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My son was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago. We are having trouble with high blood sugar at night. When he falls asleep his blood sugar jumps up. By 1:00 in the morning he is 300 or higher. Has anyone heard of this? It also happens if he takes a nap, he falls asleep and when he wakes up he is over 300.
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Gary Scheiner says
Hi Rebecca -I see this quite often. But it may be due to two completely different causes.
The highs around 1am are likely due to an increased basal insulin need in the evening. My practice has conducted research in this area, and found that most children and adolescents (during growth years) require increased basal settings in the evening and early part of the night.
The highs after napping or sleeping at times other than the usual bedtime are resulting in highs simply because of the sharply reduced level of activity. Many of our clients set a temp basal increase if they plan to take a nap so that their BG doesn't climb quite so high.
Feel free to get in touch if you would like to discuss further. My e-mail is gary@integrateddiabetes.com.
