Diabetes patients can have high level of blood sugar in the
morning. The rise of blood sugar in the morning can be due to the dawn
phenomenon or Somogyi effect. Doctors can recommend some methods to treat high
blood sugar in the morning.
High blood sugar
The excess in
sugar or glucose will accumulate in patients’ blood if their pancreases don’t
produce enough insulin.
According to Cleveland, people who are infected with
diabetes can have high levels of blood sugar, which can lead to kidney, heart
and eye disorders if happening in a long time without any treatment. The excess
in sugar or glucose will accumulate in patients’ blood if their pancreases
don’t produce enough insulin or the insulin secreted doesn’t reduce the blood
sugar properly.
Dawn phenomenon
Dawn phenomenon is a natural process that increases blood
sugar after 3 a.m. and is able to last until 8 a.m.
Somogyi effect
The Somogyi can
cause high blood sugar in the morning.
The Somogyi can cause high blood sugar in the morning as an
opposite effect due to the low blood sugar level happening in the evening.
Diagnosis
Patients can identify the reason of high blood sugar levels
happening in the morning if they measure their blood sugar at some points
around 2 a.m. Normal or high blood sugar indexes will show dawn phenomenon while
the low indexes will show Somogyi effect.
Treatment
Doctors can also
offer patients a light breakfast or increase the dose of insulin for the
morning.
Doctors can treat high blood sugar happening in the morning
by change the amounts of insulin, kinds of insulin or the time patients use
insulin in the evening. Doctors can also offer patients a light breakfast or
increase the dose of insulin for the morning.
