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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spablauw_" data-source="post: 1672665" data-attributes="member: 426373">Another thing you should try is fasting in the morning, there's something called the dawn phenomenon which causes BG to rise in the early morning.I will rise about 100 points (5 mmol) if I don't have breakfast in the morning, so I need a standard 2 units extra for breakfast to cover that.And like [USER=365308]@NicoleC1971[/USER] said, exercise also spikes you. for me it does and that's why I add another unit to cover the exercise spike in the morning.Basically, I need an extra 3 units of rapid acting insulin without even counting the carbs! Breakfast is, for me and I think for most us, the hardest meal from the day. If I would have my breakfast at lunchtime then I would need 3 units less and I could easily inject right before eating whereas I inject 30 minutes prior to my breakfast.Good luck!</blockquote>

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