Taming the Dawn Phenomenon

Vinegar is another approach that has some good theory going for it and works for some people. Vinegar and other acidic foods can reduce blood glucose, as I have written in “Acidic Foods: Another Way to Control Blood Glucose” .

Pure vinegar is a bit strong. So a correspondent, Renee, uses tablets of vinegar at bedtime to control the dawn phenomenon. Recently she wrote that for best results she uses five to six tablets. Earlier I tested this approach with two tablets at bedtime and got mixed results, as I wrote in the September 2005 issue of my “Diabetes Update” newsletter.

I haven’t started taking the larger dose of vinegar tablets at bedtime, but I will soon. As John Walsh and Ruth Roberts point out, the morning reading is the most important one of the day. A typical complaint, they say, is “If I wake up high, my whole day is shot!” I don’t need that and you don’t either.

Check out a similar post from Dr. Bill Quick entitled, "High at Dawn."

Read more about the dawn phenomenon on the Mayo Clinic website by clicking here.