I have had diabetes for about 15 years now but I’ve only really started taking it seriously in the last few years (I was about 11 when diagnosed and had serious denial for years).
Every morning I wake up and my blood sugar is sky high, over 20 mmols (360mg/dl) even if I go to bed around 5-6 mmols (95-108 mg/dl) . At first they thought I might be having hypos in my sleep but then I had to do tests in the night (between 1-3 am) to see when it started to rise and this confirmed I had the dawn phenomenon.
Anyway, my question is will I ever be able to get a decent a1c because it’s always between 8-9. My diabetic clinic are always on at me to get it down but how can I when every single morning my blood is so high? I wake up and have some insulin to correct but it still takes time to drop. Has anyone had experience with the dawn phenomenon? Does it ever go away? How do other people deal with it?
Thanks in advance.
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