Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 woke up at 3 am and tried to go back to sleep but could not am now wondering if a bg test would be accurate as I have slept for 3 hours. sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 > > woke up at 3 am and tried to go back to sleep but could not am now > wondering if a bg test would be accurate as I have slept for 3 hours. > It probably would be assuming you didn't have something to eat at 3 a.m. The dawn phenomenon, i.e., the increase in blood sugar early in the morning, isn't related to sleep time, but rather is part of the body's circadian rhythm, in which the body releases certain hormones at the same time every day, unrelated to what you are doing. Hormones are released at your usual waking time to give the body a jolt of glucose to help it get going. As an aside, jet lag occurs when you travel long distances because it takes several days for the circadian rhythm hormone releases to adjust to the new time schedule. Ron Healthy Recipes for Diabetic Friends Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/health_recipes_for_diabetic_friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 The DP usually occurs in the latter part of the night and I don't think that it matters if you're asleep or not as long as you're resting. Take care. Barry UK what do you think? > woke up at 3 am and tried to go back to sleep but could not am now > wondering if a bg test would be accurate as I have slept for 3 hours. > > sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Couldn't explain circadian rhythm although I had heard of it so I had to look it up. You learn something everyday!! Take care. Barry UK Re: what do you think? It probably would be assuming you didn't have something to eat at 3 a.m. The dawn phenomenon, i.e., the increase in blood sugar early in the morning, isn't related to sleep time, but rather is part of the body's circadian rhythm, in which the body releases certain hormones at the same time every day, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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