Inge, from what you wrote it sounds like your morning insulin is too high. If you are hypo when you wake up and eat something to get through until breakfast, then eat breakfast, then take the insulin, which counteracts the food you just ate it's creating a yo yo effect.
"And I really wish to get back to where I can control it all with a healthy diet instead of stuffing myself with sweet stuff just to counteract the insulin." If your insulin is adjusted correctly you shouldn't have to stuff yourself with sweets to counteract the insulin. If you needs something try a glass of juice, it works quickly.
As you know I agree witht the nurses that your pred should be taken in the morning. The adrenals release the pred in the AM so taking it in the AM is keeping with the normal function of the adrenal gland. Maybe you can discuss it with your new endo.
While on pred my endo added another insulin, Novolog Flexpen. It's a fast acting insulin. I'm to test 4 times a day. If my insulin is high, in my case over 150, I take 2 units for each 50 over 150. This is in addition to the Novolog 70/30. In the beginning I used this a lot. Now only occasionally. This helped get through the really high spots. With that being said I was fairly well regulated before I started the pred. Are you on metformin also? If not that may help. That's an oral med.
Inge please don't take this as I'm trying to second guess or tell you what to do. I'm just trying to give you some ideas that you might not have thought of. I've been a diabetic for 10 years and on insulin for the past 3 years so I know the ups and downs and difficulties with this disease.
Have you thought about getting a massage? I've found that when the muscles in my back start hurting that a massage really makes a difference. Just a thought.
Good luck and if I can be of any help please let me know.
Cindy
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