What kind of snacks have you tried at night? Have you tried protein? Lean meat , yogurt or nuts. I am on insulin and used to have high fasting blood sugars and my doctor had increased insulin at night. Now with exercise (which I tend to do in the evening), he has actually reduced my insulin at night.

Becky Ann,
I understand completely. I still have numbers too high for the ADA standard as currently written.
I've changed my primary physician to a believer in paleo/primal and am waiting for some results on an in-depth blood analysis. She isn't overly obsessed with FBG in the 120-130 range for now (that used to be a shoot for range). She, like me, doesn't want to use meds unless and until it becomes absolutely necessary.
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I've been diagnosed for 15 months now and mine are averaging pretty high. FBG ave around 150-180. I feel like I've tried everything. I take metformin and glipizide. My doctor believes if I lose the weight my FBG will come down. Which has happened in the past but not normal levels. Both of us are hoping that if I lose the 50lbs I need to then I will see normal FBG levels.

My decision to take medication was based on the hard cold fact I WASN'T loosing weight, and fear of the complications of diabetes. At one point, I lost a ton of weight and was able to get off all meds, but it crept back on (only half) but the need for meds came back, so I take them as faithfully as possible, and grateful they are keeping my A1C down and hopefully keeping the complications away, while I fight the battle of the bulge again.

When you go to bed you MUST eat (except if your blood sugar is already too high at that moment, in which case you only eat proteins or even nothing at all).

The latest you eat before going to bed is the best because you are going to fast for many hours and your sugar level will eventually drop. If it drops too low, your liver is going to shoot 45 ( or so) mg of sugar in your blood. Thus the high level you experienced in the morning. This is why you should try never to be more than 6 hours without eating.

The best snack is usually a glass of milk which contains the perfect combination of sugar and proteins. But it will always depend on your sugar level at bed time.

I learned all that from a nurse when my husband became diabetic a few years ago. It makes sense and works perfectly for him. You just need to test your blood and choose the correct snack (usually containing both sugar and proteins) depending on the results.

My FBG levels were in the mid 80s to low 90s pretty consistantly until about 2 weeks ago. Now they have crept up to the low 100s, usually not over 110. I'm not sure what I am doing differently now that has caused the change. I try to have my dinner by 7:30 at the latest, earlier if possible but my work schedule doesn't always allow for that. If I eat too late in the evening I tend to skip the evening snack.

@jeansuza...Thanks for the suggestions for the BG spike during the night. I've read quite a few opinions on things to try, but your explanation is very concise and helpful. I need to figure out what the cut off number might be for whether to snack, not snack and what to do...sugar and protein (milk) or protein only or none. Thanks for the guidance.