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It is ordinary for everybody to wake up a few times around midnight to drink water or to use the Toilet/loo. After we are finished with the work, we get under the sheet, and in a space of minutes we fall back snoozing to finish our 8 hours of sound sleep. For those experiencing diabetes, things are somewhat dissimilar. 

Most diabetic patients wake up pretty much consistently at night, around 3 am, not sue to some noise or anything else, but rather due to the unexpected spike in the glucose level. It can occur because of two reasons - the Somogyi impact or the sunrise wonder.

​The dawn phenomenon

As we realize that our body utilizes glucose to deliver energy and to get up in the morning you need to have some additional energy. so the body begins utilizing put-away (stored) glucose to get ready for the forthcoming day. Simultaneously, the liver delivers additional glucose in the circulation system because of the growth hormones, cortisol, and catecholamines. It for the most part occurs towards the beginning of the day around 2 am to 3 am to set up the body to wake up in the morning. During the process of glucose breakdown continues, your diabetes medication doses taken a day before starts to wear off. This phenomenon leads to an ascent in the blood sugar level in the morning.

​The Somogyi effect

The second reason for high blood sugar towards the beginning of the day is because of the Somogyi effect additionally called bounce rebound hyperglycemia/back hyperglycemia. This happens when your glucose level drops too low in the middle of the night and to recuse you from an amazingly low sugar level, the body discharges chemicals that power the liver to deliver the restored sugar to settle the measure of glucose in the body. But in the case of diabetes, the liver releases some extra glucose to which leads to a high blood sugar level in the morning.

How to tell the difference

The significant distinction between the two is that the Somogyi impact prompts hypoglycemia(Hypoglycemia is a condition in which your blood sugar (glucose) level is lower than normal) trailed by hyperglycemia(Hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) means there is too much sugar in the blood because the body lacks enough insulin). One of the easiest ways to find out if the spike in the blood sugar level is due to the Somogyi effect is to check blood sugar levels at bedtime and after waking up. On the off chance that the glucose level is low around night, it is because of the Somogyi impact. On the off chance that it isn't unexpected or high, it tends to be because of the dawn phenomenon. Another point to keep in mind is that the Somogyi effect can occur any time of the day when your body has a high blood sugar level.

Read, ​How to control the blood sugar level in the morning

When you are certain what is causing the spike in the blood sugar level, you need to take measures to control them likewise. with your doctor and based on your situation, he may prescribe you one of the following options.

For dawn phenomenon: 

• Changing the circumstance or kind of your diabetes meds 
• Having a lighter breakfast 
• Expanding your morning portion of medicine 

For Somogyi effect: 

• Diminishing the portion of diabetes drugs around evening time 
• Adding a sleep time carb-stacked bite 
• Changing your activity plan