Since fasting BG is influenced by so many things, it's really hard to pinpoint any single cause of a rise. How are your post-meal BG levels? Any change there?
There's always the possibility that you are about to come down with an illness.
Thanks! Glad to hear it. Family is 700 and 800 miles away and as the oldest in this family, they call with new problems all the time thinking that age must bring wisdom.
Are you testing at about the same amount of time after waking for your fasting results. I know I have a routine when I get up whether working days, nights, or off days - bathroom visit, wash hands, test FBG, make coffee, check blood pressure.
Robert,
It is good that you are managing your eating and blood sugars as well as you are. I agree with most that 'stress' can cause these variations. I also would say that the level of your blood sugars you posted are not really that bad! For me as long as I stay below 140 I am a happy camper! I also know that my meter/ test strips can vary +-20%. So, unfortunately, many variances we see may be related to our testing equipment/supplies.
As I said, it is good you are watching and managing. But, in time you will learn when you should 'jump' and when you should just accept some variables that are not an issue for a long period of time.....with me if I see a small upward trend go for a couple of weeks, and I am not consistently testing over 140, I just soldier on! I may use another bottle of test strips to see if I have some bad strips...but that is about all.
The exact same meal doesn't necessarily give same results, as you've found out. Many factors influence BG levels (stress, illness, exercise, sleep, phases of the moon , etc.). Food is one of the few things we have any control over.
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