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Bedtime Bs levels

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Dazzie

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Hi again :?
Today has been good, last night awful boderline hypo at 4 am which kept me awake till 6.
Can anyone tell me a good bs level to go to bed with ? I checked at 12am just before my bolus insulin and it was 12.5 bed at 2am . Checked just to be sure and it was at 6 so worring about a hypo I stayed awake and it just kept falling eventually at 4am 4.8 I conviced myself to get a bite to eat. Is this the way it is supposed to be bs falling towards bedtime or should it be climbing up? Its all messed up. I know it aint easy but confusing as well. Should I have a snack before bed? If so what type how much and can you also give me the lotto numbers. Its different for everyone I know but will I have to deprive myself of sleep just to avoid a hypo. SO SO sorry to be so negative about this but when its sorted all will be good. Does every diabetic have near hypos every day while sticking to a tight regime or is it a learning curve which you can take control of ??
Thanks for your time Daz.
May life be as good to you as you are to it.
 
As you say everyone is different. I try and go to bad with a BG of between 7 and 8. I would hope during the night for it to stay in range and wake (in a perfect world) the same, but normally between 6 and 7. I would only treat during the night if falling below 4. Hypo's in the night are not great, makes me wake up really tired and with a headace. I don't snack before bed, most people on quick acing insulins find they don't need to. I would have a few wine gums if waking up with a reading below 4, or glass of OJ, that would normally hold me till morning.
 
Hi my Sons usually bedtime reading is between 6 and 8 at 9pm he has a 20g carb snack and wakes up roughly the same, everyone is diff and esp child to adult but id say def treat if 4 you cant go on not sleeping
 
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