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How to lower fasting numbers!

hudshon
hudshon
My numbers during the day are ok if I limit my carbs. I am trying to control it with diet and exercise but I am losing the battle with my fasting #'s - I have been having readings of 150 or higher. Does anybody else have this problem - if so have you had any luck with lowering fasting numbers?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I lowered all my numbers -- especially the awful fasting readings I've been having for the last year and a half -- by reading "Dr. Neal Barnard's Program For Reversing Diabetes," and following his regime. I am almost off insulin!!!
missoctober
missoctober
hudshon, I came in to ask that same question, so thanks! :) No matter what I do, I can't seem to get my fasting numbers under control.

Cliff, I'm really 90% convinced to try Dr. Barnard's program. I want to do a little more research before deciding, but I'm almost there!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I will have to check out this book too because my numbers also go up at night sometimes. Does this book address anxiety?

My story is at http://www.thesweetdiabetic.com
deleted_user
deleted_user
I find my fasting numbers tend to be too high because I eat too little before bed, so I go low in my sleep and rebound, winding up too high by the time the alarm goes off in the morning.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Most nights I have a glass of 1% milk and some crackers or a slice of bread with crunchy peanut butter, at least an hour before bedtime.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks for the question. I was just told I had bad news concerning my fasting numbers.
deleted_user
deleted_user
SweetD: the book does not really address emotional issues, but if your insulin reistance is low and your numbers are good, emotional swings are likely to affect readings a lot less, I dare say.