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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Dawn phenomenon is something that usually affects my blood sugars quite a lot. I find that if I exercise in the morning, I need a couple of extra units of Lispro, or I am consigned to the 10s and 11s at least. However, the last couple of nights I have shared a bottle of wine with my wife.
On waking yesterday, my blood sugars were 3.6. I had a dextrose tablet and breakfast as usual, giving my normal dose. I waited an hour and went cycling. Twenty minutes in I felt very strange. I stopped and tested my blood, and I was 1.7!
This morning I had a bit more glucose, and a bit less Lispro. Blood sugars still went down to 2.9. It seems that wine really does turn off my liver.
SO, getting round to my question now . How do other people cope with Dawn Phenomenon, and does anyone manage to nullify it? (Very important side note, I am NOT advocating having a glass of wine each night before bed ).
On waking yesterday, my blood sugars were 3.6. I had a dextrose tablet and breakfast as usual, giving my normal dose. I waited an hour and went cycling. Twenty minutes in I felt very strange. I stopped and tested my blood, and I was 1.7!
This morning I had a bit more glucose, and a bit less Lispro. Blood sugars still went down to 2.9. It seems that wine really does turn off my liver.
SO, getting round to my question now . How do other people cope with Dawn Phenomenon, and does anyone manage to nullify it? (Very important side note, I am NOT advocating having a glass of wine each night before bed ).