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Originally Posted by carolyn  How much is it ok for your blood gucose to raise/fall during night.? Say I went to bed at 6.0 how much higher/lower would be ok in morning? |
Well, the overall aim of BG control and insulin therapy is to keep as stable as possible. So it's pretty simple, the more you keep in good numbers, the better.
The John Walsh recommendation can't really be faulted to indicate tight overnight control (BTW that translates to 1.1 mmol/l: there's a converter in the menu to the right on this website, for those interested). I'd see no reason to get hung up on that particular figure though. At the moment I wouldn't hope to always get that, instead I aim to be in a reasonable range. For me at the moment that means feeling pretty satisfied with it if I wake up between 5 and 8 mmol/l. Since I can tend to spin out of control quite easily, I'd rather four mornings of 8 mmol/l to three mornings of 6 mmol/l and one of 14 mmol/l.
I think improved diabetic control is most likely when you aim for progress, and progress is always relative. Look at what's going on, work towards improvement, and you are on the right track.
