Welcome to another weekend short of The Matter Over Mind Experience.
This is Master Trainer & Weight Management Expert, Narado Zeco Powell
This weekend, I will discuss The Dawn Phenomenon.
Understanding this can help you control your blood sugar, expect in the mornings, which is important in fatloss & muscle building
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Let’s begin by defining The Dawn Phenomenon
The dawn phenomenon, sometimes called the dawn effect, is an observed increase in blood sugar levels that takes place in the early-morning.
Let’s discuss why this may happen
Some researchers believe the natural overnight release of the so-called counter-regulatory hormones like growth hormone, cortisol, glucagon and epinephrine increase insulin resistance, causing blood sugar to rise.
This rise in morning blood glucose is abnormal.
The dawn effect therefore describes abnormally high early morning increases in blood glucose.
If you have persistently elevated blood sugar in the morning, checking your blood sugar once during the night, around 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. for several nights in a row will help you and your doctor determine if you have the dawn phenomenon or if there’s another reason for an elevated morning blood sugar reading
The Dawn Phenomenon may not be the only explanation for high morning blood sugar
High morning blood sugar can be down to a variety of things, including insufficient insulin, incorrect medication dosage, carbohydrate snacks before bed and more.
Your doctor or healthcare professional will be able to help you to correct either the dawn phenomenon or alternative reasons for high blood glucose levels in the early morning.
They may suggest one of the following to help stabilize your morning blood sugar levels:
- Adjusting insulin dosage
- Adjusting medication dosage
- Switching to different medication
- Switching to an insulin with a different profile of activity
- Not eating carbohydrate snacks before bed
- Using an insulin pump to administer extra insulin
There it is fam!
Enjoy your weekend
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