I have noticed that if I eat more meat at dinner than usual that my fasting blood sugar the next morning is higher.
My fasting blood sugar has been reading 79 (4.4) to 84 (4.7) over the past several weeks. I was so happy to consistently see blood sugar in a very healthy range each morning. The past two evenings I ate about 9 oz of chicken one night and 9-10 oz beef the next night (about double what I would typically eat). The following morning my blood sugar was higher than it has recently been - 91 (5.1) and 93 (5.2) even though I also ate less carbs both days (especially at dinner) than typically (about 65 grams / day vs typically 100 -140 grams).
I realize meters aren’t always accurate but there seems to be a directional correlation here since I noticed a similar effect a month ago.
I also tested the past four nights at two hours after dinner and was 95 (5.3) to 97 (5.4) both after eating more meat and less meat. The nights with less meat I ate more carbs (a side of hummus) without much different effect directly after the meal. The difference shows up the next morning (higher after eating more meat rather than more carbs!) When I eat a larger amount of meat for dinner the blood sugar barely drops by morning otherwise it goes down nicely overnight. Fish (salmon, sardines, herring) doesn’t seem to have quite the same effect. Maybe it is the fat in the meat rather than the protein?
Is this a typical reaction? (I think I have seen a couple comments in the forum related to higher fasting BG after eating more meat than usual.)
I thought less carbs would equal lower fasting BG, but it seems that only works up to a point.
I would appreciate input from those more experienced with low carb eating.
My fasting blood sugar has been reading 79 (4.4) to 84 (4.7) over the past several weeks. I was so happy to consistently see blood sugar in a very healthy range each morning. The past two evenings I ate about 9 oz of chicken one night and 9-10 oz beef the next night (about double what I would typically eat). The following morning my blood sugar was higher than it has recently been - 91 (5.1) and 93 (5.2) even though I also ate less carbs both days (especially at dinner) than typically (about 65 grams / day vs typically 100 -140 grams).
I realize meters aren’t always accurate but there seems to be a directional correlation here since I noticed a similar effect a month ago.
I also tested the past four nights at two hours after dinner and was 95 (5.3) to 97 (5.4) both after eating more meat and less meat. The nights with less meat I ate more carbs (a side of hummus) without much different effect directly after the meal. The difference shows up the next morning (higher after eating more meat rather than more carbs!) When I eat a larger amount of meat for dinner the blood sugar barely drops by morning otherwise it goes down nicely overnight. Fish (salmon, sardines, herring) doesn’t seem to have quite the same effect. Maybe it is the fat in the meat rather than the protein?
Is this a typical reaction? (I think I have seen a couple comments in the forum related to higher fasting BG after eating more meat than usual.)
I thought less carbs would equal lower fasting BG, but it seems that only works up to a point.
I would appreciate input from those more experienced with low carb eating.