Another reason why blood sugar levels (BSLs)are elevated in the morning
is that the liver continues to release glucose through the night. The
absence of movement or exercise during sleep (which would cause muscle
cells to take up and use that glucose) plus reduced fluid intake and
urine output (that would remove some of the glucose from the blood
stream), causes morning BSL's to be higher in the morning in many
diabetics even though they may not have had anything to eat before going
to bed the night before.

Kind regards,

Fran Sheffield
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Robert & Shannon Nelson wrote:
> Some people will have a blood sugar spike even after *any* fruit, and
> can also happen in response to any food one is allergic / intolerant
> to. It's great that she's using the monitor! That can give her very
> good insight into which foods *her* body is able to make best use of.
> Anything that causes a spike needs to be either avoided, or perhaps
> eating at the end of a protein-containing meal would let it be utilized
> better.
>
> As well as sticking to low glycemic load, one needs to eat small,
> protein-containing meals spread thru the day (as with a hypoglycemic
> diet), as well as plenty of veggies and high-quality fats. There are
> herbs that are said to be good too, but hopefully someone else can
> remember which those are?
> Shannon
>
> On May 14, 2008, at 11:51 PM, <jtikari (AT) vsnl (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>> How reliable are tests done at home?
>>
>> My mother uses one and rings me to tell me her
>> sugar varies from 100 one day to 200 the following morning.
>> She says because she had half a mango.
>> On the glycemic chart a mango is well within the range.
>>
>> I have read articles where doctors regularly claim that diabetes
>> can be controlled and cured with diet alone - if one consumes
>> foods with low glycemic load.
>>
>> Has anyone had any experience in this?
>>
>> Jeff
>>