What do you eat before work?

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I recently have had problems with hypoglycemia during the morning and I think its because I'm not eating enough breakfast. I ate two scrambled eggs and toast before my clinical and still felt a bit faint and hot when listening to morning report.

What do you eat before work/clinical and does it help keep up your blood sugar and energy?

Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

I usually just eat dinner before work. So it varies what I eat since I work 7p-7a. I usually am able to take a break from 2230-2330. I also keep snacks in the rapid response office. I have oatmeal, soup if I need to eat something and I didn't bring anything with me.

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Specializes in ER, progressive care.

I usually opt for two slices of 100% whole wheat toast topped with peanut butter, a sliced banana and a little drizzle of honey. This keeps me full for awhile, then at around 2130-2200 I have a snack...whether it is yogurt, a granola bar (I like the Kashi muffin bars, the apple cinnamon one is my favorite) or a piece of fruit. Sometimes I am so busy that I won't eat until way past 0000 and I do not even notice that I am hungry. Other times I am crazy busy but notice that I am starving. It just boils down to eating a good breakfast and bringing some snacks that you can eat quickly to give you some more fuel until you can eat another good meal.

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