53. Why Is Your Blood Sugar High in the Morning Even When You Haven’t Eaten?

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Why Is Your Blood Sugar High in the Morning Even When You Haven’t Eaten?

Have you ever checked your blood sugar in the morning and wondered how it could be elevated when you had not eaten?

Morning blood sugar can be confusing, especially when you are making healthier lifestyle changes. In Episode 53 of the Health Beyond Weight Loss Podcast, TaShawn Davis, RN, explains why blood sugar may rise during the overnight and early-morning hours and why one unexpected reading does not tell the entire story.

You will learn how to look at your glucose patterns with greater understanding instead of immediately assuming that your health changes are not working.

In This Episode

Why blood sugar can be high in the morning without eating

How fasting blood sugar is influenced by the liver

Why the body may release or produce glucose overnight

How morning hormones may affect blood sugar

The connection between morning blood sugar and insulin resistance

How stress and poor sleep may influence glucose levels