# Night basals: higher or lower than daytime?

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-basals-higher-or-lower-than-daytime/6287
**Category:** Treatment
**Tags:** basal, night-time
**Created:** [January 26, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-basals-higher-or-lower-than-daytime/6287 "2019-01-26T15:45:43Z")
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### Author: ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2019, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/night-basals-higher-or-lower-than-daytime/6287/2 "2019-01-26T05:45:18Z")

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> [@How do you use your endocrinologist visit?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/how-do-you-use-your-endocrinologist-visit/6278/21):
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> my logic had me thinking that there must be a different issue as there was no way my nighttime basals should need to be higher than my daytime basals, yet they absolutely do.

Sure. You are more active during the day. And at night there are specific hormones that can cause your liver to release glycogen while you are sleeping and when you are waking up.

It’s very common. A lot of people have higher basal needs at night.

Would be an interesting FUD poll to see how common it is among those here. Mine are over twice as high at night, on average.

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