So, by now I know pretty well that I can only control the general trend of my blood glucose, and that every once in a while it's going to do something funny for no clear reason, and I shouldn't worry unless I see a pattern.

But this one has me wracking my brain. I've tried to control for food and physical activity and time of day, but I've found that, completely independant of these factors, there's something that seems to always make my blood sugar high in the morning (A little high before breakfast and a lot high after).

It's sleeping over at my girlfriend's place. Now, that sounds like the most ridiculous thing ever, but I've gone over all my notes, and the only times I've been outside my target range in the past month have been when I've slept over there. I initially thought that those days just coincided with days when I deviated from my normal diet or exercise patterns, but now that I go over my notes, where I spent the night seems to be the only thing my high mornings have in common.

So, plainly it's not her fault, but I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed issues with the environment in which they sleep causing blood sugar irregularities. I would not be surprised to find out that something that disrupts your sleep would throw your numbers off. I sleep straight through the night both at home and away, so whatever it is, it's not enough of a change to actually wake me up. The factors that I know are different are the amount of light in the room (I have heavy blackout curtains in my own bedroom) and the bed itself (she's got a very nice bed; I have a badly broken futon), but there might be other factors that I don't notice. I don't think it's a psychological factor -- I'm old enough to be comfortable sharing a bed with a member of the opposite sex, and I have not experienced the same issue on the few occasions that she spends the night at my place.

So, anyone have similar experiences and can lend some advice? If it's something about the room, I'd really like to be able to take that into consideration the next time I find myself looking for a new place to live.

Actually, yes. I'm trying to eliminate things though.

I just got back from a couple of weeks in England and other than the first day or so my before meal readings were the best they have been since I was diagnosed, every day between 90-115 on waking and before dinner. was on a slightly different schedule there so I figured I'd continue it as it was working well. Today before breakfast my reading was 155! I'm eating exactly the same today as one of the days I was in England, right down to the brands if I can and will see what tomorrow brings. It's rather strange. I can think of 3 things that could be a possible factor. 1, I've done a little less exercise since getting back. 2, I would wake up and within 10 minutes be eating breakfast but because of work I was up about 90 minutes or so before I ate. 3, the temperature of the bedroom is a lot higher here than England. We'll see what the next few days brings as I start getting back into the swing of things.