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<blockquote data-quote="superdave220" data-source="post: 1767510" data-attributes="member: 472602"><p>Sweats, shivers, headache sounds like Somogyi Effect from low sugars. I experienced Dawn Phenomenon too when I first started Keto (just about 3 weeks ago). I started taking my meds right before sleeping to counter and found that I went hypo around 2-3am. I experienced sweat, shivers, headache, etc. and I couldn't get back to sleep until I had something to eat. It was the Somogyi Effect.</p><p></p><p>I've since cut back on my medication (under Dr. supervision) and I started doing some simple anaerobic exercise (planks, pushups, sit ups, etc.) before sleep. The idea is that anaerobic exercise burns glucose more slowly and gradually than aerobic exercise. This lowers BG to counter DP before you wake. It's been working for me but I'm not sure if it's the exercise or simply being more adapted to keto over time.</p><p></p><p>Also, DP really bothered me when I first started Keto. It was discouraging to see my BG spike after all the hard work I'd been doing. But I found that it also dropped pretty quickly throughout the day. In reality I was probably experiencing just a few hours of higher BG and overall my BG was a lot healthier than it looked.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="superdave220, post: 1767510, member: 472602"] Sweats, shivers, headache sounds like Somogyi Effect from low sugars. I experienced Dawn Phenomenon too when I first started Keto (just about 3 weeks ago). I started taking my meds right before sleeping to counter and found that I went hypo around 2-3am. I experienced sweat, shivers, headache, etc. and I couldn't get back to sleep until I had something to eat. It was the Somogyi Effect. I've since cut back on my medication (under Dr. supervision) and I started doing some simple anaerobic exercise (planks, pushups, sit ups, etc.) before sleep. The idea is that anaerobic exercise burns glucose more slowly and gradually than aerobic exercise. This lowers BG to counter DP before you wake. It's been working for me but I'm not sure if it's the exercise or simply being more adapted to keto over time. Also, DP really bothered me when I first started Keto. It was discouraging to see my BG spike after all the hard work I'd been doing. But I found that it also dropped pretty quickly throughout the day. In reality I was probably experiencing just a few hours of higher BG and overall my BG was a lot healthier than it looked. [/QUOTE]
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