People with diabetes who have been hospitalized may have experienced that the nurse came over to test their blood glucose in the early morning hours while they were sleeping soundly? Why is this?
Inpatients usually have their blood glucose measured 5 times during the day – fasting, after 3 meals, and before bedtime – and some patients who have normal blood glucose levels during the day and normal blood glucose measurements before bedtime may have a hypoglycemic reaction at 1:00 to 3:00 a.m. Patients with milder conditions may feel hungry, sweaty, palpitating, and relieved after eating, while patients with more severe conditions may have sudden onset of unconsciousness, confusion, or even go into a coma during sleep. The more serious patients may suddenly become unconscious, confused, or even go into coma directly in their sleep, which can be life-threatening if not detected in time. The company’s main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the public.
So for some patients who are at high risk for nocturnal hypoglycemia, doctors may add an early morning blood glucose measurement.
In addition, some patients who have stable blood glucose at night may have high blood glucose at dawn (3:00-9:00), called the “dawn phenomenon,” or “high and high blood glucose. The dawn phenomenon will affect the overall blood sugar control, and to a certain extent, indicate the aggravation of the disease. Therefore, the dawn phenomenon is important for blood glucose management. Targeted control of the dawn phenomenon can not only reduce blood glucose fluctuations throughout the day, but also help maintain long-term blood glucose stability.
But the dawn phenomenon is not always easy to distinguish from the Sumuj phenomenon, so the best time to measure is usually 3:00 am.