SUPER TIP for Sugar Control | Dr. Rajender’s Lifestyle Clinic
Sugar levels increase in the morning. Some people say that their fasting blood sugar does not decrease no matter how much they control it, it does not decrease even after changing their medications, it does not decrease even after exercising, and it does not decrease even after making changes to their diet.
Causes of High Fasting Blood Sugar
Let’s see in this video the causes of high fasting blood sugar and the precautions we can take to reduce it.
What Is Dawn Phenomenon?
There are some hormonal reasons for the increase in sugar levels in the morning. We call it the dawn phenomenon. In the morning, we have higher levels of some hormones, cortisol and growth hormone.
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How Does the Liver Increase Morning Sugar?
These are called glycogenolysis, which means that glycogen is broken down by the liver and glucose is released into the blood.
That’s what happens when we eat food and blood sugar increases. Even if we don’t eat, our body stores the storage form of glucose, which is called glycogen, from which glucose is released.
What Is Gluconeogenesis?
Some people also experience gluconeogenesis, which means new glucose is produced from protein and fat, which can lead to increased sugar levels.
Late-Night Eating and Morning Sugar
Those who eat late at night may have higher morning sugar levels.
How many people suffer from the problem of not being able to sleep? Even if you don’t get enough sleep at night, your morning sugar levels will continue to rise.
Can Eating Fruits at Night Increase Sugar?
Please tell me about a patient. What do I eat at night? I eat a fruit bowl and go to bed, I eat very lightly, but they asked me why my sugar levels were so high in the morning.
Fruit contains fructose and glucose, which increases sugar levels. That too at night, and they are eating only fruit from a fruit bowl.
How to Pair Fruits to Avoid Sugar Spikes?
We should always eat fruit with a healthy fat or protein. For example, when eating a pomegranate or apple, you can add four almonds and four walnuts, or eat this fruit with a cup of yogurt to avoid sugar spikes.
High-Carbohydrate Diet and Morning Sugar
We also see these early morning spikes in late night eaters and those who have been consuming a lot of carbs throughout the high-carb day.
Sedentary Lifestyle and Fasting Sugar
Morning sugar levels remain elevated even in those who do not exercise and lead a sedentary lifestyle.
How to Control High Morning Sugar?
And how to control this? We can change some medications. In some people, changing the nighttime medicine can help prevent these sugar levels from rising.
Healthy Late-Night Snack Options
Let’s look at some options for a late night snack other than fruit. You can eat a handful of nuts, or you can eat sprouts, drink buttermilk, or even take oats.
Oats and Buttermilk at Night
When people who use insulin get hungry late at night, we take it at midnight. This means that the sugar will go down. You can boil one to three spoons of oats and mix it with buttermilk.
Why Does Sugar Rise More at Night?
Moreover, eating fruit directly increases the sugar levels. Our body’s metabolism is different during the day and changes completely at night.
Since we don’t get up and do anything at night, our entire metabolism slows down. At night, we don’t contract any of our muscles, we don’t stand or walk, we don’t even do housework, so there is no muscle activity at all.
Insulin Sensitivity at Night
At night, certain hormones are released in our body, which greatly reduces insulin sensitivity, which can lead to high sugar levels in the morning.
Avoid Blindly Increasing Diabetes Medicines
We should not blindly take medicines because we have high sugar levels, but make lifestyle changes.
Best Dinner Timing for Sugar Control
Avoid late-night meals, have dinner before 8 o’clock, keep the night meal very simple, keep carbohydrates low.
Low-Carbohydrate Dinner Options
Avoid heavy meals like white rice, eat wheat bran, eat jowar rotis, eat chapatis, etc.
Walking After Dinner for Sugar Control
We can also prevent our sugar levels from rising in the morning by walking for 10 minutes after eating night food.
