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Still not sure what to do about the "dawn phenomenon"? and its a bit worrying now. When i am going to bed, my BG is around 6-7 now - and my average throughout the day is coming down - but these morning highs are a little scary. When I first wake up, they seem to be a little high - around 8 or 9...

I have read loads of stuff about 'dawn phenomenon' and I understand whats going on - the question is how do I fix it? Will the Metformin stop it happening and how long should that take? Or - is the low carbing the right way to go in stopping it? BG is still high today though - still over 9 at...

Thanks - I will ask the nurse about it when I see her on Monday. Any clues on my BG levels? Its slowly dropping at the moment.. down to about 12 now.

Thanks for the tip on the SD Codefree - Mine arrived in the post yesterday. Anyway - now I have learnt how to use it, it raises a few more questions... Since Sunday, I have been trying to cut out as many carbs as possible - I am averaging 15-25g per day at the moment and not feeling any ill...

Thanks for that. I had read the info in some other posts. At the moment, I have no idea when my sugars are high or low. I guess I will be discussing that with the nurse in a fortnight? What do I do in the meantime? I have already changed my diet - I did that a couple of months ago as part of...

So - I have just been diagnosed, type 2 I think. The doctor has prescribed me Metformin - starting at 500mg on a morning working up to 500mg 3 times a day over three weeks. I have an appointment with a nurse / diabetes clinic in a couple of weeks. Blood sugar was 14 or round abouts - the...