When and what to eat for breakfast

[Robert42]

Just been through a big change. Glicazide has been ceased, and I am now managing my type 2 with Lantus only. Last night I had dinner about 7:30 PM and then woke to have breakfast about 7 AM. My BSL was 7 on the Libre 2 (7.2 finger prick) that looks perfect, but it wasn't my legs felt as if they were giving way and I had problems walking downstairs. After eating my muesli sitting down for 10 minutes was able to get back to bed. Was it another one of these false hypos?
What suggestions I would like is. How many hours from eating dinner to having breakfast? Also, what can I eat without climbing downstairs, would a Alpin granola bar be OK or is too much sugar. Thanks

 

[rebrascora]

I am really not convinced you are having false hypos. Did your levels drop at all or where they pretty steady overnight. You didn't answer my question asking about whether you saw a sharp drop on your Libre the last time you had one of these episodes. If your levels are stable in the 6s or 7s, these are not false hypos and you need to be looking for some other cause in my opinion. Can you post a screenshot of your Libre graph so that we can see what is happening?

 

[Satan’s little helper]

Just been through a big change. Glicazide has been ceased, and I am now managing my type 2 with Lantus only. Last night I had dinner about 7:30 PM and then woke to have breakfast about 7 AM. My BSL was 7 on the Libre 2 (7.2 finger prick) that looks perfect, but it wasn't my legs felt as if they were giving way and I had problems walking downstairs. After eating my muesli sitting down for 10 minutes was able to get back to bed. Was it another one of these false hypos?
What suggestions I would like is. How many hours from eating dinner to having breakfast? Also, what can I eat without climbing downstairs, would a Alpin granola bar be OK or is too much sugar. Thanks

Hello, from your numbers It sounds like you are doing well. Do you have any old sporting or work related injuries to your legs? I’m just wondering if after periods of resting sleep then waking the movement could be causing a leg or legs to give way? (Especially if you are transversing stairs.)
Could be worth investigating other possible causation.

 

[Robert42]

I am really not convinced you are having false hypos. Did your levels drop at all or where they pretty steady overnight. You didn't answer my question asking about whether you saw a sharp drop on your Libre the last time you had one of these episodes. If your levels are stable in the 6s or 7s, these are not false hypos and you need to be looking for some other cause in my opinion. Can you post a screenshot of your Libre graph so that we can see what is happening?

I, this I have misled you. My medical team is doing a good job. I was not seeking medical advice I was seeking diary advice.

 

[helli]

Putting the cause of your leg issues aside (although I think you should mention it to your doc), I guess you are asking about suitable breakfast options. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending upon your point of view), we are all different. So the best approach is trial and learning. As you have a Libre, it is easy to try a granola bar and see how your BG copes over the next couple of hours. And change the timing of your breakfast - some people have had great success only eating during certain hours and fasting for 16 hours a day. Whereas, I struggle if I miss breakfast. There is no "right" answer. There is only the "best answer for you".

A few things you may want to consider
- all carbs, not only sugar can raise BG.
- plain full fat yoghurt with a few berries is a common low carb breakfast amongst forum members
- don't just restrict yourself to typical breakfast foods. If you like nuts, why not have a handful as you get out of bed.
- some of us find we experience a BG rise when we get out of bed as our liver "helpfully" dumps glucose until it is convinced we are not in starvation mode. This is one of the reasons why I need to eat first thing in the morning but a handful of nuts is usually enough to stop my BG rising.
- Lantus is a long acting insulin. I don't believe it should be affected by your food (but I am thinking as someone with Type 1). However, you may find you need a certain amount of carbs to maintain your levels and going too low carb could lead to a hypo.
- Lantus is typically take once a day. However, many of us find that it does not last a full 24 hours. Therefore, if you take it in the morning, your BG may be rising as your last dose has run out as you slept.

Sorry. I have not answered your question about when and what to eat for breakfast. But that is because we are all different.