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      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I usually bolus for breakfast right at the time I start eating. But I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before. Better results. But I always forget.
    • 16 hours, 47 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
    • 16 hours, 50 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I am able to pr bolus for Breakfast and dinner as I am at home. I never know when I am going to eat at work so bolus is at start of meal.
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      Mick Martin likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      Question is misleading until type of insulin is understood. I said 15 because I use Fiasp insulin.
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      Kris Sykes-David likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
    • 20 hours, 54 minutes ago
      Ernie Richmann likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
    • 21 hours, 15 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      My most recent meal was breakfast and, during the work week, I am far better at bolusing ahead of time. The rest of my meals in the day though end up receiving the bolus as I start eating or part at the start and more later on (depending on what I am eating and whether I know how much I'll eat.)
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      Of the people in your life, who (if anyone) makes you feel judged or criticized for your T1D management (for example, what foods you eat, where or when you check your blood glucose, etc.)? Select all that apply to you.
      Insulin, meters, diabetic tech are not magic wands. Its usage does not guarantee only "positive" results. Negative events can and do occur, period. Non -D- typically (incorrectly) equate negative events as being total user failure, severe user errors. As diabetics we get blamed, despite having made zero mistakes on our part. We make seriously educated best guesses, despite that truth, we can and do fail anyway sometimes! Outsiders falsely need to believe inulin, our tech are complete-total cures, rather than tiny bandages at best. When confronted for using (sic. my) "drugs" in public, no matter how invisibly done... it is their self righteousness , poor assessment which is the issue. I gladly squash such insects...
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      The more important question is 'how well does the clip work'. For me, the Medtronic clip worked very well, but the Tandem clip is quite ineffective and the pump falls off my belt during things like yard work or other bending movements.
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I answered never. I always use a clip -- I wear my t:slim x2 on my belt -- but not the Tandem clip. I use the black t:Holster Rotating Belt Clip. Very pleased.
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I am rough on pumps and use a Tandem X2 but dont use the Tandem clip/holster. I use a neoprene case and a pouch with a metal clip. Thenmetal clip is uncomfortable while I sleep. Looking for a different solution for wearing my pump at night.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I answered that nobody wants to be screened, but I was answering based on my immediate family. I did let my deceased type-1 diabetic cousin's 35 year old son know he can be tested for his likelihood of becoming type-1 diabetic. He said he may be tested as he was always curious if he had a chance.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have T1, and when my oldest grandson got T1, the other 3 grandkids got screened. The grandson who's the brother of the one with T1, showed a strong possibility of being a future T1 diabetic. It sadly came true about a year later.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have LADA, and the idea of screening has not come up, either by me or my adult children. I guess I need to present the opportunity to them so they can make the decision.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      my siblings & parents are older (like me) and they've never expressed any interest in getting tested. my nieces and nephews have never said anything either
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    Do you give a bolus right after waking up in the morning to counteract the dawn phenomenon (an abnormal early-morning rise in blood glucose)?

    Home > LC Polls > Do you give a bolus right after waking up in the morning to counteract the dawn phenomenon (an abnormal early-morning rise in blood glucose)?
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    Sarah Howard

    Sarah Howard (nee Tackett) has dedicated her career to supporting the T1D community ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Manager of Marketing at T1D Exchange. Sarah and her husband live in NYC with their cat Gracie. In her spare time, she enjoys doing comedy, taking dance classes, visiting art museums, and exploring different neighborhoods in NYC.

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    57 Comments

    1. Daniel Smith

      This is a misleading question. The immediate rise on wake up is called foot on the floor. Dawn phenomenon is a rise in blood sugar several hours before you get out of bed.

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      1. Karen Milton

        I experience the dawn phenomenon sometimes (maybe 50%), but “feet on the floor” about 100% of the time.

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    2. Larry Martin

      I use a pump so basal is automatically adjusted for that.

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    3. Daniel Bestvater

      I increase my pump basal rate around 4am to look after this.

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    4. Shannon Barnaby

      I generally try to deal with the dawn phenomenon with an increased basal rate.

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    5. Yaffa Steubinger

      I bulus in the morning but not to counteract the dawn phenomenon. That’s just when I bolus.

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    6. Sahran Holiday

      Years ago we thought I was having predawn rises. When I was injecting. It was just NPH not lasting. Switched prebedtime to longer acting helped a lot. Now Omnipod basal takes care of it. Technology rules.

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    7. Britni

      I’m on MDI, so I wait until I’m ready to have breakfast, usually 1 to 2 hours after I wake up.

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    8. Sondra Mangan

      My Omnipod basal settings are configured to reduce the effect of Dawn phenomenon.

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    9. Mig Vascos

      Always give myself .8 of a unit + any adjustment my pump indicates, which still keeps me under 1 unit. Then I can have my coffee with 2 sugar cubes and my meds. It works well.

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    10. David Smith

      I’ve adjusted my pump basal rate to do that. No need to bolus for it.

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    11. Cyndi Evans

      Since I’m on a pump, my basal is increased to offset dawn phenomenon

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    12. Mig Vascos

      To clarify my previous response. The .8 of a unit I get has nothing to do with the dawn syndrome. Im on control IQ and my night basals are set to do that . I do that early bolus for starting the day and the sugar in my coffee.

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    13. kristina blake

      The other answers reflect y strategy, I increase my basal around 4:00 am to cover DP. I do have 0.6 units to cover the first cup of black coffee. Another benefit of pumping, the tailor-made insulin delivery.

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    14. Eve Rabbiner

      The beauty of using a pump is that you can adjust your basal rates for your different needs throughout the day. Bolusing for morning coffee or meal is a whole other thing.

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    15. Tina Roberts

      No because my pump is set up with a basal to do that.

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    16. TEH

      I’m on the 670G, and bolis for 10g of carbs to cover my morning coffee, the very second thing I do every morning. My BG will take off if I don’t. It took me a while to come around to dong this. How can a cup of coffee have 10 g of carbs? Additionally I have to offset high carbs breakfast foods (e.g. cerial) with some protein in the morning.

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    17. Joan McGinnis

      I dont worry a biut that as my output is tuned to deal with dawn phenom it’s to take my breakfast bolus 29 min ahead of eating

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    18. connie ker

      I didn’t experience pre dawn phenomenon for several years after diagnosis. Now that I am a senior, sometimes I have this where sugars just keep rising. Since I do MDI, I inject the short acting Humalog and drink coffee until the numbers come down. That’s when I eat breakfast. This happened this morning, so your question was very timely for me.

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    19. Ceara Glasgow

      My pump setting is a bit higher in the am for just that reason.

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    20. Abigail Elias

      My pump’s basal rate is programmed to increase in steps starting around 4 am to counter the dawn phenomenon (I used to experience). In addition, though I’m not sure how the algorithm works, my tandem t:slim x2 pump’s Control IQ function has a “sleep” function option that appears to be working well to keep my BG level steady throughout the night, including early morning hours.

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    21. Patricia Dalrymple

      I said other because I bolus as soon as I get up but that’s because I eat as soon as I get up. My morning BG is really dependent on what I are the night before and how well I bolused for that.

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      1. Patricia Dalrymple

        Ugh. What I ATE the night before.

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    22. Marvin Shotkin

      1. The dawn phenomenon is not abnormal; it occurs in non-diabetics as well.
      2. I have adjusted my early morning basal rate to account for it.

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    23. Janis Senungetuk

      Tandem’s Control IQ set on ‘sleep’ takes care of the dawn phenomenon while I’m still asleep.

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      1. ConnieT1D62

        I find that is true for me too. Gotta love that feature of the Control IQ!

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    24. Loren Goetsch

      I must be an odd one. I’ve never had my BG rise in the morning. I always have had my drop in the morning.

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    25. Pauline M Reynolds

      My basal is set higher at 4 a.m. to counteract the Dawn Phenomenon.

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    26. Becky Hertz

      I’m not up early enough to ever see the Dawn phenomenon 🙂

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      1. AnitaS

        Becky Hertz. Hahahaha……….

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    27. Thomas Cline

      I answered “NA” since I always eat immediately after rising and of course bolus for that, not for any “dawn phenomenon.” Since I wake up several times each night, I always correct for any abnormal rise during the night. They are pretty unpredictable.

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    28. Sharon Lillibridge

      My evening dose of Lantus usually drops my blood sugar between the hours of 3AM and 7 AM.

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    29. Kristine Warmecke

      No, my basal is set to cover it.

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    30. Derek West

      Using the 670g linked to the sensor I cannot adjust the bolus rate so I give myself about 0.4 as if I am eating 2 gr cho. I have recently started not eating breakfast because my BS gets way too high by mid morning, even if I wait 30 minutes after bolusing for breakfast carbs, plus that comes close to the 7-11 diet.

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    31. Stephen Woodward

      This question is a poorly written question since Dawn Phenomenon only occurs at night while you sleep. When you wake there is another rise that may occur called feet on the floor. These are completely different and the question infers that on a pump you would use a bolus instead of the appropriate management fir DP, increased basal. However, if managing FOTF the boys is appropriate when you wake up.

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      1. persevereT1D52

        I agree. My DP can be managed by CIQ. But I also have FOTF and the only way to combat it is to bolus before I get out of bed.

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    32. Bonnie kenney

      My Treseba covers real good. In fact I drop a little at 6am.

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    33. casey shane

      Control Iq on my tandem T-slim X2 and the sexy dexy g6 do an excellent job at suspending/decreasing my basal overnight well I’m asleep and getting low, and before I rebound into a morning high corrects before I’m usually up.

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    34. KSannie

      I do not have a morning rise in blood sugars every day, only once in awhile. It is usually due to stress. If it starts to rise, I use a bolus.

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    35. Donald Stitt

      Using a pump the basal properly adjusted has taken care of this. I am just starting to use the Tandem sleep mode.

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    36. M C

      If up early, with BG where I want it to be, often putting in insulin for breakfast about 20 minutes before eating, can often defeat the rising BG levels. If up a bit later, or delayed getting to breakfast (so haven’t yet bolused) the BG numbers will have begun rising, so I will bolus then, in addition to what I typically take for breakfast. On the very rarest of occasions, usually because I’ve bolused in the middle of the night, after checking BG and it being a bit higher than I’d like, I will wake to a normal BG, take the amount needed for breakfast, and the ‘dawn phenomenon’ experienced on many mornings doesn’t occur.

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    37. Karen Milton

      Even if my glucose level is perfect, I still give myself one unit of Novolog because experience has taught me that my glucose level will start to climb as soon as I get out of bed.

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    38. Robert Farley

      Yes my bs usually rises about 30 points in the morning

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    39. Ahh Life

      I never experienced the dawn phenomenon until being diabetic for 40 years. Then, for some reason, the growth hormones causing dawn phenomenon kicked in causing me to simply “run out of gas” at the early 0300-0500 hours. Why growth hormones kick in at middle age is anybody’s guess.

      Control IQ now corrects that quite handily. (👍≖‿‿≖)👍 👍(≖‿‿≖👍)

      However, after 0530, other things happen cited here as FOTF by Stephen Woodard. For that I will bolus a unit every hour or so for 3 hours, but also being sure to eat as the insulin stacks up somewhat. It is still a high-wire balancing act where we hope we don’t fall or get blown off the wire. 💣

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      1. AnitaS

        I have been diabetic for close to 50 years and I still get dawn phenomena. They say it usually affects young people, but all of our bodies do different things.

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    40. Retired and glad

      I’ve put a small boost in my basal rate starting at 3 AM since that when I’ve noticed the numbers begin to rise.

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    41. Brian Kitt

      Interesting, I’ve only heard about the dawn phenomenon in relation to my breakfast bolus which can rarely stay under 200 even with Medtronic 770g. With a time in range of 70%+ and my card carb ratio at breakfast all the way down at 4.5. I may have to experiment, carefully of course, with a some insulin before breakfast in the morning.

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    42. Jodi Greenfield

      Lately, my waking up BG has been “LO”, so I am usually drinking juice!

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    43. AnitaS

      Since I am on a pump, a bolus to counteract a high sugar upon waking isn’t necessary. I just increase my basal rate starting about 3am to counteract the dawn phenomenon

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    44. Wanacure

      I’m on multiple daily injections, not a pump. I use exercise, finger pokes & Dexcom & low carb diet & always carry sugar cubes. Six units glargine (Lantus) at 6 am and 6 pm functions as my “basal.” At 4 or 5 am I bolus 0.5 unit lispro (Humalog) to handle dawn phenom. Then I practice yoga and/or other exercise, then at about 6:30 am bolus another 2 units lispro for breakfast. At 11 am – noon I bolus another 2 units lispro for lunch. 6 pm: another 2-3 units lispro before dinner. Then I fast for 12 hours.

      Sometimes I need to tweak by changing meal time 20-30 minutes and/or by changing time or amount of bolus by 1-3 units and/or 4-12 grams carbohydrate (1-3 sugar cubes).

      If I add 40’ aerobic 3x/week + 70’ weight training 2x/week, I hope I remember to lower glargine doses!

      Stress, the weather, number of hugs/day (currently zero), number of laughs/day, $ spent vs $ income, daily feeling gratitude time, totally unexpected events beyond (??) my control (US neo-colonialism? nuclear war threat? global warming? ever widening wealth gap? computer glitches?) can throw a monkey wrench into my quest for “normal” blood glucose levels

      “Man proposes, Buddha/Allah/Shiva/Gott laugh.”

      The Tao/Zoraster/Odin/quantum physics are indifferent.

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      1. ConnieT1D62

        Whew!!! Talk about a fully engaged diabetes 24/7 thinks and act like a pancreas mind set. We all do it and many of us know exactly where you are coming from, but I am exhausted just reading your post! Have you ever considered using a closed loop smart pump? Might lessen the load of the constant 24/7 physical/emotional/mental stress a bit.

        May all the forms of the God Source/Force be with you in all of your efforts and endeavors!!!

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    45. Adam Wright

      I give a temp basal increase.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    46. Amber Bedford

      Is dawn phenomenon a thing for pump users or only for those who cannot adjust basals hourly to compensate for rises or drops in bgs?

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    47. clhefner

      My pump settings take care of the rise.

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    48. Janet Wilson

      Never. If basal rates are set appropriately for that time of day, it isn’t necessary.

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    49. Cheryl Seibert

      After I retired, I had to start prebolusing about 30 min ahead of breakfast. When working, I went right from morning meal to a hot shower which improved insulin absorption and eliminated the majority of the rise. I’m a brittle diabetic so my dawn phenomenon is very steep (50-80 points or more per 30 mins). The drop is just as fast.

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    50. Donna Clemons

      Temp Bolus some delivered now some delivered 2 hours later

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