Eating schedule for a type 2 on second shift?!
Question: Eating schedule for a type 2 on second shift!?
i just started second shift!. when i was dignosed i was on days and i finally a month ago got it pretty controlled!. now im back to where i started pretty much!. my blood sugar readings are higher in the mornings now and low at night!. im more active at night so it makes sence why there lower!. yesterday for example!. i ate a bowl of cereal in the morning!. i ate a salad and a sandwich before work!. at work on my lunch i ate a sandwich, a mango, pretzels!. then a granola bar for a late night snack at work!. when i got off work i tested my blood sugar it was 82!. did i eat enough!? should i eat more so it isnt that low!? in the 80's i feel low!. i ate again when i got off work after testing!. i dont want to get in the habit of eating late when i get off work!. im trying to lose a little weight also!. so should i increase what im eating on my lunch!? or do i have to try to eat something small when i get off work!? any ideas on what i should try!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hi again Lucky!! Dang but you are hardheaded!!
Don't worry about eating late!!! You don't want to go to bed under 100, at least I don't! Eating late isn't that much of a problem!. Old wives tales of don't eat within 6 or so hours of bedtime don't apply to diabetics!!
You are going to bed at 80! then continuing to go down and the liver tells the bod that you are starving so it kicks out a bunch of stored glucose and you go sky high without eating!! Then you have cereal on top of the high!.
You need to be having about the same amount of grams of carb at each of about 6 meals per day, no matter what the timing of the day is!!
I love having ice cream at bedtime!! It doesn't make me any fatter, but sure does help to keep my fasting glucose closer to normal!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Don't worry about eating late!!! You don't want to go to bed under 100, at least I don't! Eating late isn't that much of a problem!. Old wives tales of don't eat within 6 or so hours of bedtime don't apply to diabetics!!
You are going to bed at 80! then continuing to go down and the liver tells the bod that you are starving so it kicks out a bunch of stored glucose and you go sky high without eating!! Then you have cereal on top of the high!.
You need to be having about the same amount of grams of carb at each of about 6 meals per day, no matter what the timing of the day is!!
I love having ice cream at bedtime!! It doesn't make me any fatter, but sure does help to keep my fasting glucose closer to normal!.Www@Answer-Health@Com