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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2372213" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>A few things,</p><p></p><p>Some people get DP or what we call dawn phenomenon, and that can vary daily. It's a release of hormones that can cause BG levels to go up in the early hours of the morning while we are sleeping. So one morning you could wake up being at 8 and another at 6. If you eat when you are at an 8, obviously your meal will make you go higher than if you started at a 6. so it can be very helpful to test before you eat.</p><p></p><p>Another thing mentioned about breakfast carbs causing higher numbers. This is still related to DP or FOTF. Both of these are a release of hormones, FOTF is after you put your feet on the floor. Both of these also have a tendency to make you more insulin resistant for a few hours each morning.</p><p></p><p>Metformin helps block the release of glucose by the liver and helps make you less insulin resistant. So hence you might be noticing a difference being off of it.</p><p></p><p>But I also want to make sure you are aware that if things don't make sense you could end up being a type 1 instead of a type 2. 35% of type 1's are misdiagnosed as a type 2 at first and drugs and diet changes can work initially because you are still making insulin for a little while as it slowly decreases over time. Plus 50% of type 1's are diagnosed after the age of 30. Most diabetics of course are type 2's. But if diet changes etc stop working then keep in mind you could be a type 1.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2372213, member: 475037"] A few things, Some people get DP or what we call dawn phenomenon, and that can vary daily. It's a release of hormones that can cause BG levels to go up in the early hours of the morning while we are sleeping. So one morning you could wake up being at 8 and another at 6. If you eat when you are at an 8, obviously your meal will make you go higher than if you started at a 6. so it can be very helpful to test before you eat. Another thing mentioned about breakfast carbs causing higher numbers. This is still related to DP or FOTF. Both of these are a release of hormones, FOTF is after you put your feet on the floor. Both of these also have a tendency to make you more insulin resistant for a few hours each morning. Metformin helps block the release of glucose by the liver and helps make you less insulin resistant. So hence you might be noticing a difference being off of it. But I also want to make sure you are aware that if things don't make sense you could end up being a type 1 instead of a type 2. 35% of type 1's are misdiagnosed as a type 2 at first and drugs and diet changes can work initially because you are still making insulin for a little while as it slowly decreases over time. Plus 50% of type 1's are diagnosed after the age of 30. Most diabetics of course are type 2's. But if diet changes etc stop working then keep in mind you could be a type 1. [/QUOTE]
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