Its my first night going to bed after starting insulin today (i have slow on set type 1 which is why i didnt start insulin right away).. Im having a large snack before bed and waking myself up in the middle of the night to test but,
i was just wondering what other people do at night to prevent lows while they sleep. Im a little nervous about it.
thanks!
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Its my first night going to bed after starting insulin today (i have slow on set type 1 which is why i didnt start insulin right away).. Im having a large snack before bed and waking myself up in the middle of the night to test but,
i was just wondering what other people do at night to prevent lows while they sleep. Im a little nervous about it.
thanks!
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I used to have horrendus lows at night but i use extendbar. it is made with uncooked cornstarch and helps control BG for up to 9 hours. Go to www.extendbar.com for more information and a intoductory offer. hope it helps.
Eat something with a little fat/protein. I used to have milk and cookies when I was younger and on shots :) Other than that and checking, there's really nothing you can do on your first night. Hope it goes well!
I agree with Katie...I am so afraid my son will go low at night that I usually let him have 2 cookies (which is about 21 carbs) and a sugar free popsicle (only about 4 or 6 carbs). Maybe I'm wrong, but I would rather him be a tad high than go low.
Peanut butter bread works wonders for me. A small carb (not a lot - catabolism prevents extensive carbohydrate digestion during sleep) with a high protein food like peanut butter almost always helps moderate sugar levels.
when my son is running a little low before bed i make him eat 15g carb and a protein...like a string cheese or some chicken. :) and so far he's done well.
thanks for the tips everyone! :)
Last night i woke myself up at 3 to test and ate a little snack before going back to sleep. Tonight i think i will try to sleep the whole night since last night went well!
I read this thread last night before bed, and it made me all freaked out, so I had 1/2 a juice box before bed even though I was 110. So, I ended up running about 190-195 all night (my dexcom is set to buzz at 200, so it wasn't quite high enough to buzz) and I woke up feeling awful. I think I need to start a new thread "How do you not let yourself get freaked out by everything you read on the internet?" lolol. I'm such a dork b/c I hate being high when I sleep, but let myself get all worried. (:
Anyways, glad you all are doing better at night than I am!! (:
[quote user="Sarah"]
I read this thread last night before bed, and it made me all freaked out, so I had 1/2 a juice box before bed even though I was 110. So, I ended up running about 190-195 all night (my dexcom is set to buzz at 200, so it wasn't quite high enough to buzz) and I woke up feeling awful. I think I need to start a new thread "How do you not let yourself get freaked out by everything you read on the internet?" lolol. I'm such a dork b/c I hate being high when I sleep, but let myself get all worried. (:
Anyways, glad you all are doing better at night than I am!! (:
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Yeah, 110 is fine - you don't need pure juice with that kind of reading because juice just raises you up given its high sugar content. When you are at a good mark, it's best to just have some protein before bed as was mentioned here to keep you there - save juice for when you are actually low.
sorry i didnt mean to make this to freak you out! although i kinda was.. its my second night on insulin i might wake up agian in the night just in case, i said i wouldnt but maybe i will do that tomorow :P
[quote user="Sarah"] think I need to start a new thread "How do you not let yourself get freaked out by everything you read on the internet?" [/quote]
Hahaha, this is so true! I had to cut myself off from reading the internet for a while a couple weeks after diagnosis.... I was getting sooooo freaked out reading about the worst stuff that could possibly happen to someone with D!
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sorry i didnt mean to make this to freak you out! although i kinda was.. its my second night on insulin i might wake up agian in the night just in case, i said i wouldnt but maybe i will do that tomorow :P
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Ha, ha, not your fault at all! It's just ME being prone to anxiety and hypochondria because of this stupid disease. :P
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Hahaha, this is so true! I had to cut myself off from reading the internet for a while a couple weeks after diagnosis.... I was getting sooooo freaked out reading about the worst stuff that could possibly happen to someone with D!
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When I was pregnant, I literally couldn't read any of those "what to expect" type books (& and accompanying websites) b/c they'd get me so freaked out! Innocent quote from book: "At 9 weeks, your baby is forming its liver and small intestines" (I'm making that up, but you know what I mean). What I read: "You are diabetic and had a 220 reading briefly after dinner yesterday. Therefore, at 9 weeks, your baby is failing to grow a liver and his small intestine is located in his big toe. You are a terrible mother!" My husband had to cut me off I was such a nut case! (:
haha me to your not alone! i get really anxious all the time when i dont need to be. i get espeically paranoid that my blood sugar is gonna drop when im in public even when i dont feel it coming on!
Sarah...I lauhged sooo hard when I read your post LOL. I read what to expect when you are expecting and the Mayo Clinics guide to pregnancy and that is exactly what I interpreted it. "On week 8 the brain is developing" and I read "you are a diabetic so your blood sugar messed up your baby'is brain development" LOL. Thanks for making me chuckle and to feel like I am not the only one that obsesses over things I read :)
Meredith- As a new diabetic, your body will still release adreneline if you get low, so it will wake you up. If you ever wake up having weird dreams, are sweaty, or have a racing heartbeat, then check your blood sugar.
Sarah- I had to stop reading What to Expect too! All that information just stressed me out. At some point you have to just trust that everything will be okay and that if there's some problem, you'll deal with it. =)
@ Sarah - that made me literally LOL! Too funny. I know what you mean - I could only read so much.
WE were told to test overnight for at least 3 days, since it can take a while for your body to adjust to insulin changes. So even though the first night was fine (yay!) it might differ night 2 or 3. Our dr. said ice cream is actually a pretty decent bedtime snack - some carb, some protein, some fat. We generally don't do a bedtime snack as long as my son's number is over 110.
Hunter is on shots and we do a snack every night. Always a glass of milk and plus 30 carbs. Last night he was low at 3:00 a.m (second time this week) I am wondering if he might need an insulin adjustment. I hope your second night goes well!
Meredith
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I always just eat a snack before bed. I don't head for bed unless my blood sugar is above 100...but I suppose everyone is different. I've been on insulin for almost 5 months and I haven't had a single hypo incident at night.