Good diabetes management is dependent on a good dietary routine that runs through the day. This is mainly because blood sugar levels constantly fluctuate during the day, like after meals, blood sugar levels rise and drop during physical exercise. Thus, to keep sugar levels constant, it’s important to have a good routine.
-The best time for dinner, in diabetics varies from person to person depending upon individual’s daily routine.
-Ideal meal planning suggests that it is better to finish dinner about 2-3 hours prior to sleeping.
-Just before sleeping, it is better to have a fiber rich fruit (like orange, sweet lime, guava.) or a small snack which has 15-30 grams of carbohydrate, fiber and is low in fat and protein.
-This will prevent liver from releasing extra glucose and assist in managing sugar levels during over night fasting.
-Thus, dinner should be about 3 hours prior to sleeping. If you sleep at around 11 at night, ideal dinner time for you is between 8-8.30.
-if you sleep at 10 pm, then ideal dinner time for you is 7-7.30 pm; so you can accommodate a bed time snack.