Dawn Phenomenon - alcohol

[sienna123]

I'm type 2 diabetic. I have been taking Metformin 500mg 1 tablet a day for the last 3 years. My A1C is in control (6.0).

It appears that I am hitting so called "dawn phenonmenon" whenever I drink alcohol (just 1 drink). Before going to bed my blood sugar is about 110 whether I drink alcohol or not. But my fasting glucose is between 140 and 150 if I drink alcohol and it is from 115 to 125 if I don't consume any alcohol the previous night.

In summary the dawn phenomenon is exasperated by alcohol. But every thing I am reading is against this.

I'm wondering if any one has any logical explanation for this.

[Dot.Calm]

Perhaps why its called phenomenon, something that occurs out of the ordinary and may vary per individual, where in your case one drink at bedtime raises your glucose levels. This may be caused by the sugar in alcohol, little as it may be its still present.
The jury is still out on DP and there's a lot of psuedo scientific material on the net. Mendosa, who has positive reports,
http://www.mendosa.com/blog/?p=232 , says the opposite, that it lowers. So who knows?

[Dot.Calm]

"Recent article talked provide some very interesting information:

     http://www.lifescan.com/diabetes/news/20071231elin022/ "

The article date is Dec 31, 2007. LifeScan doesn't post articles in http://www.lifescan.com/diabetes/news/ from last year, and your link is a dead end. Perhaps you can start a new thread with the article key points for us to read. Thanks.

[neetsiepk]

Did you say, by drinking 2 tablespoons of organic apple cider close to bedtime, you did drop weight>

[orhankster]

Recent article talked provide some very interesting information:

     http://www.lifescan.com/diabetes/news/20071231elin022/

About six months ago, I was experiencing the dawn phenomenon consistently.  I tried several different things I found after searching the internet.  This included drinking about 2 tablespoons of organic apple cider close to bedtime  The consistent answer I found was to drop some weight.  I also found information about alcohol with meals.  I started eating more salads for lunch and then, at dinner, drank 2 to 3 ounces of Cabernet with dinner.  That helped tremendously.  After about two to three weeks time, the dawn phenomenon stopped except for those infrequent times when I eat way too many carbs during the day.