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Ok folks, I know all about the dawn effect, my kind liver dumping sugar into my system to prepare for the day ahead, but I am experiencing an annoying trend in my BG levels since I stopped my meds.
I stopped taking the meds (on Dr advice) and my BG has been reasonably normal, a few spikes when I am trying new things or not paying attention, but things are reasonably normal. I am mostly keeping under 110 within 1.5 hours of lunch and dinner. In the day time. It is the morning that I have problems. I am seeing a steady rise in my BG in the morning. I am recording steadily higher numbers. This morning was the highest - 146.
Now, the numbers are going down as soon as I get active in the morning and by 8am I am seeing the number down to 110 again. Is there anything I can do to counter this annoying dawn effect? Is there any subtle tricks I can play on my body? I am aware that the liver dump occurs at about 5am. I am in bed until 5:30/6:00. I know this because I have tested myself throughout the night. Last night I went to bed at 9:30pm with a BG of 116, this morning it is 146! Anyone help me with some tips?
I could go back on the meds, but they were not really reducing my numbers by that much, they were usually keeping my morning numbers to 120. Maybe I should just take the meds at night? Would that be a solution to this?
Can I thank all that read and answer this forum, I have learnt a lot and am feeling great, mostly down to the things I have learnt on here.
I stopped taking the meds (on Dr advice) and my BG has been reasonably normal, a few spikes when I am trying new things or not paying attention, but things are reasonably normal. I am mostly keeping under 110 within 1.5 hours of lunch and dinner. In the day time. It is the morning that I have problems. I am seeing a steady rise in my BG in the morning. I am recording steadily higher numbers. This morning was the highest - 146.
Now, the numbers are going down as soon as I get active in the morning and by 8am I am seeing the number down to 110 again. Is there anything I can do to counter this annoying dawn effect? Is there any subtle tricks I can play on my body? I am aware that the liver dump occurs at about 5am. I am in bed until 5:30/6:00. I know this because I have tested myself throughout the night. Last night I went to bed at 9:30pm with a BG of 116, this morning it is 146! Anyone help me with some tips?
I could go back on the meds, but they were not really reducing my numbers by that much, they were usually keeping my morning numbers to 120. Maybe I should just take the meds at night? Would that be a solution to this?
Can I thank all that read and answer this forum, I have learnt a lot and am feeling great, mostly down to the things I have learnt on here.