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Eating a pièce of fruit before bed

Alicki

Alicki

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Location
Switzerland
Type of diabetes
Reactive hypoglycemia
Treatment type
Diet only
Hi,

Ive noticed that if i eat a piece of fruit before bed, then my BS is higher in the morning. Any similar experiences ???

When is the best Time to eat fruit for those of you Still eating fruit.

Best,
Alicki


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Fruit... Tonight I had steak, steamed vegetables, and half a fresh, organic peach. Blood glucose 1-hour post meal was 164 mg/dL (9.2 mmol/L). No problem, I'd already planned on walking it off. I can knock a blood glucose level down by 40 mg/dL easily, by 80 mg/dL if I go for an extended walk. Not this time. Got home and blood glucose was 144 mg/dL (8.0 mmol/L). Blood glucose must have still been rising. Probably knocked me out of ketosis. Oh well...

My diabetes started with years of hypoglycemia in the 80's. It's not fun.

I rarely have anything 3 hours before bed - (I fast for 12-hours) - but when I do, it's usually raw nuts, green olives, or half an avocado, usually with only a minimal increase in blood glucose level.

I think it's fine to have a small amount of fruit so long as you as you understand that it's going to drive your insulin and glucose levels up. A 20 minute walk often takes care of it. :)
 
Now that I have the Freestyle Libre, I have learned that any carbs in the 3 hours or so before bed makes my bg rise a bit, but then it tends to drop more than usual at 2-3am, triggering a liver dump that will keep me higher than usual for the rest of the night, and often gives me a higher Fasting than usual.

So if I fancy a late night nibble I make sure it is not carby, and not fruit.

I love fruit. :bigtears:
 
I love fruit to if I am having fruit it will always be before 9pm. Last night at 8.30pm I had 3 srawb / 2 raspb / 4 blueberries / with double cream. BG reading this morning was 5.5 so happy with this. Normally have a fruit dessert after my dinner but later last night. :happy:
 
I was told never to eat fruit as a snack. Always have it with a meal. Personally, I can't eat fruit (berries) at breakfast time or I stay higher all morning. Lunch times and tea times are better for me.
 
I only eat fruit as part of a meal - usually after dinner a small handful of berries with creme fraiche - if I eat fruit just on its own it raises my bs too much - I don't snack on fruit but then again I don't snack at all - I do eat a supper of a small amount of protein a couple of cherry toms and a handful of radishes and a couple of crackers - no later than 9 o'clock
 
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