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What to eat before bed

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I am on insulin and have had very poor control until I kicked myself up the backside....I have had my evening meal and 2.5 hours later have a reading of 5.6 ....do I need to eat something before bed to prevent a hypo ?
 
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On injections, I’d make sure I was at least 8 before going to bed personally @Jules77 So I’d test again near bedtime and have a small snack if needed. Do you have a Libre?
 
No they won't consider me for one although I have purchased them in the past and fine it very useful....I had a hypo the other night at 3 am and it wasn't nice so worried it will happen again
 
If you worried about hypos, test again about half an hour or so before bed and if you’re below 8, have a snack. Then test again just before you put the light off to make sure all’s ok. On the nights I’m worried about hypos (and don’t have a CGM), I set an alarm for around 2am to wake, test and eat if necessary. Knowing that alarm is set helps me relax and sleep.
 
Jules77 said:
No they won't consider me for one although I have purchased them in the past and fine it very useful....I had a hypo the other night at 3 am and it wasn't nice so worried it will happen again
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If you are on insulin therapy that is wrong and a real bug bear of many people on this forum (definitely me! grrrrrr) - 3am hypos are not good so 100% have a snack before bed - it makes me mad that you have not been given access to the tech you need
 
mashedupmatt said:
If you are on insulin therapy that is wrong and a real bug bear of many people on this forum (definitely me! grrrrrr) - 3am hypos are not good so 100% have a snack before bed - it makes me mad that you have not been given access to the tech you need
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I know , it's because I'm type 2 I can get them from the pharmacy at a cost of £100 a month but it maybe worth that investment tbh
 
Jules77 said:
I know , it's because I'm type 2 I can get them from the pharmacy at a cost of £100 a month but it maybe worth that investment tbh
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It's a disgrace though - regardless of what type you are, you should have access (free of charge) to this technology that improves your quality of life - you have used the Libre system in the past and found it very useful so should be offered it going forward - the (not so nice) NICE guidelines need to change IMO to help everyone
 
mashedupmatt said:
If you are on insulin therapy that is wrong
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Type 2 on insulin don’t automatically qualify for libre, you have to meet other additional criteria such as living in the right area, injecting 2+ times a day, and being advised to test 8+ times a day to qualify. You are unlikely to be medically advised to test 8+ times a day on mixed insulin given you can’t adjust the dose to food.
 
Jules77 said:
No they won't consider me for one although I have purchased them in the past and fine it very useful....I had a hypo the other night at 3 am and it wasn't nice so worried it will happen again
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I am also a type 2 on insulin and my GP prescribed me Libre 2, as I wasn't aware when I was having hypos, I believe it is one of the conditions where you are entitled to have them even If your type 2.
 
Pam123 said:
I am also a type 2 on insulin and my GP prescribed me Libre 2, as I wasn't aware when I was having hypos, I believe it is one of the conditions where you are entitled to have them even If your type 2.
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Hypounawareness has to be declared to the DVLA though and you lose your driving licence, so better to fix the hypounawareness ASAP before it becomes a problem than to get to the point of having hypounawareness and needing cgm for it.
 
Lucyr said:
Hypounawareness has to be declared to the DVLA though and you lose your driving licence, so better to fix the hypounawareness ASAP before it becomes a problem than to get to the point of having hypounawareness and needing cgm for it.
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I don't drive
 
Pam123 said:
if so why quote my post
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To explain that your implication that if OP says they have hypounawareness to get libre that would have other consequences such as losing driving licence
 
Pam123 said:
if so why quote my post
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Also it’s normal to quote a post in a thread to explain whose comment you are continuing discussion from
 
Lucyr said:
Also it’s normal to quote a post in a thread to explain whose comment you are continuing discussion from
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I was simply trying to advise the OP of one of the conditions were she would qualify for a GCM
 
Pam123 said:
I was simply trying to advise the OP of one of the conditions were she would qualify for a GCM
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And I’m simply advising of the potentially life changing consequences of letting that condition develop
 
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