Type two diabetes - morning blood sugar levels

Hello @archer8119, and welcome to Connect.

I would like to introduce some other members with diabetes who might have a bit more to share about morning blood sugar levels. @ihatediabetes, @panicek @lesiel @minda77 @bogdel, @cowen150, @kbart, @nancywhite @amy75, and @lesiel, do you have any experience with blood sugar levels being high in the morning?

My sugar levels have just started this. I use stay around 120 - 130.
My A1C has been very good.
A1C has been holding between 4.6 & 5.6 I have been trying to keep it
ate that point.
But with them staying so high in the mornings I am getting very worried about my A1C
Climbing too high .

Sometimes I don't think there is rhyme or reason for blood sugars to go high or low. My blood sugars run in cycles. It will go for a few months doing well and staying down but just in the past two weeks it has been running high ( 300's). I don't eat any differently and I do exercise. I just don't understand them either. I hope you can get answers and then share with me. Thank you. MollyB1968

Thanks I am beginning to think the same way you are .

Hi @archer8119 and Molly,
Did you see this discussion on Connect?
- My Diabetes 2 Backwards Numbers---Anyone else? http://mayocl.in/2qUOsjK

@retiredteacher also wrote about high levels in the morning decreasing as the day progresses. Have you ever talked to a diabetes educator or dietitian about managing sugar levels?

Yes I have talk to the Educator's and went to the three day course that Mayo has.

I don't measure my blood sugar daily. I actually refuse to do it because I don't want to let diabetes have that big a footprint in my life. But I do get my a1c checked every six months and I do follow a healthy living program with diet and exercise and resilience goals. I spend time hiking, resistance training, interval training. I weigh myself every week and I try to cook healthy meals, especially supper. I do my big eating between 10am and 3pm when I'm going to use up the calories and carbs. I don't drink sugary drinks like orange juice or sports drinks anymore. I try to keep my a1c under 7 so I don't have to take meds. That's kind of the understanding I have with doctor as long as I'm doing healthy living program. I also don't take medications for diabetes. I also have my eyes looked at every year. So I am considered uncomplicated diabetic at this time. But I don't check my blood sugar daily. I just couldn't deal with the meter, strips, and needles. It was too much and it made me too anxious. It was too much for me. We do have to take care of our mental health too.

I dont know if im on the right group so i will just ask the quedtion and find out. Im having trouble sticking to foods that are diabetic friendly. Im 74 and have always eaten anything i want and it is hard to break this habit. How do i do this and remain faithful

Hello @maurtura and welcome to Mayo Connect! I'm glad that you have joined our online support group. Yes, we have many discussions ongoing regarding diet, exercise and diabetes. I would encourage you to read some of the posts that can be found at https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/obese-diabetic-with-high-bp-need-help-with-food-addiction-vitamins/ and https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/diagnosed-one-year-ago-with-type-2-diabetes/ as well as https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anyone-find-that-foods-listed-as-safe-spike-your-blood/.

I'm also going to invite some members of this group to join you in your conversation about diabetes and diet, @ihatediabetes @brendisha79. These folks have lots of expertise in dealing with the food-diabetes conundrum and I know that they can offer you a realistic perspective to this dilemma you speak of.

How long have you been diagnosed with diabetes, Maurtura? Do you currently take meds or are you just watching your diet and exercising? Teresa

Im a type 2 diabetic and i take metformin. I am 74 years old and was diagnosed about 6 years ago. My blood sugar is 140-150. I try to watch my sugar but old habits die hard. I live on 13 acres and im really good at making excuses for not exercising. I recently had 1/2 of my big toe amputated because of infection in the toe. Ive got to do something to turn this around but it is too easy to ignore the problem. My wife is really getting upset so i guess it is time to forge ahead huh?