Dawn phenomena

I tend to take a small insulin dose as soon as I wake. Calculated on what my eating or exercise plan is.
But I will always need something to fight dp, even if going out for a run.
Probably not what a nurse may advise you though!

Mine starts at around 3 am according to my cgm , by the time I wake up at about 6am it often reads 11 and then after I've injected my 6 units of Novo rapid will drop to about 8 just before I eat my 20 carbs for breakfast were it then stays until I do my daily walk of about 2 miles were it is not unusual for it to go up to 13 then drops back to about 5 a couple of hours later , it does this without fail every day ,I have tried extra Basel , different injection times , more Bolus but I have now given up trying and think I will just have to live with it .

Went to sleep with a stable 7mmol.
Woke at 6am with 8mmol, cgm showing a steady rise since 3am.
Banged a quick 4units of fiasp (no plans to eat).
2 coffees, whilst getting ready etc
7.30 and bs had started to rise again. I'm now getting ready to cycle to work (14miles 50mins)
Took 5 more units fiasp before leaving. Still no food.
An hour later at work, cgm had peaked at 14, now showing 8 and steady fall.
Fairly typical start for me, although basal could perhaps be tweaked up another 0.5.

@smiler Like others I inject on waking to control DP, even to go and swim 70 lengths. I don’t eat breakfast til I get home and then inject for the food. 10 carbs worth only. My body does not cope with too many carbs before 2pm.
Your diabetes nurse is incorrect of course. DP is one of the biggest reasons people end up on pumps. For myself I don’t fancy a pump.

I think I have been suffering from DP for decades and it has only now shown itself since I have been using a cgm for the last 3 months , I used to wake up with a bg of 12 - 14 and think oh no I better give myself an extra dose of Novo rapid and then end up going low a couple of hours later , now I just leave it and watch it drop back to normal in front of my eyes and I will say I have never felt better .