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Why Does My Blood Sugar Increase At Night?
Question: Why does my blood sugar increase so much at night You might need to know I am on dialysis but real well
Brief Answer:
Provide me with your daily readings for 2days!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry too hear about this increased blood sugar levels at night. In order to accurately comment on this, I will like to have a look at your blood sugar readings for 2 continuous days. Also, can you give me your daily insulin dosage and schedules?
The most common cause of an increased nigh blood sugar is an insufficient insulin dose. The drug that is supposed to work at this time is either in smaller quantities or absent to do the require job. With your treatment dosages and schedule, I will be able to tell you which of these needs to be adjusted.
I will stop here for now . I hope to hear from you so as to continue the discussion.
Provide me with your daily readings for 2days!
Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry too hear about this increased blood sugar levels at night. In order to accurately comment on this, I will like to have a look at your blood sugar readings for 2 continuous days. Also, can you give me your daily insulin dosage and schedules?
The most common cause of an increased nigh blood sugar is an insufficient insulin dose. The drug that is supposed to work at this time is either in smaller quantities or absent to do the require job. With your treatment dosages and schedule, I will be able to tell you which of these needs to be adjusted.
I will stop here for now . I hope to hear from you so as to continue the discussion.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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