Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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OrphanAnnie 01/01/2009

I recently discovered I need a midnight snack to keep from bottoming out and ending up with a higher morning BG. I started with 1 oz. of cheese (about 104 calories) and it did shave nearly 20 points off my morning reading. But my noon reading rose, probably because of the fat content. I tried a carb snack, a single piece of bread with a smidgen of butter, but as I expected that didn't do as well. If you have to snack overnight, what do you eat? And how much? A note -- I also have dawn phenomenon as well, so I'll never be really low in the a.m., but hopefully I can at least minimize that first reading without raising my noon reading. Thanks!

deleted_user 01/02/2009

What about half a bean burrito, minus the cheese? It contains slow-moving carbs that should not raise your reading too high.

deleted_user 01/02/2009

A glass of 1% milk and sometimes added one cracker with extra crunchy peanut butter works for me before bedtime.
works for me.

deleted_user 01/03/2009

I have a dumb question. How does eating anything at midnight "lower" your BG the folowing morning?

deleted_user 01/04/2009

That's not a dumb question! Eating before bed keeps you from 'bottoming out' in your sleep, then rebounding so that when you wake up the reading is too high.

deleted_user 01/04/2009

Ok, I guess i have a dilemma then. My doc wants my Am reading to be less. I am running 120-140 now. So I will try some cheese at midnight. My question would be is there any real health advantage here? Other than getting a lower number to show my doc? Sounds like my sugar would be higher while I`m sleeping if I snack at midnight, but lower at 6am.
If I don`t snack, my sugar will be lower all during the night until 6am, when I take my reading.
I will try it though to see if maybe my number will stay moderate through the whole time.

deleted_user 01/14/2009

The way I was taught was Breakfast,Mid Morning Snack,Lunch,Afternoon Snack, Dinner, Late night Snack not everyone uses this but hope it helps

DonnaB49 01/14/2009

Half a bean burrito at midnight? One word - gas. How about peanut butter?

DonnaB49 01/14/2009

I found out recently that drinking skim milk in the evening made my blood sugars high. When I stopped then they were lower.

deleted_user 01/14/2009

Milk is very high in sugar especially skim milk.

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