Q. If the blood sugar levels are very high when you wake up in the
morning (Dawn phenomenon). Should you skip breakfast to bring your blood sugar down?

A. Absolutely NO. Reason is – as morning approaches your body starts releasing energizing hormones to rev you up for the day. These antagonize the action of insulin and stimulate the liver to produce more glucose, even if the glucose level in the blood is already abnormally high.

Will eating make it rise even higher? The answer is probably, but
because breakfast is the most important meal of the day for weight
loss and nutritional benefits we must find alternative measures to
fight against this phenomenon known as the Dawn phenomenon.

Here are a few tips you can try:

1. Start checking you blood sugar levels earlier in the morning 6:30
-7:00

2.Trying controlling the morning spikes by being proactive and
trying different things the night before. Try eating a little less
food in the evening or maybe even try a little exercise before you
go to bed.

3.If you are currently taking insulin you may need an early morning
dose with food to keep your rising blood sugar levels under control

Remember if you are currently taking insulin, you need to make sure
that your doctor monitors your changes - at least until you have
your eating, exercise and stress management on the right path.

Adopted from an article by: Julia Hanf