ok trying to control the morning fasting numbers can be like beating a dead horse, There is no set rate for rising and falling numbers, that is up to the body and how it processes, you can't control this.

morning fasting is 100 - 125 or less, it depends on the doctor. And you can't say I am 90 this morning so I won't eat. your body will think you are starving it and in its attempt it will dump in sugar from the liver and the pancreas will try to process it, and sometimes you can either drop real low or even spike higher.

You can try to eat a protein snack at night, that could help but no guarantee. even after 18 years I still experience some morning highs, I don't worry about it, that one number is not going to break or make you day....so don't worry - eat 3 normal meals, add a snack or so and exercise and you will do fine

thanks... that makes sense

This last time I was at the Doc's he did not like my morning readings in the 80-90's. He did not want my mornings under 115. He said (this is he opinion) when your numbers are low in the morning means that some time during the night you hit a low number and that was not good.

I have heard that before and hear I thought 86-90 were good.

hmnn ok..

my mornings are around 130. so i was just wondering if its too high and need to be brought down.

ill try having some peotein and eating bit earlier...
lets see how it goes.

I agree with Mzigayle. I check my sugars before bedtime and this will tell me if I need a snack. For me it is below 120 I won't eat snack, but it is 101-108. I will eat a snack because sometime I find my sugars drop in the night way too low. I have dropped as low as 61 in my sleep and thank God he woke me up so I could get some glucose tablets and get it back up. Everyone is different. I think 130 in the morning is great.

hmnnn ok sweet...... thanks

I often wonder the same thing myself as my morning numbers used to range between 120-155 but then I got to looking about not what I ate but when I ate. If I ate too close to bedtime my numbers seemed higher in the morning. I don't know if that is what you are going through but it's worth a thought.

Strive for NORMAL! That is, if you know someone who is NOT DIABETIC, try to keep "your numbers" for fasting and after eating around the same as "their numbers" are.
Experiment with different foods and test right before then 1 and 2 hours after. For me, my numbers don't get back to "normal" until 3 to 5 hours later.
Get a meter that uses cheaper strips ($20 for 100) so you don't go broke while doing this.

And if you are looking at the carbs - - the RN at the support group last week told us we can subtract the fiber number from the carb number. . . . . I still want to check that out and will be doing some more research on that.

BTW - if your Doctor is telling you "He" or "She" wants "Your" numbers higher. . . . ask them who's feet are coming off? "NOT MINE" I tell them. . . . . That's why I get so upset when "My" numbers are not "Normal" for a "Normal non-diabetic person".

I am new to all this diabetic stuff - hubby in newly diagnosed.

This is a great question and great replies. I found this when I goggled the question.

Fasting blood glucose before breakfast.
This reading on an empty stomach shows how well you use the long-acting insulin that you take. The number should be between 90 and 130 mg/dL. Pre-meal blood glucose before lunch and dinner. This reading shows the effectiveness of your breakfast and lunch insulin doses. The number should be between 90 and 130.Two hours after eating. Your blood glucose peaks a few hours after you eat. This reading shows if the insulin you took was enough to cover the carbs you ate. The reading should be less than 180 mg/dL. Just before bedtime. A target range for someone with diabetes is 110 to 150 mg/dL. You don't want to go to bed with blood glucose that is too low, because that puts you at risk of having a severe low blood sugar episode during the night.

Ideally you want your morning numbers to be below 100. (I wish) I read that side effects start with the blood sugar above 95. You can control your morning numbers by not eating all the carbs and sugar the day before. If they are low glycemic foods, they will still register the next morning, as they take longer to metabolize.