I’ve only been testing my blood level for a week now, but have been a bit surprised when testing in the morning. The results have been higher than the tests before dinner. Since I have not been eating or drinking into the evening it was one of those things I needed to dig into.

What gives? Apparently hormones. Your body kicks things up a notch in the morning to make sure you have enough energy to get going. This comes from the liver, which acts like a glucose warehouse that works to release what you are using overnight. The challenge is if your body does not create enough insulin to let the liver know to stop or it can’t effectively communicate with the liver with the same result.

What can be done – track closely the food you eat and when as well as when you are taking medicine. Skill up and make the required adjustments. I am getting into this habit now. As you might expect this can be a variable process and takes time to get to the right levels.

Note: This is just the beginning of my research into this topic. It is very high-level and will likely need some corrections, but it gets me started.