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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?!! :o
 
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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