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<blockquote data-quote="KK123" data-source="post: 1892324" data-attributes="member: 451727"><p>Ni, I sympathise with you massively, I work shifts too including nights and it adds a whole new level of management concerning diet. I'm not sure there is a definitive answer to it but I do know that shifts themselves massively impact upon my glucose levels. My meals remain the same carb wise and choice wise no matter what shift I am working but my glucose levels do not. For example, up at 5.15am for the early shift, levels can be high...or not. Slipping in a test in the middle of the night (whilst at work) they can suddenly be low or hypo....or not. Adrenaline & cortisol must surely be up and down all over the place, the diabetes body cannot seem to cope with anything other than a 'routine' get up, breakfast, lunch, tea then bed approach during the day and on these days all is fairly steady. My meals are lowish carb throughout whilst on shifts and also when I am off work, ie I don't change my diet and then my glucose readings all goes back to 'normal' when my rest days come around. All I would say though is do not choose carb laden snacks just because you are working shifts as this will add to the issues in my opinion. I 'snack' on cheese, nuts, boiled egg etc. Add insulin to the mix and..well….you can guess the rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KK123, post: 1892324, member: 451727"] Ni, I sympathise with you massively, I work shifts too including nights and it adds a whole new level of management concerning diet. I'm not sure there is a definitive answer to it but I do know that shifts themselves massively impact upon my glucose levels. My meals remain the same carb wise and choice wise no matter what shift I am working but my glucose levels do not. For example, up at 5.15am for the early shift, levels can be high...or not. Slipping in a test in the middle of the night (whilst at work) they can suddenly be low or hypo....or not. Adrenaline & cortisol must surely be up and down all over the place, the diabetes body cannot seem to cope with anything other than a 'routine' get up, breakfast, lunch, tea then bed approach during the day and on these days all is fairly steady. My meals are lowish carb throughout whilst on shifts and also when I am off work, ie I don't change my diet and then my glucose readings all goes back to 'normal' when my rest days come around. All I would say though is do not choose carb laden snacks just because you are working shifts as this will add to the issues in my opinion. I 'snack' on cheese, nuts, boiled egg etc. Add insulin to the mix and..well….you can guess the rest. [/QUOTE]
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