brett said:All depends on levels before bed, if theres any qa insulin left. Also if you've done any excercise, heat. If 4~5 I usually have a small 10 carb snack, as I can drop 1~2 through the night. If you do experience a rise in the morning (dp) having a carb free protein snack can sometimes help without the spike before bed.
HI Brett Thanks for the tip I understand it now ... I do think she should have explained it better .... So would some nuts be seen as a protein or a carb?
mo1905 said:I've never been told to snack before bed, unless I've been drinking alcohol. Depends what your levels are. Little point in making your BG high before bed just to avoid a temp high in the morning !
Hi Mo1905 ... thanks for the reply ... i am not totally sure what you mean ... "temp high n the morning" do you mean body temp ... room temp...
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Sorry, I meant "temporary high". You wrote that eating a snack prior to sleeping prevents morning "spike". My point was, seems pointless to eat a snack when your blood glucose levels are fine. Otherwise, you are raising your levels just to avoid a rise in levels in the morning ? Hope that makes sense.mo1905 said:I've never been told to snack before bed, unless I've been drinking alcohol. Depends what your levels are. Little point in making your BG high before bed just to avoid a temp high in the morning !
Hi Mo1905 ... thanks for the reply ... i am not totally sure what you mean ... "temp high n the morning" do you mean body temp ... room temp...
Neil Walters said:I find that if I have a natural yogurt and a few whole wheat crackers (Carr's Originals) that my BS levels are better in the morning and generally in the 5's otherwise with nothing before bed my levels can be around 7.
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Squire Fulwood said:I have read on here that some people eat before bedtime to avoid the dawn phenomena. I suppose it all depends on what you want to suffer from.
John7956 said:Squire Fulwood said:I have read on here that some people eat before bedtime to avoid the dawn phenomena. I suppose it all depends on what you want to suffer from.
That's true. The dawn phenomena causes a dip in morning BG levels (and if you don't eat) a rebound hyperglycaemia. If you do eat you can avoid the original dip and not have a hypo. However as has been pointed out here and elsewhere it all depends on your diabetes
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hale710 said:My nurse told me to eat before bed. I told her that isn't going to happen! I have a small snack (5g carb) if I'm under 6mmol/l, or 10g if I'm under 5mmol/l. She suggested a slice of toast, safe to say I have never eaten that much carb unless hypo!
If you are needing to eat before bed it would indicate that your basal is too high.
If course if you bolus an hour before bed you have to take into account the active insulin. For that reason I try to eat dinner at least 4 hours before bed so I don't risk hypo during the night
Hooked said:John7956 said:Squire Fulwood said:I have read on here that some people eat before bedtime to avoid the dawn phenomena. I suppose it all depends on what you want to suffer from.
That's true. The dawn phenomena causes a dip in morning BG levels (and if you don't eat) a rebound hyperglycaemia. If you do eat you can avoid the original dip and not have a hypo. However as has been pointed out here and elsewhere it all depends on your diabetes
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As far as I'm aware the Dawn Phenomena has nothing to do with a dip in sugar levels, but the bodies release of hormones as we wake up in the morning.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/dawn-phenomenon.html
Hooked said:As far as I'm aware the Dawn Phenomena has nothing to do with a dip in sugar levels, but the bodies release of hormones as we wake up in the morning.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose/dawn-phenomenon.html