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diabetes
causes of morning hyperglycemia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Insulin waning | progressive rise in blood glucose from bedtime to morning |
| insulin waning | treatment is to increase evening dose of NPT or Lantus (glargine), Detemir (Levemir) |
| Dawn phenomenon | normal blood glucose until 3 am when level begins to rise;nocturnal surges in growth hormone secretion which creates a greater need for insulin |
| Dawn phenomenon | treatment time of injection of evening NPH from dinnertime to bedtime |
| Somogyi Effect | normal or elevated blood glucose at bedtime, a decrease at 2-3 am to hypoglycemia levels ;rebound hyperglycemia |
| Somogyi Effect | treatment decrease evening dose of NPH or increase bedtime snack |