Jean in Newcastle Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'm pre-diabetic. I'm used to having a snack at night before bed but tonight I decided not to have one because I'm trying the No S diet (no seconds, no snacks, no sweets/sugar). I feel a bit yucky and want a snack but I"m not sure if it isn't just because that's what I'm used to and my body needs to readjust. My blood sugar is 103. I did some googling and one site said that my blood sugar should be between 100 - 140 before bed. Another site (a well known site for diabetics) said that it should be at least 140. What do you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynnae Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'm new to my diabetes diagnosis, so I'm definitely not an expert, but I think the "at least 140 before bed" is wrong. I've heard that above 140 is when high blood sugar starts doing damage, and you should try to stay below that at all times. I would be happy with 103 before bed. That said, I always eat a high fat snack before bed (google "fat bombs"...they're really good!). If I get too hungry overnight, I get what is called "Dawn Phenomenon" where the body is starving and dumps a bunch of glucose in preparation for eating. And that causes blood sugar to rise in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessedx5 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'm am borderline and my dr wants mine to be below 100..... Proving to be difficult though.... Especially if I eat whites for dinner... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellydon Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 140 seems very high. I would think less than 100 would be best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thank you. I posted this last night - on the wrong board, as you can see, and then couldn't find it! I figured that I must have not pushed send. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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