Why does the dawn effect happen with some diabetics?
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I have asked this question of every professional I have encountered.  I can't get an answer from anyone that makes sense.  Normally, I get the "deer caught in the headlights" look when ever I ask.\n\nI am one who suffers with the dawn effect.  It really upsets me to wake up with higher sugar than when I go to bed.  I think what is happening is the body sees the glucose level drop in the predawn hours and it converts something into glucose.  It keeps right on making sugar until you wake up.  I have tried a couple of experiments including setting my alarm for 3:00 AM and testing. In me it seems to give credence to my theory.  Additionally I have eaten a small piece of dark chocolate before bedtime.  I do mean a piece, not three pounds.  Dark chocolate is supposed to help with insulin usage.  The dark chocolate also seems to help me.  \n\nI am going to put the question on my watch list.  Hope we can both get a good answer.
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My guess would be that perhaps your Blood Glucose Level is a bit lower than usual. Try eating something high in protein and some complex carbs such as peanut butter on crackers and see if it doesn't help.Good Luck!
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So are you drinking enough water and eating enough protein.  Sometimes when we only eat carbohydrates, for example in the a.m., our blood sugar will drastically drop once we digest the carbs we ate.  You should talk to your doc.
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This is likely an effect of a condition known as "diabetic neuropathy". This is a side-effect of diabetes that affects the body's nervous system. \n\nDo not ignore the signs that you are having now. Go to your doctor IMMEDIATELY in order to avoid further complications and to receive adequate treatment of the condition. \n\nGood luck and best wishes....
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I would expect light exposure variance has much to do with it. Look at how it effects circadian rhythm, for instance. Probably begins a cascade of varying hormonal changes.
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It depends on how your body reacts to the introduction of glucose to your body.  If your insulin levels are excessively high, it may use up the glucose more quickly than a person with a normal level of insulin; this would, in essence drop your glucose to lower than the fasting level. This can be an early indicator of diabetic risk.
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If by high blood sugar, you mean to say Diabetes, it will affect the following systems (chronic raised Blood sugar will cause these) :\n\n1.Central Nervous Syatem: Diabetic Ketoacidosis and or Coma\n\n2.Eyes: Cataracts, Retinopathy (can eventually cause blindness), Glaucoma (raised Intra-ocular Pressure)\n\n3.Kidneys: Diabetic Nephropathy, which if not taken care of in the early stages may result in Renal Failure\n\n4.Neuropathy: It affects the peripheral nerves (the ones in the limbs) producing burning pain, muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the limbs or hypersensitivity, loss of function of the cranial nerves etc. It may also cause  involvement of the autonomic nerves which may result in erectile dysfuntion and delayed emptying of the stomach(causing the oft-seen fullness of stomach in diabetics)\n\n5.Feet: Loss of sensation results in multiple injuries to the feet which go unnoticed, eventually leading to the formation of an ulcer (Diabetic foot) which can prove difficult to heal. Occasionally it may also cause gangrene of the limb and an amputation may become necessary.\n\n6.Predisposition to Infections in any part of the body. Some kind of infections are more common in diabetics, especially fungal infections.\n\nMost of these complications are preventable or can be delayed by ensuring proper control of the blood sugar. Certain complications can also be treated, for example:\n\nRetinopathy: treated with laser\nNeuropathy: Treated with Carbamazepine\nEarly Nephropathy: ACE Inhibitors (a class of drugs) delay its progression\n\nHowever, the most important aspect still is the control of Blood Sugar.
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It may be a sign of Diabetes, I asked a a friend of mine who has it, what were his first signs of it, he said he would have to go often.
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Diabetes occurs when the body's insulin production is impaired in some way.  When there is insufficient insulin in the body, the complex sugars in our food cannot be broken down into glucose for use by our cells.  Ironically enough, this leads to a situation where the blood has excess sugar but the cells are starved of glucose.  Since glucose is required for many cellular functions and to provide energy, the depletion of cellular glucose ultimately leads to a feeling of fatigue.
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Many reasons but all of them ultimately result in a non-responsiveness to hormones in the body i.e. an imbalance of hormone relative to the substance or process the hormone is supposed to regulate.\n\nExample:  diabetes mellitus is a disorder resulting from damage to, or simple absence of, the beta cells of the pancreas ( although could also be due to lack of insulin receptors throughout the body so that even though insulin is being produced, it can't have en effect since there is nothing to pick it up in the body ).\n\nThis is a much simplified answer!
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*Pondering* Now mind you, it would be better to ask your physician or a dietician, but...\n\nDiabetes mellitus is a chronic disease in which blood glucose (sugar) levels are too high. Cells in the body break down glucose in order to provide energy for movement, growth, and repair. The hormone insulin is responsible for regulating glucose levels in the blood. Abnormally high levels of glucose can damage the small and large blood vessels, leading to diabetic blindness, kidney disease, amputations of limbs, stroke, and heart disease.\n\nThere are three common types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is usually (but not always) diagnosed in children and young adults. Persons with type 1 diabetes make no insulin and must take insulin every day. Type 2 diabetes is usually (but not always) diagnosed in adults over the age of 45. In type 2 diabetes, either the person is not making enough insulin, or the body is resistant to insulin and cannot use it properly. Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy: 2-4 percent of all pregnant women have gestational diabetes. If a woman has gestational diabetes, she has about a 40 percent chance of having type 2 diabetes later in her life.\n\nAbout 17 million persons in America have Diabetes mellitus, but five million of them don't even know it. Nearly 1 million new cases are diagnosed each year. The disease affects men and women of all ages and ethnic groups. African Americans, Latinos, American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders are more greatly affected than other groups.\n\nUnless you must take regular insulin shots, you can control some diabetes with a proper diet. Below I've added a few links on the subject.
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having an unquenchable thrist is also a sign of diabetes,go see a doc!
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There are major warning signs if diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Once the DKA is advanced the diabetic will vomit everything he or she drinks and will become severly dehydrated. They will get very dark circles and their eyes will look sunken in due to the dehydration. If DKA advances with no treatment the diabetic will go into a diabetic coma before they die. Foul play can be involved on both ends. The diabetic can not take their insulin causing their bloodsugar to shoot way up, which then causes the body to produce ketones and without giving any insulin, the body will go into DKA. On the other end someone could have messed with their diabetic supplies and put something like salt water in their insulin vile so that the diabetic thinks they are giving themselves insulin when they are not.\n     As a diabetic, I have to tell you that we know when our bloodsugar is way too high. For me, I get very thirsty and irritated and I start to feel a little sick. To make sure though, I always check my bloodsugar to see if I need to give more insulin.  If I am already sick (cold, flu, period, etc.) I tend not to notice as easy. But the fact of the matter is, for someone to die of DKA is from how they care for themselves. Very rarely is it out of the control of the diabetic to get DKA. It is very easy to detect a high blood sugar and when someone is taking proper care of themselves they should be checking their sugar enough times so that they know how high or low their blood sugar is. Diabetics know to look for expiration dates and if they fear their insulin is bad, they should get knew insulin.
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G'day Mark m,\n\nThank you for your question.\n\nI would advise the relevant doctor that you have diabetes and they should be able to advise you whether it does or not.\n\nIn most cases, I would believe not but it would depend on the medication.\n\nRegards
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It occurs when a diabetic person's blood sugar gets very high-generally over 350-400.  It is a medical emergency.  You can avoid it by frequent testing of your blood sugar & treating your blood sugar appropriately.
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Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) happens when the body can't use glucose for energy because it doesn’t have any or enough insulin. Insulin controls how much glucose (which is the energy source we get from food) can pass from the blood into body’s cells.\n\nAlert!\nIf a person who is known to have diabetes becomes confused, obviously unwell, drowsy or unconscious, that person needs urgent help. She may have very low levels of blood glucose (hypoglycaemia – 'hi-po-gly-see-mia') or ketoacidosis ('ket-o-acid-o-sis'). See the topic 'Diabetes – managing diabetes in childhood' for more information about what to do for hypoglycaemia and ketoacidosis.\n\n\nWhat is diabetes?\nThere are two main types of diabetes mellitus.\n\nDiabetes mellitus type 1 (sometimes called ‘juvenile onset diabetes’ or ‘insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)) usually starts in childhood or early adult life, most commonly before teenage years. It is due to damage to b-cells in the pancreas, so that they do not make the hormone insulin.\nDiabetes mellitus type 2 (also called ‘mature onset diabetes’ or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) usually starts later in life, usually when the person is over 40 years old. However, it is occurring more often now in much younger people, especially people who are very overweight. Although people with type 2 diabetes usually make some insulin, it is not enough, or it does not work well.\nThere is also gestational diabetes which happens during pregnancy, and diabetes insipidus, a quite different sort of problem.\n\nThis topic focuses only on type 1 diabetes mellitus.\n\nWith type 1 diabetes, young people have no insulin, so they need:\n\nto get insulin by injection at least once, and often several times each day \nto be careful about what they eat, how much they exercise, drinking alcohol and using tobacco and drugs \nto be in control of their diabetes \nto understand that people with diabetes are able to do pretty much everything that other people are able to do. \n\nUnderstanding diabetes\nOur topic on the Parenting and Child Health section of this site called 'Diabetes in childhood' contains a lot of information about the causes of diabetes and its effects and complications.\n\nThere is a lot of research going on world wide to find a cure for diabetes, including seeking ways of transplanting insulin-making tissue – but there is no cure for diabetes yet.\n\n\nManaging diabetes\nEvery person who has type 1 diabetes should have their own diabetes management plan and a team of workers they can seek information and help from.\n\nSomeone with type 1 diabetes will need to regularly monitor their:\n\nblood glucose level \ndiet \ninsulin \nexercise.\nAt the moment, insulin will need to be injected every day for the rest of their life. The topic 'Diabetes - managing diabetes in childhood' goes into detail about diet, insulin, monitoring blood glucose, exercise and most of the questions that are usually asked. \n\n\nTaking control\nIf you have had diabetes for a while, you and your parents may be very used to managing your diabetes. If it has only recently been diagnosed, they may be very anxious and want to help more than you feel is needed (parents are like that!)\n\nAs you get older, your diabetes management team and your parents will help you to take control of managing your diabetes – you might start to see health workers by yourself, and gradually take over managing your own record-keeping.\n\nAll doctors, dietitians and others who work with people with diabetes know that people are not perfect. If you do 'go out of control' it is best to 'own up' and work out some plans for next time, rather than pretending that every thing is OK.\n\nSome things that you will probably have to manage more strictly than other young people include: \n\nmeal times (missing meals can lead to problems) \nsleep-ins (you may have to wake up early to eat, or have your
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Are you a diabetic? please check your blood, because this happens to diabetic people.