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Posted 5/25/2007 11:02 AM (GMT 0)
Literally! tongue

How many hours do you leave between dinner and bedtime? My morning hours are better the longer the time between the two, but I get home from work, eat, do a few chores and go to bed so I can do it all over again.

There must be a way to have victory here ... got any ideas?

FYI ... I eat around 7:00 PM and go to bed around 9:00 PM

Thanks!
Posted 5/25/2007 3:16 PM (GMT 0)
I've been eating dinner around 8 and go to bed around midnight- sometimes a bit later. My husband and I tend to eat Euro style- with a later lunch and late dinner. It works much better than the 7AM, Noon, 6PM schedule + 2 snacks that the dietitian tried to force on me. The later I eat, the better my morning numbers seems to be. sandy

Posted 5/25/2007 5:33 PM (GMT 0)
'Cause I'm not too big on snacks, I prefer to have 4 small meals in a day (also suits my work schedule). 20gr carbs for breakfast around 8-8:30, 36 grams for lunch around noon, 36-42 grams for dinner around 5:00, and 20-30 grams around 8:30-9:00. I take NovoRapid with each meal and by not having snacks, I'm better able to account for all the food I eat and my BGLs are better controlled. I go to bed around midnight. Even for the couple years they thought I was a Type 2, I always seemed to have better morning numbers when I had something small to eat later in the evening and usually within an hour or two of bedtime.
Posted 5/25/2007 11:39 PM (GMT 0)
What are snacks, again? Isn't that what nondiabetic carb addicts do? I've long believed if one feels the need to snack between meals

then there's something not right about the meals. Too many carbs, too little fat / protein possibly? By the way, I tend to eat at 8:00, 1:00 and 7:00, give or take, and only eat if I have to correct a low at any other time.

Do you mind if I ask how many units of insulin you're using per day, Phishbowl?

All the best,

fergusc

Posted 5/26/2007 1:55 AM (GMT 0)
I average about 15 units NovoRapid/day plus 25 units Levemir, split 12u AM and 13u PM. Like you, I usually eat to fix a low but sometimes my work schedule has me doing overtime and I'm off my normal routine. I'll have some almonds or yogurt to give me the energy I need till I can make a small dinner around 8:00. When that happens, I don't have any more food and I'm usually to bed earlier than midnight.

Cheers,
Kris
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