6.5 in the morning is better than I’ve been managing so well done! I’m early in the process too, but was diagnosed two years ago ish. I am new to this but this is my understanding so far. I too have found it difficult to combat DP. For me, whether or not exercise reduces BG seems to depend on when I do the exercise. If I do it well after BG has started to rise due to DP, or the other two regular times in the day it starts to rise then it tends to raise my BG. If I catch it before or not too long after it starts to rise, then it tends to lower it. I am still experimenting with food in this cycle. Some of the time, if I eat then the rise stops and then this seems like it might be a good time to do some exercise, as it might lower BG then instead of raising it? Perhaps this is too simplistic as for me it is still early days too, and as I understand it, when you first take control your BG can be a bit changeable, and the weight you are losing is fat that is being used for energy. That is the body using the stored glucose it has been saving up in fat stores, so it is releasing very regularly and keeps BG up. I welcome others perspectives on whether this sounds like a sensible interpretation of what is going on!