Okay!! Serious question for ya'll. My husband's blood sugar has been bombing out in the morning. When he gets up in the morning, it is in the 50's and 60's range. When he goes to bed at night, it is around 180 or more. to bring it up in this morning, he eats fresh strawberries sliced with a little bit of sugar, takes it again, and it is still to low. He then eats a few pieces of candy, takes it again, and then he eats an ice cream bar. By this time it is up to 139. We are concerned as to why it drops so low in the morning. He is going to email his doctor and let her know what is going on. This has both very concerned as it is just recently happening. Thanks for your help.
Good thoughts mamag, your doctor will know what has to be done. Our readings are different here, I think you have a zero on the end of yours. Eg my reading this morning was 13.2 and I think that would be 130 with yours. Still too high as they tell me my readings should be 7 or below in the morning, but has never been in that range. I believe, like regular people, that we are all different as diabetics and what is a bad reading for some can be good for others. However, my doctor and the diabetic educator disagree with me. They think that all diabetics are textbook diabetics. Hugs.
trynfindit
May 26, 2018
Mamag, if I eat something like chicken or fish for dinner with a veggie and then don't snack before bedtime, my fasting blood sugar will be low, sometimes low enough that I may have a 'low blood sugar attack' during the night and have to get up and eat glucose tablets or something sugary to get my blood sugar back up.
All that aside, your hubby's doctor will have the right answers; all we can do is voice how situations have been for us. Do let us know, though, what his doctor says.
God bless you both.
ParsonWayne
May 27, 2018
That is not true, AS. There are type 1 diabetics and type 2 diabetics. Type 1 diabetics are insulin-dependent while Type 2 diabetics can control their sugar level with pills and/or diet.
peaches1aple
May 27, 2018
Magmag, I know nothing at all about blood sugar and diabetes. I think you should contact your doctor straight away and get expert advice from him. Doctors know everything. Hope everyone is doing alright, including your husband. ~Peachy xxoo
mamag15
May 27, 2018
Thank you peaches. He is emailing his dr. and hopefully, we can find out. This morning, it was ok. His sugar was 101. We are still keeping an eye on it.
mamag15
May 27, 2018
Parson Wayne, while my husband is type 2, he is on insulin. The pills and diet were not enough and he has to take insulin twice a day. 48 in the morning and 52 units at night. He is having a really hard time controlling it. He sees the Dr. next month and if it still giving him trouble he will see her sooner.
bluesweets1963
May 27, 2018
Mamag my blood sugar number are opposite then your husband I go to bed in normal range between 110-140 as long as it is below 180 after meals my doctors are fine with. But my problem is with is first thing in the morning when I get up my numbers range between 140-180 and that is way to high my doctor wants me below 130 first thing in the morning. And the only thing I am on is diet and metformen. What is your husband taking? Hopefully you can get some answers
aussiesapphire
May 27, 2018
Hi PW - I am type 2 and insulin dependant. Still stand by my comment that not all diabetics are the same, just as not all women are the same etc. Hugs.
trynfindit
May 28, 2018
I'm also a Type 2 insulin dependent (plus Metformin). I can wake up at 7am and check my sugar and it might be 125; then go back to sleep (having not eaten anything), wake up at 10:45 and my sugar is 140.
But I'm in line for gastric sleeve surgery late this summer and my Type 2 will go away, insulin and all. Wish I'd done it years ago.
ParsonWayne
May 28, 2018
AS, I was disagreeing with the doctor who said all diabetics are the same. I wasn't disagreeing with you. I apologize if I didn't state my position clearly. My eldest son had Juvenile Diabetes. He has no sign of it now in Northern Alaska.
aussiesapphire
May 28, 2018
:) hugs PW
peaches1aple
May 30, 2018
I suppose all these comments prove that I am lucky...I don't have diabetes at all.
mamag15
May 31, 2018
You are lucky, Peaches. It is a hard disease to control. My husband's is running a little high again. I can't wait for him to see the Dr.in a couple of weeks.
peaches1aple
Jun 4, 2018
Yes. Glad to hear that he's going to the doctor.
trynfindit
Jun 5, 2018
Peaches, didn't you say your hubby has type 2 diabetes? Has he ever considered having a gastric sleeve done?
trynfindit
Jun 5, 2018
Sorry, I meant my comment about gastric sleeve for mamag rather than peaches.
peaches1aple
Jun 12, 2018
That's alright. Easy to get confused.
trynfindit
Jun 13, 2018
Parson Wayne, I am a Type 2 diabetic and I take 4 insulin shots a day.
aussiesapphire
Jun 14, 2018
WOW trynfindit, I only take one a day and went to the doctor today as he increased my insulin by 2 units about a month ago and is very happy with the way my blood glucose is going down. Hugs.
trynfindit
Jun 14, 2018
I take one shot before each meal and a longer-lasting insulin shot at bedtime. Managing my diabetes is very difficult which is why I'm going to have a gastric sleeve done. :)
aussiesapphire
Jun 14, 2018
Hope that goes well for you trynfindit. God bless you and keep you safe. Hugs.
It is a beautiful picture. I have never been there. I would love to see it one day.
JAMP124
May 27, 2018
Not sure who you are asking, but I'll answer! My husband and I were on a three-week tour of the Western National Parks --- we planned it for just the two of us. Loved it. We had each been on a similar trips before we were married --- it was fun to do it together!
At one particularly spectacular spot I didn't say a word --- I couldn't as I was in awe. Later that evening he said "You didn't say anything when we were at ----."
(I have forgotten the particular place.)
I said, "I was thinking --- I wish I could share this experience with everyone I know and love."
Right then and there we began to plan a similar trip and offer it to friends --- "We're going ----- do you want to come along? " Two years later, sixteen of us went on the almost identical trip ---- and they still talk about it!!! "
elijah13
May 27, 2018
Sounds like you all had a wonderful time with a memory that will last your lifetime! I feel the same way about most of the trips I have taken in my younger days. Am always looking thru my scrapbooks and remembering all the good time I had with friends..
JAMP124
May 29, 2018
Elijah ---- Anticipation before a trip --- and memories after --- are all part of the travel experience. Memories are treasures.
All that aside, your hubby's doctor will have the right answers; all we can do is voice how situations have been for us. Do let us know, though, what his doctor says.
God bless you both.
But I'm in line for gastric sleeve surgery late this summer and my Type 2 will go away, insulin and all. Wish I'd done it years ago.
I Think I'm A Moth
"Doctor, I think I'm a moth."
"It's not a doctor you need, it's a psychiatrist."
"I was on my way there when I saw your light on."
LOL - just appealed to my sense of humour.
Good night and God bless. Hugs.
At one particularly spectacular spot I didn't say a word --- I couldn't as I was in awe. Later that evening he said "You didn't say anything when we were at ----."
(I have forgotten the particular place.)
I said, "I was thinking --- I wish I could share this experience with everyone I know and love."
Right then and there we began to plan a similar trip and offer it to friends --- "We're going ----- do you want to come along? " Two years later, sixteen of us went on the almost identical trip ---- and they still talk about it!!! "