Somogyi effect
noun
So·mo·gyi effect
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Medical Definition of Somogyi effect
: hyperglycemia following an episode of hypoglycemia
especially
: hyperglycemia that occurs after breakfast following nocturnal hypoglycemia and that may occur in type 1 diabetes especially when too much insulin has been taken the day before
— called also Somogyi phenomenon
— compare dawn phenomenon