Higher Fasting Blood Glucose Levels

Nutrition
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I was wondering if anyone had any insight on normal but high fasting blood glucose levels.

I recently had a 12 hr fasting blood glucose level measured at 95 mg/dL, which was normal but higher than I anticipated.

I’ve been using Indigo 3G for the past 15 months at a frequency of 12 capsules per day and only recently went down to 6 capsules per day prior to peri-workout nutrition.

Historically, I’ve tended to be more low carb focused but with Indigo I’ve made a concerted effort to bump up carbs.

I’m 36, 6’1, 190 lbs and roughly 15-17% bodyfat levels.

Questions:

  1. Does fasting blood glucose indicate anything regarding body composition goals?

  2. Any advice on how to proceed.

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[quote]jpg2219 wrote:
I recently had a 12 hr fasting blood glucose level measured at 95 mg/dL, which was normal but higher than I anticipated.

I’m 36, 6’1, 190 lbs and roughly 15-17% bodyfat levels.

Questions:

  1. Does fasting blood glucose indicate anything regarding body composition goals?

  2. Any advice on how to proceed.[/quote]

#1: If the value is ‘out of range’ either high or low it might.
#2: 95 is a good reading, IMO…there is no change needed.

**A meter and strips is not very expensive; perhaps you might consider purchasing a set-up and taking your own readings first thing in the morning for a while.

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I had fasting blood glucose in the 95-99 range. What happens is that your body starts to produce cortisol at certain times in the day. For a lot of people this early in the morning, maybe 9 am. The cortisol raises blood sugar by breaking down some muscle glycogen primarily because you are 8+ hours fasted in the morning. I personally think that if you have built some muscle over the years, you may get a little bigger spike from the morning cortisol release. Fasting blood glucose was not necessarily intended to be done after a night of fasting and early in the morning. In many countries it is simply 4 hours after your last meal so it means something different when taken early in the morning.

Also, I have tested my waking blood glucose at 80 typically but by the time I have it done by the doctor, maybe 9-10 am, the lab results showed 95-99. It is not something that I worry about now.

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Thanks for the insight. You described my scenario perfectly. I usually have breakfast around 7 a.m. after having my last meal around 10:00 p.m. My lab work was done after 9 so I was ready to eat my arm off by that time.

I think buying a meter might provide some interesting information on my metabolism so also a good suggestion.

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I would not worry too much about anything below 100 mg/dl, especially if you do not experience any of the typical pre-diabetic symptoms like thirst, frequent urination and unexpected weight loss, impaired vision, itching skin, experience fatigue, have increased appetite, have skin infections, feel dizzy and dehydrated. but you could do 2 things: repeat the fasted blood glucose test in a few weeks to 1-2 months time, to make sure it wasn’t just an outlier. And get an oral glucose tolerance test done, to check for insulin resistance