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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi Folks,
Over this last 6 months I have developed really nasty dawn phenomenon (DP); immediately upon waking I am often around 8mmol, an hour later when I sit down to breakfast I have shot up to around 16mmol. I feel like I am been set up to fail before the day even starts, it is very demotivating and I had basically given up trying to keep a good BG. These big swings in BG and also making me tired and grumpy. I know I need to get a handle on this now. I am trying a few thing to combat DP, for example, not eating after dinner or a small cheese snack at bedtime, and I have stated taking metformin. So far nothing has helped. I think my basal lantus dose is ok because my BG remains stable up to the point I start to wake. I am now trying a dose of fast-acting insulin as soon as I wake. My question is how much do I take? I currently take 2 unit for 10g carb, and I think 2 unit reduces my BG by 3mmol. DP puts my BG up by around 8 mmol, so I have tried 5 units up on waking. Does anyone have experience of manual dosing for DP? If you can offer any advice it would be appreciated.
Cheers and a happy New Year
Over this last 6 months I have developed really nasty dawn phenomenon (DP); immediately upon waking I am often around 8mmol, an hour later when I sit down to breakfast I have shot up to around 16mmol. I feel like I am been set up to fail before the day even starts, it is very demotivating and I had basically given up trying to keep a good BG. These big swings in BG and also making me tired and grumpy. I know I need to get a handle on this now. I am trying a few thing to combat DP, for example, not eating after dinner or a small cheese snack at bedtime, and I have stated taking metformin. So far nothing has helped. I think my basal lantus dose is ok because my BG remains stable up to the point I start to wake. I am now trying a dose of fast-acting insulin as soon as I wake. My question is how much do I take? I currently take 2 unit for 10g carb, and I think 2 unit reduces my BG by 3mmol. DP puts my BG up by around 8 mmol, so I have tried 5 units up on waking. Does anyone have experience of manual dosing for DP? If you can offer any advice it would be appreciated.
Cheers and a happy New Year