Do you have Nocturnal Hypoglycemia an... - Diabetes Research...
Do you have Nocturnal Hypoglycemia and what symptoms are they? Multiple choice.
For myself, it's difficult to say definitely what I'm experiencing. Many of the same things are the same symptoms of PTSD...
Yes, some of the symptoms can be the same as PTSD for some people.
Feel very hungry.
What do you have to eat during the night hours to help raise the blood sugar and go back to sleep afterwards?
Used glucose tablets but also orange juice
What are your blood sugars when you have juice and/or glucose tablets together or on their own?
I was getting high readings in the morning for no apparent reason so my diabetic nurse asked me to test at 3am for a week so that's what I did and every night I tested I got readings of 2.5mmol to 3.0mmol every night I told my nurse she asked me if I had symptoms I said no I weren't getting any symptoms so she said I must be sleeping through hypoglycemia so now I test every night at 3am then treat my hypos
What was your blood sugar at 3am when you had a snack?
None of the above generally I sometimes wake up with sweats but usually I have no symptoms other than unexplained high morning BG readings.
What are your blood sugars before going to bed? What are they before you eat breakfast the next morning?
A recent example - Bedtime 11.6, Morning reading 22.4 (the day before it was 11.4 > 8.2 hard to fathom!)
I have sometimes unexplained lower/closer to normal morning readings whereas other times as super high without a big difference to what I eat the evening before..
Do you have a bedtime snack each night?
Depends on bedtime reading, if <8.5 I would normally have a biscuit, if <5 a weetabix with milk
I'm not the only one then!
I find it very frustrating that my body doesn’t react to a consistent way based on what I eat… even medication doesn’t give me a consistent outcome anymore….
Possibly I have to see the endocrinologist and/or the dietician.
I haven’t measured my BG at 2 or 3 am for ages!!! I’ll try that too and start keeping better records.
Do you count carbs. for each meal and snack?
I'm the same, inconsistent, even when counting carbs, eating the same food and same level of activity
I have been up now 2 mornings in a row this week so far because I needed a test done and a snack of juice and a protein shake. After those, the numbers are going up slightly. My number before bed last night was 176 mg/dl. I had a 30 gram protein bar with a Greek yogurt as a bedtime snack.
I was 140 last night before bed, 1 oat biscuit and 105 this morning (7.2 and 5.8 mmol/l), back to normal today!
How many carbs. are in a biscuit?
9.2 grams
How much protein is in one?
1.0g
Would you be able to have either 20-30 grams of protein and 25-27 carbs. for a snack?
Possibly 2 protein bars
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What I do is, if my number is under 300, but it’s not too close to 200, then I will have a 20 gram protein bar and a Greek yogurt. 100-200– 30 gram protein bar and Greek yogurt before bedtime.
Sounds good but you still have unexplained 'highs' on some mornings?
It depends on if I had to have a snack before breakfast or not. Today, I had a snack and my number at 5:15 was 70 before eating both snack and my breakfast. My number right now after both on my receiver is 209->. Much more different than yesterday, but still may need a snack later this morning before lunch depending on if it drops to the low 100's by 12 noon.
Okay, I see
I have never experienced a hypo during the night/while asleep.
Do you have a bedtime snack every night before bedtime?
Not every night…. Sometimes I’ll have a little bit of dark chocolate (85% or 90% cocoa) with a few almonds and Brazil nuts.
If my dinner was on the light side, like salad or roast vegetables with chicken or fish then I might be naughty and have a little bit of dark chocolate ice cream 😕😞
Depending on the amount of carbs. you eat, it may raise/lower your blood sugars while sleeping. You don’t have to feel bad about anything. Would you like to talk about some ideas?
