It is a natural phenomenon that causes a morning rise in blood sugars caused by release of certain hormones like cortisol, glucagon etc, that further causes liver to produce glucose, which further causes a rise in blood glucose levels. It is usually seen between 2 am to 8 am and best way to diagnose dawn…

November is the month of Diabetes Awareness and is one of the reasons I decided to share my T1 life with you all. Still, some of my friends were awestruck and were like ‘Why didn’t you tell us earlier, for how long did you have it and many more questions like this’. Obviously, I should…

Have you ever wondered why your blood sugars become real high after an episode of hypoglycaemia or you have an unexplained morning rise in blood sugars, if yes, the reason is the Somogyi Effect (Another reason is Dawn Phenomenon, but here we are concerned with Somogyi Effect) that is attributed by  ‘The defense mechanism of…

As it is the Diabetes awareness month, the most common false notion about any type of diabetes is, it is caused by eating excessive sugar. It is the most common stigma surrounding Diabetes. Obviously, one of the reasons of developing Type 2 diabetes is Obesity (others may include genetic factors, stress, lifestyle etc.)but not Type…

There is a very common thought among people that ‘People with diabetes are more prone to infections or they fall sick more often, than people without diabetes’. There are many school of thoughts regarding this. But, as far as I have known diabetes, this ideology is partially true. When people say this, this doesn’t mean…

Apart from all the very complications known about Type1 Diabetes, the one which is very less talked is Double Diabetes.  As everyone is well aware that Type1 diabetes is a condition where one’s body doesn’t produce Insulin or there is complete absence of Insulin. Usually, Type 1 diabetes can be managed by taking Insulin from…