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I will have to see if I can imprint that into my brain deep enough that it registers the next time I have a sleepless night. My sleep has been much better since I went LCHF. I still don't sleep long (5 1/2 or so hours per night) but I'm not awake or restless as much. Last night was an exception, a period of less than 2 hrs asleep then 2+ hrs awake then 2 hrs asleep. I wish I had thought to do a bg reading at 2 AM and another at 5:30.gaelicstorm26 wrote: »KeithF6250 wrote: »
That is a very interesting observation, I wonder if it is generally true. I have had trouble relating the Fitbit sleep reports to anything but you may be onto something.CrisEBTrue wrote: »Re: the Dawn Phenomenon..
I got a Fitbit and I was tracking steps, etc etc. And in tracking my sleep, I found a correlation between
nights where I was restless/ had trouble sleeping/ woke up too early/ had to get up at 3am to use the bathroom... and wickedly higher blood sugar numbers in the morning...
NO MATTER WHAT I HAD EATEN the day/ night before.
That was news to me.
Good luck. It is such a frustrating disease; only those who have it know how totally frustrating it is to stay "legal".
Last night we had huge thunderstorms. Scared the dog, who woke me up, then one of the kids got scared. I ended up sleeping horribly. The past few days my fasting numbers have been under 100. This morning it was 123. Looking at my Fitbit recording of my sleep, you can see that I was awake/restless for about 45 minutes overnight.
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So here is a weird thing (to me at least). I've been LCHF for the past 10 days or so. The last time I stuck with LCHF I noticed that I would just pop right out of bed nice and early ready to go. Well it started happening yesterday again. Pleasant surprise to me. I really need to be getting up early so this is awesome news for me. I never attributed it to the idea that eating LCHF could be causing that. Is this a common thing for people who do LCHF?0
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Haha, I wish I popped right out of bed. Of course I also have auto-immune thyroid disease so that could be why...
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They call it "Dawn Syndrome" but awhile back I'd read that it's (possibly) due to an extra rush of adrenaline...
the instinctive, automatic "fight or flight" bodily response to awakening too early or unexpectedly.... or other unexpected events... some bozo cuts you off on the highway, a branch falls in your face when you're out for a walk.. you get shaky and your heart starts pounding--and your blood sugar goes up.
It makes sense. Our glands are all inter-connected (duh) and if the adrenal glands react, it makes sense that it would affect diabetics in a negative way. And especially in the instance that you mentioned of waking up with a start because of a thunderstorm. Boom, your body pumps extra glucose into your system to get you ready for *whatever*.
My numbers have always been high first thing in the morning. I swear, I think I could go for days without food and nothing would change.
I have been on Bydureon for 8 weeks and my numbers have gone up. *whine*
How depressing. Now, I am seriously cutting carbs.
As a result, today MFP told me I'm not eating enough.
Annoyinggggggg and depressing. Give up everything, and what... Pffffffbbbttthhhh
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I really need to be getting up early so this is awesome news for me. I never attributed it to the idea that eating LCHF could be causing that. Is this a common thing for people who do LCHF?
Yep, I have seen lots of people mention feeling like they need less sleep on LCHF, or that they are more alert when they wake up and ready to go. Its not uncommon at all, I don't know the reason for it though.0 -
Good morning all! I did go on Levemir flex pen and for me it was a good decision.And watching my carbs no more than 100 a day as recommended by my Endo's nutritionist helped a lot. A1c went from 7.5 to 6.2 and hoping to get it into the 5's by next visit. I always have a protein snack,or I have 1 fruit a day with a little protein like 10 almonds or a low fat cheese stick,this will help keep your #'s down. Diane0
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I'm going to see the Dr. today to talk about tweaking my meds. (I'm a 65 year old
type 2)
I've been reading about the LCHF diet... sounds interesting.
Thanks for mentioning that.
I will confess that I am a bread lover. I've cut WAAAAY back. I'd still rather have a hunk of crunchy sourdough with some butter, than a piece of cake... but that's all just a memory now.
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CrisEBTrue wrote: »I'm going to see the Dr. today to talk about tweaking my meds. (I'm a 65 year old
type 2)
I've been reading about the LCHF diet... sounds interesting.
Thanks for mentioning that.
I will confess that I am a bread lover. I've cut WAAAAY back. I'd still rather have a hunk of crunchy sourdough with some butter, than a piece of cake... but that's all just a memory now.
You're welcome to look my diary it's open. My diabetes log is there too. I do LCHF.
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I did not read all of the comments and I am not a diabetes expert but I will tell you I was diagnosed about 2 years ago...briefly. My endocrinologist put me on Victoza which in my opinion saved me. They are daily injections (which were a piece of cake) Not only does it lower your sugar but totally takes away your appetite. The key in most cases of getting diabetes under control is weight loss. Once I lost the weight I learned to control my eating using MFP and only took the Victoza for about 4 mos. It was a miracle drug for me...I encourage you to look into it!0
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Thanks fr the post. Did you find that Levemir maxe you gain weight?Good morning all! I did go on Levemir flex pen and for me it was a good decision.And watching my carbs no more than 100 a day as recommended by my Endo's nutritionist helped a lot. A1c went from 7.5 to 6.2 and hoping to get it into the 5's by next visit. I always have a protein snack,or I have 1 fruit a day with a little protein like 10 almonds or a low fat cheese stick,this will help keep your #'s down. Diane
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