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Poll Results   For those who do regular nighttime blood glucose tests, who usually does the test?     For parents of children with diabetes         Mom     40%     277         Dad     8%     60         Parents share     18%     129         Child     6%     42         We don't do regular nighttime testing     11%     77     For adults with diabetes         Person with diabetes     11%     77         Spouse/significant other     1%     1         Person and spouse share     1%     1         I don't do regular nighttime testing     3%     23

For those who do regular nighttime blood glucose tests, who usually does the test? Poll dates: February 23 - March 2, 2003 Total Votes: 687 Nighttime hypoglycemia is, unfortunately, commonplace. There are many reasons for nighttime lows, from too much insulin to too little of a snack before bed. As summertime approaches, additional exercise can also lead to lows many hours later. A recent study found that use of NPH insulin was tied to an increased risk of hypoglycemia in prepubertal children, especially at night. (See Hypoglycemia Prevalence in Prepubertal Children With Type 1 Diabetes on Standard Insulin Regimen: Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.) The only way to detect nighttime hypoglycemia is to test in the middle of the night. If you don't do nighttime checks, you may wish to do so once a week to see if you're going low. If you find that you are going low at night, speak with your diabetes team about making adjustments to your insulin. You may also wish to look into the specialty foods designed to help reduce the risk of nighttime hypoglycemia. This table shows how people have responded to this poll over the past several years: Answer   Feb 2003   Apr 2002   Apr 2001 Parents of children with diabetes Mom   40%   40%   35% Dad   8%   8%   7% Parents share   18%   14%   18% Child   6%   9%   10% Don't do regular testing   11%   13%   12% Adults with diabetes Person with diabetes   11%   8%   10% Spouse   1%   1%   1% Person and souse   1%   1%   1% Don't do regular testing   3%   3%   3% [Return to the current poll]

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