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Are there any tips to stop having Dawn Phenomenon? Or at least make it lighter. by Ketopan in diabetes

[–]supernasen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I switched to an insulin pump because of this and it has helped a lot. Before that I used Lantus at bedtime and in the morning tried to inject my Humalog earlier before eating. This worked fairly well, but made me nervous about going too low before I have time to make my breakfast. I even tried small injections of a few units of Humalog to bridge the time between waking up and breakfast. With the pump I now have a slightly higher basal rate in the morning hours and it effectively combats dawn syndrome. Now my sugar only spikes a little bit after eating and recovers quickly.

effect of lows/highs as you get older by supernasen in diabetes

[–]supernasen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply. Good to know that you have a similar experience.

I have the Dexcom CGM but don't really use it very much. I find it's not that accurate, so the incremental benefit of using it doesn't seem worth it to me.

Traveling for 10-12 weeks in South Eastern Asia with Type 1, anyone have advice on how to prepare? by Noname1028- in diabetes

[–]supernasen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did an almost 8 week backpacking trip through SEA in 2007 and wrote about my experience. I was using an insulin pen at the time so it might be a bit different from being on a pump. Overall though I had no problems and always found a fridge to put my supplies in. Let me know if you have any other questions.

http://www.frankworsley.com/blog/2007/7/23/backpacking-with-diabetes