This is called the Dawn Phenomenol and most of us have it. Some say eat protein before bed but I find nothing helps. Glucose is dispersed by the liver bet 4 am and 8 am.

You are just chasing yourself in circles over this..my doctor suggested eating the greek yougart because it is high in protein. This doe help me some, but I also noticed if I go to bed with lower number then the morning is higher

But it's like this, the liver and pancreas have a party overnight in your body and they don't invite the humans to join in ROFL

It's true that eating at night can sometimes result in a lower blood sugar in the morning. Protein at night helps, but you also need between 15 and 30 grams of carbohydrate. The presence of carbs in your blood can prevent your liver from putting out blood sugar. Try it and see. If you go into the evening hours with a fairly low blood, sugar than you might even go to 45 gms of carb at night. Good luck!

I dont think that works either because sometimes I eat in the middle of the night and whether its carbs or protein my bs is high in the am.

My sugars have always been higher in the mornings... for four years i've had this and it frustrates me because it doesn't reflect well on morning blood work when i have to do the fasting tests. Makes me look like i'm not working on my sugars, yet i know they are well within range the rest of the day. Kind of chaps my A**, if you know what i mean. I've just learned to live with it, and my Doctor knows about it.

Another good read.
135...118...119...114...72...144...64...100...174...152...166............
And the diet is quite consistent, as it the exercise..
Headed into hypoglycemia, thus the "doctors" stopped the Glyburide..
Its all nurses at the VA.
Tomorrow we visit the endocrinologist at the Camp Hill clinic.

It is not unusual especially in the winter. Know as the Dawn Phenomena .
I recently discussed this same issue with my endocrinologist and he suggested that I take my long acting Insulin, in my case Levemir around 10:00 PM because you want the insulin to start working about 2:00 in the early morning which coincides when you body is producing more glucose.
I have been doing this about month and the morning numbers have come down.
Please consult your Dr before you alter anything as I can only tell you what worked for me.
Another cause could be snacking after your short term insulin wears off.

do u take meds late night?


i take all mine at around 10-11 and in the am around 9-10

and i know thats mostly why its high

I eat some carbs and protien and have lower numbers in am...On blood work day i took my sugar with my meter and it was 120 the Dr said my fasting was 142 which I then showed him what i had on my meter but the blood test they do will differ he says...but still the 142 was great compared to the 196 it was at first....So i will take it...

i was recently in the hospital for pneumonia on a diabetic diet and mine was always above 400 cus of the meds.
even with being out its int the 300s-400s

yesterday i actually had a 206 in the middle of the day which is the lowest its been in a week since ive been officially diagnosed.
im on steroids for my asthma and a crapload of other stuff so i know its mostly from that.

when i was in the hospital the nurses were so rude accusing me of sneaking food in and checking the garbage bags because they refused to believe that it could be that high just from the medicines but when youre pumped up on solumedrol and iv steroids and antibiotics DERRRR!!! my dr tried to tell them.

Lab bs results are always bet 10-30 points higher than what you get because they are taking blood from the vein and you are not.

I've had diabetes for 11 years and am now on insulin pump therapy. Because I have Dawn Phenomenon, my endocrinologist has had me adjust my pump settings to deliver more insulin from 3am til 10am to deliver my highest basal rate of insulin. Even with this adjustment, my am fasting blood sugar is still the highest of the daily readings.

Our medical cares does need improvement. Nurses need to be trained not to be so militaristic and extreme.
Doctors need training in how to read and write.
End of rant,
My BG is also high in the morn, an average of 166...
At 9:30 pm, a super apple salad(cheese, apple, greens, a little pickle, some olives, nuts, sunflower seeds, a little mayo, = absolutely delicious...
I need more discipline.

since i started up on VICTOZE(inhjedctions) my bs went down from 300-400 to the 200s and it seems to be getting lower each time

Wish I knew more about this.
Which has what effect ?
exercise
diet
medications
insulin
Diabetes for the past 10-15 years.
Still trying to lower the numbers.
I'll have to try harder.