Hi All
I have been diabetic for over 30 years, and not really a great one at that but have been trying to improve a lot the last year. I have started to experience the "dawn phenomonon" so when I wake up I take take my fasting novorapid shot, now depending on where my blood sugars are at, I may take 12 units, this then corrects my bloods and I allow them to drop before taking food. I then take the correct amount of insulin to cover the food taken and a little extra and when I then eat my bloods rise quite quickly and can take two hours to start returning to normal.
This is quite worrying but I am looking to know does anyone else experience anything similar?
I may have to increase my Lantus at night but I find my bloods can run low at night when I do.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Ant
I have been diabetic for over 30 years, and not really a great one at that but have been trying to improve a lot the last year. I have started to experience the "dawn phenomonon" so when I wake up I take take my fasting novorapid shot, now depending on where my blood sugars are at, I may take 12 units, this then corrects my bloods and I allow them to drop before taking food. I then take the correct amount of insulin to cover the food taken and a little extra and when I then eat my bloods rise quite quickly and can take two hours to start returning to normal.
This is quite worrying but I am looking to know does anyone else experience anything similar?
I may have to increase my Lantus at night but I find my bloods can run low at night when I do.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Ant