The phenomenon of dawn in diabetes usually occurs between 02.00 and 08.00 in the morning.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The morning is the most important time for people with disabilities diabetes to find out if blood sugar levels they are healthy or not. The reason is, the “dawn phenomenon” that occurs in the morning can affect the condition of blood sugar levels of people with type 2 diabetes throughout the day.
The phenomenon of dawn or the phenomenon of dawn in the case of type 2 diabetes is a term to describe an abnormal increase in blood sugar levels in the early morning. according to Mayo ClinicThis dawn phenomenon usually occurs between 02.00 and 08.00 in the morning.
In the case of type 2 diabetes, the phenomenon of dawn can be a sign that the body is not able to repair insulin changes naturally at night. This condition will often be followed by consistently high blood sugar levels in the morning.
According to estimates, about 50 percent of people with type 2 diabetes experience the dawn phenomenon. A study even predicts that this phenomenon occurs in about 55 percent of people with diabetes.
“In people without diabetes, the increase in glucose is minimal, but in those who have diabetes, blood sugar levels will stay higher than normal,” said Dr Sarah Brewer, as reported by the BBC. Express.co.uk.
According to Dr. Brewer, the phenomenon of dawn is influenced by natural biorhythms or the body’s biological clock in which the production of the hormone insulin will be suppressed while the body is asleep. Insulin is a hormone that plays a role in lowering blood sugar levels.
Conversely, other hormones that increase blood sugar levels will increase when the body sleeps. Some of these are growth hormone, glucagon, and cortisol.
Another theory known as the Somogyi effect indicates that the rise in blood sugar levels in the morning in people with diabetes who take insulin is due to the bouncing effect of taking too much or too little insulin the night before. However, this theory is a controversial theory.
In the case of type 2 diabetes, the body cannot process insulin properly. In fact, insulin has many important roles in the body, including regulating blood sugar levels.
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