KATBUR

Ok, boy am I confused! I have been on Gluc XR 2000mg qd for 7 months but have recently been taken off due to elevation in my liver enzymes. Now, my blood sugars are running 132 - 136 fasting in the am. My insulin number on 3 hr gtt was 75, which my dr says in severely insulin resistant.

Anyway, does this mean I am now full blown type II diabetic. It kind of worries me, cause now without the gluc I am not on any meds for this high blood sugar. Any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Kathie

JennB

Here is some basic info about blood sugar reading:

A normal fasting blood glucose is below 110 mg/dl. Those with pre-diabetes have Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG), which is a fasting blood glucose level between 110-125 mg/dl; OR they have Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT), a fasting glucose of less than 126 mg/dl and a blood glucose level of 140-199 mg/dl two hours after drinking the glucose drink in the OGTT test. If the fasting blood sugar level rises to 126 mg/dl or above, or the two-hour value during the OGTT is 200 mg/dl or greater, the person has diabetes.


If you are concerned you are diabetic you can also request that your doctor do a Hemoglobin A1c test that will shows the average amount of glucose in your blood over the last 3 months.

The dawn phenomenon could be the cause of your high fasting blood sugars... This happens when your blood glucose drops during the night to a point that triggers your liver into making glucose to restore your BG levels. If this is the case eating a small snack before bed should lower your fasting BG. However if your BG is running high all day then your doctor should definitely do an Hba1c.

Dawn Phenomenon