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A rebounding high blood sugar that is a response to low blood sugar. In context of managing the blood glucose level manually with insulin injections, this effect is counter-intuitive to insulin users who experience high blood sugar in the morning as a result of an overabundance of insulin at night. (Wikipedia)
May 28, 2008