Tricks on Fasting numbers???

Question

Ugh my fasting number in the morning is pretty high at 130 to 140. Im trying to handle my GD through proper diet and so far my numbers are good except my fasting. Is there any tricks what to eat for bedtime snack or drink?

Answer

What I learned is-what works for some may not work for others. I had to play around with different bedtime snacks until I finally found one that worked for me. I ate and swore by balanced breaks. It has cheese, nuts, and dried fruit. Sometimes you need to go on the medication....

Answer

Not really, I’ve tried higher carbs to last through the night as well as higher protein snacks. But the placenta can randomly release extra sugar. It’s hormonal, you may need medication to help.

Answer

Protein snacks for me seems to help, but I'm only in high 90s/low 100s for my fasting. If I do a protein snack, it's in the mid to high 80s.  I'm only 31 weeks though so my Dr thinks I'll eventually need some bedtime insulin as I get further along 😕.

Answer

I saw on a forum that Walkjng right before bed for 10-20 min. helps so I tried it and my number were all 94-100. So I thought I could probably do better so I started eating dinner around 5:30 then eating a snack at 7:30-8 and another snack at 10 and I wake up around 6:30 and my numbers are finally in the mid 80s. I think it’s a lot of trial and error.

Answer

My fasting were high when I didn't have enough of a complex carb snack after dinner. I was having like cantaloupe with prosciutto. I switched to a higher fibre carb - triscuit crackers with cheese. Usually only about 4-6. But I didn't figure that out soon enough, so I am on insulin at bedtime. So usually the combo of this snack plus my insulin works for good fasting numbers.

Answer

I think it’s best that you talk to your diabetes doctor and they have you start insulin. Those numbers are wayyyy too high for the morning fast and extremely dangerous to both you and your baby. Even with two types of insulin and pills, my morning numbers were finally 96 but they still considered that high. I was induced at 37 weeks and my baby had low blood sugar, it was scary.

Answer

Sometimes you can do absolutely everything right and end up on medication. The fact that I stayed diet controlled was honestly luck. I did have a week or two where the fasting numbers creeped up, and I was ready to put myself on meds, but the high risk said wait and I'm glad he did. The week before labor, my numbers got way better. I hope you're just hitting a rough patch, also make sure you don't have a UTI or aren't getting over being sick cause that can throw you off.

Answer

You should control your dinner numbers. Everytime I have high numbers at night my fasting numbers are high as well.. so I would say try to keep your dinner numbers under 120 so you can have better fasting numbers...

Answer

They told me morning numbers are hormones I been put on meds cause of my morning numbers and I take it twice a day

Tricks on Fasting numbers???

Let's Glow!

The Top Baby Tracker App: Embrace New Beginnings with Tender Care

The Top Fertility Tracker App: Your Path to Achieving Pregnancy

The Top Pregnancy App: Nurturing Your Journey to Motherhood

The Top Period Tracker for Empowering Your Menstrual Health Journey