These medications include Actos, Avandia, Precose, Glyset, and Glucophage. Eating at regular times, avoiding skipped meals, and monitoring your blood glucose on a regular basis to determine your usual blood glucose patterns can help prevent unexpected low blood glucose. Although exercise usually lowers blood glucose, snacks are generally not needed if you're able to eat one to three hours before you exercise. If you're exercising with a goal of losing weight, avoid the extra calories of a snack. However, if you plan to exercise after work or before a meal, you may need a snack.
Most people find that a snack of fruit, crackers or yogurt works quite well.
Energy bars are expensive and many have been shown to cause a greater increase in blood glucose followed by a steeper drop in glucose compared to a regular candy bar. Snack Bars Diabetes snack bars claim to slow absorption and prevent night-time hypoglycemia, a problem of primary concern in people with type 1 diabetes who may have fewer symptoms to alert them of hypoglycemia. They often contain a type of starch that is designed to be released more slowly. However, few studies support the claims that the bars cause less rise in glucose and prevent hypoglycemia for a longer period of time. There is limited evidence to support the benefits of diabetes snack bars or energy bars for most people with diabetes.