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<blockquote data-quote="pavlosn" data-source="post: 707204" data-attributes="member: 22572"><p>What you are experiencing is called dawn phenomenon.</p><p></p><p>The body has a back up supply of glucose in the form of glycogen stored in the liver. Following a period of fasting, such as overnight, our blood glucose drops. This is sensed by the liver which breaks down glycogen and releases glucose into our bloodstream, a process called glucogenesis. The liver does so both to protect us against going hypo and to provide us with extra fuel in the form of glucose to meet the anticipated increased daytime energy needs.</p><p></p><p>One of the actions of metformin is to limit glucogenesis at the liver, but if you prefer not to go on it then fasting levels in the low sevens is probably not a reason to take it, if the rest of your day's counts are normal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pavlosn, post: 707204, member: 22572"] What you are experiencing is called dawn phenomenon. The body has a back up supply of glucose in the form of glycogen stored in the liver. Following a period of fasting, such as overnight, our blood glucose drops. This is sensed by the liver which breaks down glycogen and releases glucose into our bloodstream, a process called glucogenesis. The liver does so both to protect us against going hypo and to provide us with extra fuel in the form of glucose to meet the anticipated increased daytime energy needs. One of the actions of metformin is to limit glucogenesis at the liver, but if you prefer not to go on it then fasting levels in the low sevens is probably not a reason to take it, if the rest of your day's counts are normal [/QUOTE]
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