Type 1 in need of advice!

With reference to treating hormone highs, they cannot be reduced using insulin. More insulin merely exacerbates the problem; the body is saying "I don't like this flood of insulin" and produces glycogen (a liver dump) to counter it.

It is my belief that this reaction is the same that caused the body to kill off the beta cells in the pancreas in the first place.

I think that I have recently proved this theory ( and eliminated the dawn effect) by using the "square wave" bolus feature in my pump to slowly deliver boluses over a period of 30 minutes (60 mins if bolus greater than 6iu). The result is amazing: no exaggerated rises or falls in BG readings and no dawn effect.

I think this also proves my theory that the dawn effect is simply the body's response to its anticipation of another flood of insulin.

I think it also proves the need for a test to differentiate between the two sorts of "high". I should love for more people to try this and we could then put on some pressure for a better test.

Not enough work has been done into the hormone effects. But that is probably because all diabetic research is funded by insulin manufacturers who do not want to research reductions in the use of their products (despite what NovoNordisc recently said). Insulin does not bring down hormone induced blood glucose highs.

Okay, so here's an interesting point of view on dawn phenomenon. It's not something I get. I've been T1 more than 20 years and I simply don't see this flood of hormone induced glucose in my bs readings.

It may simply be that my body has got used to not having a flood of insulin at the start of day.

I'm also not entirely convinced that insulin doesn't always counter liver dump situations. I have certainly seen them happening but I'm certain that I have successfully treated them. In this matter I relate to going to the gym and seeing post weights increases.

I think that a vast amount more research is needed if we want to really understand this, but it's not something one or two of us can state that what we have seen must be the truth of the matter.