Dawn Syndrome Dawn Phenomenon

[PurplePammie]

Hi I wonder if you can help and advise me please.
I’m following a low carb lifestyle and my blood numbers were really really good reminder that my HBA1c went from 59 in June 2019 to 44 on the 20th December 2019. During the day my readings were superb But I’m started to really struggle with dawn syndrome I was fine up until 26th of January fasting blood around or below 6 then on 27th Jan it was 8.8 and has hovered around this ever since.
I was taking 1 Metformin 1 Gliclazide in the morning and 1 injection of 40 units of Tresiba at 10 o’clock at night and it was all reasonably steady around 6 and below.
I increased my Tresiba steadily as you suggested but am really upset now I took 60 units last night and my blood fasting reading was 8.7 this morning!!!
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Kind Regards Pam Anderson

 

[Northerner]

Hi Pammi, I'd suggest having a read of Dawn Phenomenon for some useful information 🙂

 

[PurplePammie]

Hi Pammi, I'd suggest having a read of Dawn Phenomenon for some useful information 🙂

Thanks I’ve read this already I’ve been having this issue for the last 5 weeks after months and months of great results I struggling to understand why things have changed now as I’m still doing everything I was before

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @PurplePammie

Dawn phenomenon can be really tricky. And it’s not always very reliable or consistent over time in my experience.

Some people find it helps to have a lowish carb snack (cracker and cheese?) before bed, to keep the liver happy overnight.

hope you find a fix that works for you.

 

[grovesy]

I have never found anything that works for me.

 

[JMyrtle]

I am on a low carb diet without any medication and manages to keep my annual b/g reading just inside normal levels at 42.
My doctor agrees that if I could get my morning reading down to under 6.9 she will sign me off as no longer diabetic but whatever I do I can never get down below 7.3 and it's usually high 7s or low8s.
I cannot see the point of taking medication just to get my levels lower and be signed off because as soon as I stop they will go back up and I will be diabetic again.
I suppose although I am still diabetic my readings are low enough not to actually cause any health problems so it's all in a name that hardly applies anymore.

 

[trophywench]

Do you both find though that as soon as you actually eat something in the morning, the DP virtually stops in its tracks?

 

[JMyrtle]

Sorry I don't actually know the answer to that one as I don't test again after breakfast until just before I eat my evening meal.
We are late risers so usually have breakfast about 11.00am and then dinner about 6.00pm.
I test two hours after dinner and then again before going to bed