Why is my glucose count higher in the morning, before eating, than it is after breakfast?

Answer 1

Dawn phenomenon. The dawn phenomenon is the end result of a combination of natural body changes that occur during the sleep cycle and can be explained as follows. Between 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., your body starts to increase the amounts of counterregulatory hormones (Growth hormone, cortisol and catecholamines). These hormones work against insulin's action to drop blood sugars. The increased release of these counterregulatory hormones, at a time when bedtime insulin is wearing out, results in an increase in blood sugars. These combined events cause your body's blood sugar levels to rise in the morning (at "dawn").

Somogyi effect. Named after the doctor who first wrote about it, this condition is also called "rebound hyperglycemia." Although the cascade of events and end result -- high blood sugar levels in the morning -- is the same as in the dawn phenomenon, the cause is more "man-made" (a result of poor diabetes management) in the Somogyi effect. The term refers to pattern of high morning sugars preceded by an episode of asymptomatic (without symptoms) hypoglycemia. Your blood sugar may drop too low in the middle of the night, so your body counters by releasing hormones to raise the sugar levels. This could happen if you took too much insulin earlier or if you did not have enough of a bedtime snack.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It is higher in the morning before breakfast, depends on what you had to eat the night before. What you eat at night can cause your sugar to raise because you eat a lay down without exercising or working it off. Check sugar content of what you eat, and try eating a snack that does not have a high sugar level. Fruit and yogurt may help or check with your doctor and get a nutrition list for diabetic which may suggest what may good to eat before bed. It may seem limited and hard to do, but take care and try hard to enjoy foods you like without over induluing in sugar, take care exercise, and good luck

Answer 4

Possibly because whatever "long-acting" insulin you are taking isn't running out before the morning. Possible consult your doctor about upping the dosage by a few units. My son has the same problem. Blood sugars under control most of the day, but first one in the morning is the highest. His doctor is a having him try two things, taking the long-acting insulin a little later, by about two hours, and if that doesn't work, upping the dosage by a few units. Each person is different though, but my suspicion is you need to adjust the timing and amount of your dosage. Ask your doctor first though please.

Answer 5

For Type 1 diabetics it could be that you basal insulin level is too low during the night. This level is usually controlled by your long acting insulin (ie lantus) or by a basal injection rate if you are using an insulin pump. For example, I'm a pump patient, and I have my pump set up to give me a set rate of insulin during the day and then at 11 pm that rate is increased slightly and then at 3 am that rate is increased a little more. At 6 am it goes back to my daytime rate. For some reason my body needs more insulin to maintain my target glucose level while I'm sleeping.

Answer 6

Im 13 and a diabetic, i wake up high everyday. This is because you go all night without insulin to keep you'r body stable. If you take insulin in the night time, ask for it to be rasied. If you take pill's you may want to talk to a doctor as soon as you can :)

Answer 7

you must be eating something at nite to make it do this. also if you'd check your blood at 3am you could see where its higher and take measure there.