Blood sugar 5.7 at night and 8.0 in the morning, do I need to take medication?

Evening blood glucose 5.7mmol/L morning blood glucose 8.0mmol/L, caused by the causes of Sumuje phenomenon, dawn phenomenon, insufficient dose of hypoglycemic drugs and so on. Generally, there is no need to take medication for Sumuje phenomenon; dawn phenomenon and insufficient dose of hypoglycemic drugs can be considered to take hypoglycemic drugs.
1. Sumujie phenomenon: generally, hypoglycemia occurs at night, and blood glucose rebounds in the morning because of the body’s protective mechanism, which is generally not necessary to take hypoglycemic drugs, and it is necessary to reduce the dosage of hypoglycemic drugs in the evening appropriately.
2. Dawn phenomenon: refers to the body’s secretion of hormones increase at dawn, resulting in increased blood glucose, the patient can use hypoglycemic drugs to control blood glucose.
3. Insufficient dosage of hypoglycemic drugs: If the dosage of hypoglycemic drugs at dinner is insufficient, it may also cause high blood glucose in the morning, and the dosage of hypoglycemic drugs at dinner can be increased.
Common monitoring indicators of blood glucose are fasting blood glucose, 2 hours after meal blood glucose, random blood glucose, etc. You can use the above indicators to determine whether the blood glucose is normal or not, and if necessary, you can use medication under the guidance of a doctor.
If your blood glucose is 5.7mmol/L in the evening and 8.0mmol/L in the morning, it is recommended that you go to the hospital to have your condition evaluated under the guidance of a specialized doctor, and then take glucose-lowering treatment if necessary.