. The liver helps with the decomposition of red blood cells. The liver stores glycogen and releases it back into the blood as glucose for energy. Even though I'm asleep my body still needs energy to function, so the liver dumps glucose back into the bloodstream. And because I don't have adequate insulin I continue to have too much glucose in my blood. The liver has other functions too but wanted to explain how it affects diabetes.
That actually makes sense and easily answered my question. During the day with the right food and medication it can stay in a more normal range.
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