Why Does Your Blood Sugar Spike in the Morning? | Mastering Diabetes

Blood sugar spike in the morning? The reasons are not unfamiliar: stress, insulin resistance, inflammation, C-reactive protein, disrupted circadian rhythm. And Dr. Scott Stoll has the explanation for some of these that clearly has a common denominator — poor sleep a.k.a. sleep deprivation.

Now, you're probably thinking about getting up and going back and forth to the bathroom at night is one obvious reason for not sleeping well. And that's true. This is the exact reason why some doctors immediately ask their patients how they are sleeping at night whenever they come in with high blood sugar levels. But how your blood sugar fails you in the first place is the most important place to reflect on. What food did you eat during the day? Did you exercise? Did you eat snacks before bed? How's the timing of your insulin doses? What is your stress level?

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[secondyaya]

I could listen to Dr Stoll all day because he has such a calming voice and is always so informative.

And yes, when I read the description above, that's the first thing I thought of because at 70 years of age, I never sleep straight through the night and always get up about twice a night to go to the bathroom. So there is that😅

[juttakasapis]

I surely appreciate everything you teach !

[carolynbridge]

Yup this is so true for me with prediabetes !

[carolynbridge]

I guess that answers the question when I switch to evening shifts as a nurse my blood sugars increase the next morning and the day! But not sure I can change it!

[barringtondubois]

I have been diagnosed with t2 diabetes and put on metaformin, I cut out all carbs and sugar and I took it for 6 weeks but it made no difference to my readings so I stopped. My readings are in the normal range during the day 2 hours after eating (always less than 130) but raised in the mornings, generally 125/126 unless I eat after 8 at night then it may go up to 130. I sleep well, do not wake in the night and get around 10 hours sleep, I’m at a loss at why my levels are raised in the morning. Last week I went to a party and although I knew I shouldn’t I ate sausage rolls, prawn vol a fonts and rich chocolate cake with real chocolate. I took my blood glucose when I got home at 1.00am expecting it to be really high but it was 119. In the morning it was up again to 126

[ItsMikeArre]

My doc told me it’s called the dawn effect but this was interesting thanks for the post

[kuljinderdhillon]

Thanks Cyrus, your program is very effective.I have reduced my medication from 1000 mg BID to 250 mg BID.But I lost lot of weight. I want to gain some weight . If you guys can help how.

[jeankellner]

I am a night person and I had no idea that this habit of staying up so late was sabotaging my health. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes because my morning glucose is high. As I monitor my glucose throughout the day, my numbers are fine, usually. Lately, I noticed that I am having even higher numbers in the morning, even though I make an effort, especially at dinner to eat in a way so as not to spike my glucose, and not eat at night before bed. I still get up and am shocked to see a higher number than I have previously seen. It is so disheartening. I didn't know about the sleep factor. During the whole Covid lockdown I really let myself get into the habit of watching TV or reading into the wee hours of the morning. I had no real stress, but inflammation pain and my A1C results have been worse. I have "managed" type 2. I never had an A1C over 6.5. My last A1C was 6.9. It freaked me out wondering if I am becoming more insulin resistant even though my Metformin has been increased. And I keep worrying about the damage the drug is doing to my liver. Could something like bad sleep habits really be a big part of the problem? Wow.

[ginabee]

I am still working on this, but I noticed when I sleep well, especially in my bed, I feel like my body has a real chance to "reset" and heal. One night of a lousy sleep, all-nighter (for a deadline) or a night on the couch will significantly affect my body's ability to regulate my blood sugar until my next good sleep. This was a bit of a game-changer for me, as I enjoy staying up late. I still do, but I do my best to get some sleep in my bed.

[Vegline]

So interesting thanks. Always trying to figure out when to eat dinner on a 12 hour day work shift. Often eat dinner after work at home and then to bed a hour later which seems somewhat counter productive. Then tried 2 meals instead of 3 and just too much food at a meal. Thought about 2 meals regular size and skipping dinner for improved sleep hygiene. Anyone else have ideas?

[LindaR]

My bladder is not my friend at night and constantly disrupts my sleep. I'm not diabetic tho but my BS is higher in the morning than it should be. It normalizes after I'm up for several hours.

[nancysmith-baker]

Thank you,
I'll try a full carb diet .

[shaunmichaels]

I thought it was because are liver has so much sugar in it if you have a high A1c number your liver will always spit out sugar that will spike up your number to.

[CHER]

😂😂😂😂I can count on 2 hands how many time I had a full night sleep. Just has almost never happens. I’ve tried everything

[mandarinlearner]

I sleep like a rock for 8-9 hrs a night but still have FBS of at least 170 in morning

[elbertdickey]

Complete Tree must learn carb. Vs insulin, please do video to explain? No where you explain except book, Mastering Diabetes…Please