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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
(Someone far more informed than I will be along shortly but I'll have a welly at this anyway!)
My BG levels - assuming I've eaten a "normal" (for me) meal - will be back to normal by my 2-hour test. However, a lot of that will depend upon many other factors including:
- How much fat was in the meal, as high-fat will delay a carb spike (so instead of an immediate hit you get a slow, steady hike over time)
- How many carbs were in the meal - if you're having a tuna mayo salad, that's next to no carbs, so nothing to turn into sugar and hit your blood.
- What else has happened to you - stressed? Ill? Eating on the hop? Delerious with joy? These will all impact your overall BG
- What time of day it is. Some people find their BG is highest in the morning and it slowly drops during the day. Others find that it peaks and drops off early in the morning.
If you're testing after eating, you need to bear in mind your overall pattern, and everyone's is different (and often quite changeable). Especially if, for example, you're having a long, slow meal with gaps between courses as your internal clock will still be ticking all that time and not every meal can be guzzled in 15 minutes.
The 2-hour rule is a good one to follow, but it's not set in stone and there will always be factors that you have to take into account.
Hope that helps a little!
Aaw, no, you sound so down! And, look, everyone has food splurge days from time to time - none of us are approaching sainthood. Give yourself a break, eh?
Look at it this way, it's taken a long, long time for your body to develop T2D, and you've only been diagnosed for a couple of months. You're right at the start of learning about food, blood sugar, what affects it, your daily "cycle" and all kinds of other stuff. Don't worry too much about each specific reading - try to see each particular reading as a piece in a huge jigsaw, whose picture you can't even fully see yet.
You're doing great - moving at your own pace, testing, eating mindfully and asking questions. Keeping a food diary might help you to track your eating patterns over time (my food diary is the only way I know that my last packet of crisps was 23rd June!).
You've got this, promise.
I woulnt think that meal would produce a massive spike so not a disasterous choice - there are much much worse choices to make from a chinese menu -a portion of sweet and sour chicken with fried rice would send my sugars stratospheric (along with those of most most type 2's I suspect)!Yes that helps a little. I was only asking as i have just had a chinese chicken curry with 5 chips 2 prawn crackers and a few bean sprouts for the first time since being diagnosed and was wondering if when i test in 2 hours the worst will be over.
Delerious with joy? These will all impact your overall BG
Results are in. From 6.2 to 14.1. Massive disappointment.
Yes that is quite high but don't stress about it you are new to it all and will learn as you go along what not to eat as we all had to take it a day at a time. We can't tell you what you can or can't eat as we are all very different. Yes you are testing to often don't become obsessive about it that will stress you and put your levels up. Just do it before meals and two hours after but remember even the same meal can have different results at different times so just take the testing as a guide meters are not 100% accurateResults are in. From 6.2 to 14.1. Massive disappointment.
You have more will power than me..5 chips...I could never stop at 5 on the rare occasion I do allow myself some chipsYes that helps a little. I was only asking as i have just had a chinese chicken curry with 5 chips 2 prawn crackers and a few bean sprouts for the first time since being diagnosed and was wondering if when i test in 2 hours the worst will be over.
Morning winnie
No it was a takeaway and as i said earlier i had 5 chips and a few beansprouts. So I will have to research Chinese food for next time the family want a takeaway. Went to bed bit peed off but got up to 7.5 mmol which isn't too bad for me.