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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2468146" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>You could be experiencing what is called DP or dawn phenomenon. It's a release of hormones getting ready to awaken for the day and usually occurs between 4:30-6:00 am. Your blood sugar goes up and usually normal people make insulin that combats it. A type 1 is lacking insulin and a type 2 doesn't utilize it well. And because of those hormones it also makes you more insulin resistant for a few hours after you get up. You can tell if that's what is causing an issue by awakening at 4 am and testing to see if you are "normal".</p><p></p><p>As a type 1 we take more insulin for it, either through a pump at night or by a shot first thing upon arising. When I was misdiagnose as a type 2 someone suggested I eat something small before bedtime to help and it did help for a while. Others might have other suggestions. I think you have to experiment to see what might help with you.</p><p></p><p>I get DP off and on, also FOTF sometimes. FOTF is a rise right after you get up. I have an insulin pump setting that is higher to switch to when needed. But I do just abstain from eating in the am as anything I eat I overreact in blood sugar response so it's just easier to wait until lunchtime for me.</p><p></p><p>I also want to add that helping my thyroid to get to better levels really helped with my huge DP issues. I used supplements to do so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2468146, member: 475037"] You could be experiencing what is called DP or dawn phenomenon. It's a release of hormones getting ready to awaken for the day and usually occurs between 4:30-6:00 am. Your blood sugar goes up and usually normal people make insulin that combats it. A type 1 is lacking insulin and a type 2 doesn't utilize it well. And because of those hormones it also makes you more insulin resistant for a few hours after you get up. You can tell if that's what is causing an issue by awakening at 4 am and testing to see if you are "normal". As a type 1 we take more insulin for it, either through a pump at night or by a shot first thing upon arising. When I was misdiagnose as a type 2 someone suggested I eat something small before bedtime to help and it did help for a while. Others might have other suggestions. I think you have to experiment to see what might help with you. I get DP off and on, also FOTF sometimes. FOTF is a rise right after you get up. I have an insulin pump setting that is higher to switch to when needed. But I do just abstain from eating in the am as anything I eat I overreact in blood sugar response so it's just easier to wait until lunchtime for me. I also want to add that helping my thyroid to get to better levels really helped with my huge DP issues. I used supplements to do so. [/QUOTE]
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