How to get morning fasting numbers down?

Question

What specifically is everyone eating right before bed to keep numbers down? And when do you eat it?  I'm having trouble eating enough volume of food, I think, to meet the carb requirements, so maybe I need to be eating something more carb dense?
And specific ideas for the bedtime snack would be so helpful!  Thanks!

Answer

For me eating something late or many carbs at night resulted in higher values actually. So maybe also l try eating a low-carb dinner early (before 7) and fast after that. That’s what has worked best for me. And I always try to add some protein, like some yogurt, to dinner. 
I did some reading on it and there are basically two possible explanations for high fasting values: the dawn effect and the somogyi effect. If you have the latter your blood sugar gets really low in the night and your body overcompensates. If that’s your problem carbs at night do help. But if it’s the dawn effect eating fewer carbs at night works better. I measured in the middle of the night a few times to see if I was high or low and also just “experimented” with different types or dinners, dinner times and snacks (or no snacks) right before bed. 
That being said after a few weeks my values still increased and I use insulin over night now. But even on insulin how I eat at night makes a difference. I take relatively little insulin now and have basically stuck to the early low-carb dinners. If I do that the small amount of insulin does the trick. But whenever I end up eating differently I get a high morning level again.

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I realize this makes no sense but after it was suggested by friends who had luck with this including an obgyn who also had gd and did this, try ice cream before bed. About one hour before I crash, usually around 10. One scoop of good quality chocolate or vanilla with a tablespoon of peanut butter. It's worth a shot.

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I do my bloods and insulin at 8pm before I go to bed, when I get up at 7 and they still are up in the air with 14 units of insulin

How to get morning fasting numbers down?

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