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Could this be Dawn Phenomenon?
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<blockquote data-quote="Odin004" data-source="post: 1496712" data-attributes="member: 406622"><p>Hi [USER=18329]@**shell**[/USER] - I agree wtih [USER=39639]@azure[/USER] and [USER=11028]@noblehead[/USER] - I use the Dexcom G5, so I can see exactly what my sugars are doing - for me, the very act of getting out of bed and moving around causes my sugars to rise noticeably; I need about 2 units to counteract this; and this does seem to "reset" things somewhat. Perhaps a small meal on waking (with insulin) would be a good idea, just to see if it changes anything?</p><p></p><p>As for the feelings of grogginess when you wake up, this doesn't sound like the Dawn Phenomenon - but as [USER=39639]@azure[/USER] says, it's possible you're experiencing hypos during the night - the Libre would be a great idea to get to grips with this and find out what's going on (even if you only use it for a short time).</p><p></p><p>In the mean time, you say your sugars are around 5 before bed - personally, I feel this is a bit on the low side before sleeping; just as an experiment, why don't you try going to bed with sugars of around 7 or 8, just for a couple of nights - and see if you still feel groggy in the morning? This way, even if your sugars are dropping overnight (before coming back up in the morning) this may avoid you actually going hypo while you sleep - and if you find that you feel fine in the mornings, it's a fair bet that hypos were the culprit! You also say you eat late - so, could I also suggest ensuring that your meal-time insulin is out of your system before you sleep - just in case this is contributing to low sugars overnight. Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Odin004, post: 1496712, member: 406622"] Hi [USER=18329]@**shell**[/USER] - I agree wtih [USER=39639]@azure[/USER] and [USER=11028]@noblehead[/USER] - I use the Dexcom G5, so I can see exactly what my sugars are doing - for me, the very act of getting out of bed and moving around causes my sugars to rise noticeably; I need about 2 units to counteract this; and this does seem to "reset" things somewhat. Perhaps a small meal on waking (with insulin) would be a good idea, just to see if it changes anything? As for the feelings of grogginess when you wake up, this doesn't sound like the Dawn Phenomenon - but as [USER=39639]@azure[/USER] says, it's possible you're experiencing hypos during the night - the Libre would be a great idea to get to grips with this and find out what's going on (even if you only use it for a short time). In the mean time, you say your sugars are around 5 before bed - personally, I feel this is a bit on the low side before sleeping; just as an experiment, why don't you try going to bed with sugars of around 7 or 8, just for a couple of nights - and see if you still feel groggy in the morning? This way, even if your sugars are dropping overnight (before coming back up in the morning) this may avoid you actually going hypo while you sleep - and if you find that you feel fine in the mornings, it's a fair bet that hypos were the culprit! You also say you eat late - so, could I also suggest ensuring that your meal-time insulin is out of your system before you sleep - just in case this is contributing to low sugars overnight. Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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