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I did see them at the Walmart in Durham on Roxboro Rd.  They only sell them by the case, which was about $36.  I was able to a box in Charlotte – chocolate – they’re yucky!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve seen several references to nite bites on one of the diabetes newsgroups and was curious as to what they were.  I have never seen them in the stores here in Raleigh, NC, and when I asked for them in Kroger, they looked at me funny and thought I was kidding.  What exactly are they, something like a power nutrition bar or cereal bar?  What section of the grocery stores are they stocked?  I thought I even saw someone mention K-Mart carried them, true?  What is the nutritional value of these things, lots of protein and "slow carbs"? TIA, ..

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Save-On drugstores in Southern California. Sold 4 to a box, small box of 6 cost around $5. The peanut butter is not too bad. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve seen several references to nite bites on one of the diabetes newsgroups and was curious as to what they were.  I have never seen them in the stores here in Raleigh, NC, and when I asked for them in Kroger, they looked at me funny and thought I was kidding.  What exactly are they, something like a power nutrition bar or cereal bar?  What section of the grocery stores are they stocked?  I thought I even saw someone mention K-Mart carried them, true?  What is the nutritional value of these things, lots of protein and "slow carbs"? TIA, ..

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Steve, I don’t think diet and exercise and Gluco are doing the job – at least not just yet. My fbg has gone down from 292 to 170’s, which is still overly high, and my premeals are around 130-140 and postmeals about 50-60 points higher (sometimes) – fluctuating greatly.  Since I was diagnosed just over a month ago, I have a ways to go yet to get stabilized, I think.  I have a followup apt with the dietitian tomorrow – I’m anxious to hear what she has to say.

You may need to give yourself time. It’s only been a month since you’ve been diagnosed. I was diagnosed in december 98 with BG’s reading mid 200’s for the 3 days I was hospitalized, my HbA1c was 7.9.  In January I started Glucotrol XL 5mg and this brought me down around 170 after meals with some spikes after bad meals that reached 295.   February Fasting Close to 200, daily average over 150. March – HbA1c – 6.9, fastings around 170, daily average around 130. April – another HbA1c – 6.6, fastings around 150, daily average 125. May – fastings below 150 at beginning of month  between 90 – 120 by end of month daily average 110 – 100. So far this month fastings below 100, daily average below 110. I have lost 20 lbs over the 6 months.  I have never increased the medicine, the improvement is done mostly with weight loss and exercise.  I exercise twice a day for a least 20 minutes at a time.  I make one of my exercise periods at least 40 minutes at least every other day.  I don’t try to low-carb as it doesn’t fit into the way I like to eat although if I’m over 110 before a meal then I don’t have any carbs at that meal.  It happens seldom these days so I get to eat small portions of whatever food I want.  When my readings were higher I allowed my self to be 130 before a meal and still eat carbs. Just another DeadHead Computer Nerd

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Steve, I don’t think diet and exercise and Gluco are doing the job – at least not just yet. My fbg has gone down from 292 to 170’s, which is still overly high, and my premeals are around 130-140 and postmeals about 50-60 points higher (sometimes) – fluctuating greatly.  Since I was diagnosed just over a month ago, I have a ways to go yet to get stabilized, I think.  I have a followup apt with the dietitian tomorrow – I’m anxious to hear what she has to say. Sherry – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Sherry, It was my experience that while Glucophage does not directly cause hypos it does not, on the other hand, make you immune from hypos. Apparently, if your diet and exercise are doing the job, the Gluco can be an overkill. Steve T2 Since I don’t have to worry about hypos (I’m on Glucophage alone), I thought I’d give them a try to see if they’d prevent the high fbg’s I’m getting (I heard that having something to eat before bed helps).

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http://www.nitebite.com/ Slow release carbs, good for bedtime snack to help prevent low bg. We get them at our pharmacy. I’ve seen several references to nite bites on one of the diabetes newsgroups and was curious as to what they were.

– Randy Leberknight

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Sherry, It was my experience that while Glucophage does not directly cause hypos it does not, on the other hand, make you immune from hypos. Apparently, if your diet and exercise are doing the job, the Gluco can be an overkill. Steve T2 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Since I don’t have to worry about hypos (I’m on Glucophage alone), I thought I’d give them a try to see if they’d prevent the high fbg’s I’m getting (I heard that having something to eat before bed helps).

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http://www.nitebite.com — Jeff – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve seen several references to nite bites on one of the diabetes newsgroups and was curious as to what they were.  I have never seen them in the stores here in Raleigh, NC, and when I asked for them in Kroger, they looked at me funny and thought I was kidding.  What exactly are they, something like a power nutrition bar or cereal bar?  What section of the grocery stores are they stocked?  I thought I even saw someone mention K-Mart carried them, true?  What is the nutritional value of these things, lots of protein and "slow carbs"? TIA, ..

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I’ve seen several references to nite bites on one of the diabetes newsgroups and was curious as to what they were.  I have never seen them in the stores here in Raleigh, NC, and when I asked for them in Kroger, they looked at me funny and thought I was kidding.  What exactly are they, something like a power nutrition bar or cereal bar?  What section of the grocery stores are they stocked?  I thought I even saw someone mention K-Mart carried them, true?  What is the nutritional value of these things, lots of protein and "slow carbs"? TIA, ..

Got samples of them at the TCOYD conference.  They’re a time released glucose bar, formulated to last 8 hours to prevent overnight hypos.  Darn tasty, too. Since I don’t have to worry about hypos (I’m on Glucophage alone), I thought I’d give them a try to see if they’d prevent the high fbg’s I’m getting (I heard that having something to eat before bed helps). Flavors are peanut butter, banana & chocolate.  Ingredients:  sugar, cornstarch, whey protein concentrate, water, canola oil, medium chain triglycerides, and the flavorings.  3 g fat, 40 mg sodium, 50 mg potassium 16 g carbs, 3 g protein, 100 calories with 25-30 cal from fat. Dunno where you can get them, though.  Phone number 1-800-795-1880, distributed by Optimum Nutrition, Salt Lake City.  Supposedly one of the local drug store chains carries them – haven’t check yet.  You might call them and ask who carries the bars. Sherry

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I’ve seen several references to nite bites on one of the diabetes newsgroups and was curious as to what they were.  I have never seen them in the stores here in Raleigh, NC, and when I asked for them in Kroger, they looked at me funny and thought I was kidding.  What exactly are they, something like a power nutrition bar or cereal bar?  What section of the grocery stores are they stocked?  I thought I even saw someone mention K-Mart carried them, true?  What is the nutritional value of these things, lots of protein and "slow carbs"? TIA, ..

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