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What are foods to eat or methods to stop blood sugar levels drop during the night?

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Dr. Tracie Leonhardt answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Protein: When the blood sugar drops at night this is usually due to a high carbohydrate meal at night or imbalanced Insulin and glucagon levels - the hormones that regulate blood sugar. Insulin lowers blood sugar, while glucagon elevates the blood sugar. If we need to keep the level up at night I have the patient eat protein at night, as protein elevates glucagon.

Answered 6/25/2014

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