I am a little confused, you are asking about a snack that will help you avoid a hypo but you want something that is low carb.
If you want to avoid a hypo, you need to make sure your BG is not too low and 6.0 is a good place to start. When I was injecting (I now pump), I would aim for 8.0 because I knew my BG would go down overnight but needed the higher basal dose for the rest of the day.
However, reading between the lines (and through them a bit), your concern is the psychological fear of hypos.
So, for me, I would need to be convinced it is not happening to me: the evidence I would need is the evidence that I am not having night time hypos and not some statistics about the general public. I would do this by getting night time readings.
You can do this via something like a Libre - if you have not tried one of these, ask if you can have a trial which will have the double benefit of night time readings as well as general Libre-ness.
My diabetes clinic lent me a CGM for a week. This was before Libres were available and the CGM was blind but it was useful data.
If this is not a possibility, try setting an alarm in the middle of the night to take a finger prick reading. Hopefully, the knowledge that you are going to check will rest your mind enough to let you sleep and, after a week or so, you may start to realise it is not necessary.
Whilst it is possible to have such a bad hypo that you don't wake, it is very rare. Many many people with diabetes sleep and wake up. Most wake during a hypo and those who don't wake the next morning with a high BG and feeling as if they have a hangover.
Thanks, that's very very helpful. I suppose low carb & hypo are a bit odd bed fellows
I hope you manage to alleviate your fears and are able to get some good nights sleep.
