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Expert analysis of blood glucose day with two peaks

If a diabetic will be their day of blood glucose levels at different time points together into a line, he may find two distinct peaks. The first three or four points from early morning start, and gradually rising to seven or eight o’clock the morning to reach the peak, a phenomenon known as the “dawn phenomenon.” The second peak appeared in the afternoon, some experts called the “twilight phenomenon.”

In fact, healthy people also have a day of fluctuating blood sugar levels, but the rate will not be so big, will remain in the normal range. And diabetes due to basal insulin secretion, reduced or even disappear, it is easy to be two in the morning and afternoon peak above the normal.

Cause “dawn phenomenon” may be due to different. The first is that sugar is not enough doses the night before friends, or taking time early. Another might be “HE Jie reaction” caused. It refers to the night before hypoglycemia, the machine automatically understand the “open” glycolic mechanism to help the body through this dangerous period, resulting in elevated blood sugar. It is often caused by drug overdose. Therefore, the early morning high blood sugar occurs when the patient must not be allowed to adjust medication.

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