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ADHD runs in both our families, DH and mine, and no one binges during the night.

Since ADHD is often comorbid with anxiety and insomnia, I would surmise that your kids are ANXIOUS and eating to comfort themselves. And because of their ADHD, they have a hard time saying no to themselves or limiting themselves to just one cookie.

First, you haul them to their pediatrician, whom you will have warned in advance, and she or he has a firm conversation with them about healthy eating, being overweight, and having diabetes.

Second, you deal with their anxiety at bedtime. It's normal to feel anxious at bedtime because that's when people have nothing to do but stress if sleep eludes them. They need techniques to calm themselves down and routine before bed that is very calming.

Physical exercise daily.
No screens 2 hours before bed, but also nothing of an exciting nature. 
Inside voices, no picking fights, no running around trying to prep for the next day in front of your kids.

Always the same bedtime routine. A little reading in bed, perhaps, but books that are not scary. You can do the reading if it makes them happy to have a parent tell the story.

Sleep aids: 
Melatonin
Warm milk
Magnesium (Calm is a well-known powder with magnesium)
Relaxing music

And yes, lock the cupboard while you set this all up.
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