Hi, new on the board and wondering if those of you who have been on the Newcastle Diet may be able to advise me. I have been on the diet for just over 2 weeks now and have seen my fasting blood glucose numbers drop considerably but I think that I am suffering from Dawn Phenomenon. If I test before I go to bed I can be anything from aproximately 7 - 5mmols, if I test again at around 4am it is aproximately 4.6 - 5.6mmols but by the time I get up at 7 - 8am it will be around 7 - 8 + mmols. I'm supposing that this is not new for me but I have just never noticed as I have not tested so much as I have in the past few weeks for some time.
Problem is I don't know what this means, does it mean that the diet will not work for me (in terms of reversal), or just that it may take longer, I have another 5 weeks. I was wondering, has anyone that the diet has worked for had problems with the Dawn Phenomenon? I would love to know your experiences? Thank you
Problem is I don't know what this means, does it mean that the diet will not work for me (in terms of reversal), or just that it may take longer, I have another 5 weeks. I was wondering, has anyone that the diet has worked for had problems with the Dawn Phenomenon? I would love to know your experiences? Thank you