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  • posted by amanda27
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    I have started the bsd and after two days my blood sugar has increased. Could there be any reason for this?

  • posted by Bill1954
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    Are you eating enough fat to sustain your body ?
    I had sugar problems and after taking advice on here I upped my fat levels and the sugar levels went down.
    I think it has something to do with the liver releasing stored sugar.

  • posted by Pat.Unlimited
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    This is a kind of second hand response – maybe someone can expand on this? I know my sister used to say her sugar went up overnight after eating what amounts to this diet. But it went down later in the day or something…? I know there was something about morning readings being affected by something else, and so being a bit of a red herring.

  • posted by Bill1954
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    The theory behind it is that, during sleep, your sugar levels go down so your liver releases stored sugar to compensate for this. It’s a well known phenomonen called the dawn effect.
    A snack containing fat a couple of hours before bedtime can help by giving your body the calories it needs during the night.

  • posted by Cherrianne
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    I’m with Bill on this one. It used to happen to me and was so disheartening. I could have a great reading before bed and wake up two or more points higher, not having eaten since 6pm. I was getting worried about needing to start on meds. so I googled it and found all the info.
    Now I have a small glass of full fat milk or some cheese before bed. This is week three for me and I achieved my best fasting sugar yet, 4.4!!! If I’m tired and forget to have the fat/ protein combo before bed I can easily be high 5’s or 6+ the next morning.
    I’m sure this would work for you too

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