I tried to read about the dawn effect on the web and couldn't relate to it. Can someone explain it to me in plain language? I do understand how stress changes blood sugar levels because i had that problem many years ago. Dorisena

After reading on the web, my guess is that I have not had the dawn effect because I have never needed to use insulin to control my level of diabetes. I knew enough to change my diet when first diagnosed, and I lost weight and had low numbers in the morning. If I do not eat a low carb diet , I will have an increased morning high blood sugar number which tells me to avoid carbs and be more active. I did have higher morning numbers when I took pain meds before my back surgery, but now that I take no pain meds at all, I have few problems.
I am aware that everyone's degree of diabetes is different depending on how well their pancreas functions and how well they manage their diet. My doctor is correct in not using medications for diabetes control when he knows that my interest in nutrition and my gardening provides a healthy diet for good diabetes control. He knows that I practice good discipline for my condition and he knows that I study and seek as much information about diabetes control as is out there to read. So far I am avoiding further health damage. Dorisena