New to GD, ? about am numbers

shawna0116

Hi there!  I just got diagnosed with GD about 2 weeks ago.  Started the diet and the 4x a day blood monitoring.  So far my after meal numbers are perfect, but my am fasting numbers need help.  I typically get home from work around 7:15 and eating dinner by 7:30.  It's already hard for me to stay up the 2 hrs to test my blood and then go to bed. So I can't get in my evening snack (at least during the week) Weekends, I'm fine.  Any suggestions? 

heie0008

In my opinion, testing 1 hour after that meal would be better than not testing at all before bed. I would at least try to have a small snack.

kristin172429

What PP said.  I would just test after dinner on the one hour instead of the two hour.  My doc said that it is a 10 point difference, so if you have to be under 120 at 2 hours, you would have to be under 130 at one hour, but they could advise you as to what they want to see.  Then, once you switch to the one hour, get that bedtime snack in.  It really does help fasting numbers.

DBride2006

Can't you just have your snack right after you test at two hours? That snack can definitely affect your fasting numbers and if you can't get your fasting numbers under control, it might mean insulin... so I would definitely do what I can to work in that snack.

 

alkinney

For me, my evening snack is KEY to getting good morning numbers.  I test 1 hour post meal.  I have to be 130 or less. Why don't you try that?  (I also have the option of testing 2 hours post, at 120 or less).

Snack... I eat it as late as possible.  I literally take it to bed, and take my last bite before I turn out the lights. If I eat it too early, my am numbers are off the charts.

I tried an experiment last week b/c I have horrible "wake me up gagging" acid reflux.  I ate my snack at 830 pm (bedtime around 10/10:30) to see if my numbers were better and my reflux was better. Reflux improved, but I was at 97-108 every morning as a result.  This week, I switched back to 9:30 pm, and my levels have been 62 - 82 in the morning.  As for the reflux, I am taking my meds at night now (as opposed to am) and that has fixed the problem.

I read on a web-site that the ideal time to test for tasting is around 9 hours post evening snack... and if I stick to that i"m good. 

I find that GD is a lot of tweaking and experimenting to get the right combo.  I think it has taken me 4 weeks to figure out what the perfect combos. are for me.  Try out some other strategies to see if it helps, and good luck!

Daniem0828

how high is your fasting number? I find my fasting is my best number. Im usually in the 75-86 range for fasting but if i don't eat a snack I start in the 90s then my numbers for the rest of the day are usually higher unless I eat a crap load of meat and peanut butter or eggs... to bring it back to my normal after meal range

shawna0116

Daniem0828:

how high is your fasting number? I find my fasting is my best number. Im usually in the 75-86 range for fasting but if i don't eat a snack I start in the 90s then my numbers for the rest of the day are usually higher unless I eat a crap load of meat and peanut butter or eggs... to bring it back to my normal after meal range

Right now they have been in the high 90's, low 100's.  Dr says that too high. 

shawna0116

Thank you ladies for your wisdom.  I'm gonna try the one hr testing first with the snack and then the 2 hr with the snack.

jmiskimins

Are you under 90 on the weekends when you get a snack? I struggled with my fasting number for quite awhile, same type of numbers you are seeing. I was put on medication within about two weeks of diagnosis because of it. It was better with the medication and then I started having either a greek yogurt or an Atkins shake before bed and never had a high fasting again. I read lots of suggestions and what worked for others definitely did not work for me, so there was a lot of trial and error.