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The Dawn Phenomenon?
Lately I have been having an elevated BG when I wake up in the morning. I was reading about the Dawn Phenomenon and I am thinking that is what is happening. My question to those of you who experience this: Do you see your BG normalize after breakfast? My sugar this morning was 184. I ate my breakfast and took my metformin…
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Does your BG go up while you are sleeping?
I tested my BG before going to bed last night and it was 114. This morning I checked it again and it was 123. I hadn't eaten anything after 7:00 last night. Does this ever happen to you? Any ideas on why it would go up?
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How was your BG after Thanksgiving Dinner?
My goal yesterday was to try to limit my carb intake at dinner, but the food was so good that I let myself indulge a bit and had some extra mashed potatoes and stuffing. After dinner, I was really concerned that my BG was going to skyrocket. I am happy to report that it wasn't too bad. My BG just before dinner was 106 and…
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Post-meal sugar spike?
How much does your sugar typically spike after a meal? My fasting glucose these days is about 112. Today I had a small chili and a grilled chicken go wrap from Wendys for lunch, which is about 45g of carbs. I didn't take my metformin for about 45 minutes after I ate, but when I checked my sugar about 2 hours after eating,…
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Fueling up for a run
I am planning on completing a 5 mile run on Thanksgiving morning. What should I eat the night before and/or the morning of?
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MyFitnessPal vs. The Treadmill
I find a large discrepancy between what MFP calculates for calories burned vs. the cardio machine that I am on. It seems as though MFP is really high. What do you rely on? MFP or the treadmill?
