ny_shelly's Journal, 25 June 2014

I have this issue. At 2 AM my bs was 81, this morning it is 114. This is from Dr. Michael Eades who is a pioneer in low carb eating. Dr. Michael Eades Blog

Your husband is experiencing what is called the dawn phenomenon. The liver produces and releases glucose into the blood unless it is turned off by insulin. The liver tends to make more overnight to compensate for the fact that one doesn’t usually eat while sleeping, yet one’s blood sugar level needs to be maintained. The liver produces enough glucose to keep the blood sugar at a normal level. If the level gets a little high, the pancreas releases a little spurt of insulin that signals to the liver to quit producing sugar for a while. An insulin resistant person’s liver often doesn’t get the signal and keeps on producing sugar leading to elevated sugars in the morning that tend to go down later in the day.

In my experience, the best treatment is a low-carb diet over the long haul to re-establish insulin sensitivity.

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3050 kcal

Fat: 247.50g | Prot: 113.00g | Carb: 98.00g.   Breakfast: Coca-Cola Diet Coke, Tap Water, Wegmans applewood smoked uncured bacon, Wegmans Large Eggs. Dinner: Coca-Cola Diet Coke, TGI Friday's Classic Wedge Salad, Sizzling Chicken & Shrimp. Snacks/Other: isadelight plus dark chocolate, Coca-Cola Diet Coke, Tap Water, Jif To Go Creamy Peanut Butter, Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts, Ocean Spray diet cranberry (12 oz bottle). more...