The nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing problems with maintaining glycemic control at night and during the early morning hours. The nurse correctly recognizes that:
a. hyperglycemia is produced from counter-regulatory hormones.
b. hyperglycemia of dawn phenomenon does not react to insulin.
c. hypoglycemia quickly follows the dawn phenomenon.
d. hyperglycemia of dawn phenomenon is not changed by food intake.
A
Dawn phenomenon is produced in the morning by the circadian release of growth hormones, ep-inephrine, and glucagon during the night.
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