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Is It Normal!!!

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Mun

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usually i go to bed around 12 - 1 am (i am using humalog mix50 insulin twice daily)
I noticed that when i have 5 hours sleep i get up active with normal sugar level and when i have 8 hrs i get up very tired with high sugar level.
one day i meant to measure it, i woke up at 5 am I checked the level & it was 123, i went back to sleep (still fasting didnt take any thing) again i get up 9am and checked my suger level it was 211.
is it normal?!!
 
Hi Mun,
It sounds like classic dawn phenomenon results. During the early morning your body releases glycogen from the liver to prepare the body for action. Good for a non-diabetic, disastrous for a diabetic! The only way I've found to sort this out properly was to have an extra injection at 0630 when I first woke up so that my BG didn't sky rocket before I had breakfast an hour later. However, going onto pump therapy has saved me from this hassle as I just have more basal between 0630 and 0900. It's definitely worth taking your results to your doctor/consultant and discussing them as they may have alternative strategies for you.
xx
 
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