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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KeithSimpson001" data-source="post: 1352209" data-attributes="member: 306511"><p>Alpha cells in the pancreas produce hormones that stimulate the release of glucose by the liver but when you eat, hormones are produced that suppress these alpha cells & so reduce the amount of glucose being released by the liver. Hence if you are sufficiently diabetic that you aren't able to keep that released glucose under control, the consequence is high blood sugar when fasting. Certainly for me all this rings true, though for some reason this phenomenon doesn't seem to be widely perceived as an issue. Separately there is a dawn phenomenon which revolves around the release of adrenalin that also promotes the release of glucose by the liver. The consultant I saw talked of increased 'resistance' in the morning but this is extremly unhelpful as 'resistance' is normally a reference to cells requiring more insulin than normal to accept glucose. It is a complex matter to understand all the potential interactions & sadly I don't think anyone [including the diabetes consultants] properly understand the whole picture.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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