For dawn phenomenon, the way to prevent morning highs requires you to prevent middle-of-the-night lows. If you're using insulin, using a little less of the long-acting type of insulin usually works. If you're not using insulin, you'll have to eat SMALL bedtime snack containing a small amount or carbs - try various amounts until you find the right amount.

The liver stores sugar as glucagon then when level goes down in the night the liver fires off glucagon so that's why it is high in morning. As for weight I it on weight after starting lantus. I looked up side effects but weight gain not mentioned

I don't get it either! I'm at a healthy weight, walk four times a day and don't eat desserts or snack at night and for the past few months my blood sugar levels in the morning are outta control!!! 8.2 this morning!!! BTW I take Metformin twice a day.

I have type 2 and on tablets. My levels are higher in a morning but lower if I have a snack before bed. I usually have some prawn crackers. Plus I have lost a lot of weight. I had a small Apple the other night and my sugars were really high the next morning. Back to the crackers!!! I don't let it worry me anymore I just do the best I can and seems to be working.

I do 3 Novolog before each meal, and Lantus before bed. I check BC 4 times a day. I am having constantly high BC when I get up.