Bluetit1802
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- Type of diabetes
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Thank you all for the great advice, I was hoping someone could shed some light on my blood glucose readings, during the day they are sitting within the required range but in a morning they are always up at 10.2mmols or around that, is there any way I can lower this or am I expecting to much so quickly. I have been reading about dawn Phenomenon but I’m not sure what I can do to stop it as online it says increase medication and I am wanting to try and diet control this and hopefully put it into remission if possible. Thank you again.
Please don't worry about your morning readings at this stage of your journey. In fact, I advise you to stop testing them for now as they will just give you stress. Concentrate on your pre and post meal levels and keeping the rise as low as you can by tweaking the carbs in your meals. Dawn Phenomenon (which is mis-named because it happens at any time of the day. Best to call it a liver dump), is quite natural and normal. Everyone gets it. The difference between non-diabetics and Type 2s is simply that we notice it because our insulin isn't working properly so is unable to bring the dumped glucose into line as quickly as it does in a non-diabetic. This is due to our insulin resistance and fatty livers. Get rid of the fatty liver and reduce the insulin resistance and the morning levels will fall. Eating less carbs and fruit will speed up this process, but it takes time. It won't happen in a month or three.
The only advice I have as far as a morning liver dump is concerned, is that because your levels are high when you get up, it is sensible to choose a breakfast that is virtually zero carb, which is why eggs are so useful. Eating carbs on top of a liver dump will only add to the already high level.