Guest guest Posted November 27, 2008 Report Share Posted November 27, 2008 > > Chantelle, > > While you read, could you please find out why one's blood sugar rises > during sleep? In the Mercola website where he interviewed the guy, it > said this indicated leptin deficiency and it could be " eating away " > the muscles. Probably why i have cramps in my sleep? Sorry to highjack this question. Mercola's site makes me crazy - nearly all his stuff 2-3 years outdated - and I know that doesn't make a difference if there's no new information - but I can't help but wonder if he doesn't give >just enough< info to reveal some of the truth while withholding the beefy stuff for his " inner circle " folks. :/ This is what I've been reading about today - so it may be connected with your question, . Dr. Eades says this about morning blood sugars: http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/sugar-and-sweeteners/a-spoonful-of-sugar/ " ... experiencing what is called the dawn phenomenon. The liver produces and releases glucose into the blood unless it is turned off by insulin. The liver tends to make more overnight to compensate for the fact that one doesn't usually eat while sleeping, yet one's blood sugar level needs to be maintained. The liver produces enough glucose to keep the blood sugar at a normal level. If the level gets a little high, the pancreas releases a little spurt of insulin that signals to the liver to quit producing sugar for a while. An insulin resistant person's liver often doesn't get the signal and keeps on producing sugar leading to elevated sugars in the morning that tend to go down later in the day. In my experience, the best treatment is a low-carb diet over the long haul to re-establish insulin sensitivity. Hope this helps. MRE " From my personal experience doing a low-carb diet over the last 6-8 weeks, not eating between meals, eating enough good fat, not eating after dinner, my BS has been way down. As for the " muscle eating " thing - that sounds like catabolism, wherein the body starts to eat itself from lack of protein. I think Alobar knows about this. If you bat your eyes at him, he might 'splain it. -vanessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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