Why is my sugar high in the morning?

It can be frustrating to always find your sugar high in the morning! This video covers what is the proper way to do a fasting blood sugar, the reasons why sugar is high in the morning, like the Dawn Phenomenon and the Somogyi effect. Finally, it reviews ways to improve your morning blood sugars. Written by endocrinologist Dr. Christopher Palmeiro and produced by Doctablet®

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[AlexZamora]

I love this channel, one day you would be in national television, saving millions of kids lifes!

[RealEmm]

My bloodsugar was 5.7 mmol/l this morning 😊🙏 but yes I do see a little bit of spike when I wake up. Stay safe and healthy everyone!

[mayssm]

What happens to me is I usually wake up 2-3 hours after going to sleep and I'm thirsty, hungry, agitated and hot. If I look on my CGM, my blood sugar at this point has usually dipped down, maybe even as low as 70-80 range. Once I eat and drink something, I cool back down and get to sleep easily. If I resist that snack, I'll usually just lay there hot and frustrated until I finally do go get something to eat.

[beyazdamla]

Very very good explanation, thank you

[patrickdegenaar]

I used to think muesli with lots of fruit was a healthy breakfast. But i found that it created a huge glucose spikes. After switching to eggs and veg, it was hugely different - almost no spike! (though i'm also keeping carb/sugars down as well).

[terrychrist]

Your video was very helpful to me. Thank you. God bless you and your family 🙏❣️🤗

[scottlopez]

You did a great job explaining the issue and causes and provided a good variety of solutions. I have gotten this information from trustworthy detailed KETO & IF Doctors on YouTube and you summed it up in a great presentation. Thanks and keep it coming.

[drnayeemiqbal]

Wow, It’s been 1 year, no video! And now this!
Great Video...

[annaVlc]

yes I agree to this.It's really frustating

[raysareyes]

Thanks for your advice about it, that is happening to me, my sure is high when I weaken in the morning above 126; 137 to 145 sometimes, but rarely over 200, blessings 🌌🌍👍🙌

[sbell]

Thank you!
My morning readings are always in the upper prediabetic range.
This helps me plan to learn what my situation is. My high reading isn't diet related because 14hr fasted I get 85 at bedtime then 24hrs fasted I get 113 but its in the morning.

[marcozolo]

The music is so apt for this type of information too

[venkataponnaganti]

A very useful information. Thank you. Thanks

[ashishjain]

Wow. Great animaton plus useful accurate information implies people will actually watch. Thank you :).

[daviddamron]

My blood sugar in morning had gone back to normal.I do a glu close tablet in morning n snack one about 10.Drink half a bottle protein for lunch n other half for snack.Ivecome from 252 to 234 so far been losing weight n no high blood sugars.

[mariateresamondragon]

What about those of us for whom 2AM is NOT in the middle of the night? I generally go to bed around 2 AM (and get up around 10 AM). Do I just move the times by about 4 hours? I know that some biologic processes are affected by the actual time of day or sunrise or similar phenomena. How does this play into mix?

[smokemeakipper]

I kept waking up for months. Waking up at 3am not being able to get back to sleep. Zombie all day. GP couldn't figure it out. Then I stumbled onto dawn phenomenon via YouTube. Got a blood glucose monitor. Checked during the day/after meals etc, was fine. But on waking up at 3am it was higher (around 6.7). I do keto and 16/8. So started having a handful of nuts right before bed. Still wake up (which is normal). But sleep is much better and I can get back to sleep so this worked for me. Thanks to youtube and content creators like this dude 👍

[beatrizkessler]

Thanks so much for important information gadbles

[rsoubiea]

Should I exercise after dinner? that doesn't seem prudent.

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