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Is this normal for T2?

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HannahP88

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Ignore the times (I can’t get it to change!)

I did my blood sugars - 6.5 then had a salted caramel wispa whilst driving home from work (not ideal I know!)

Tested my blood sugars just over two hours later and they were still at 12.3.

Is this normal for T2? I was diagnosed as T2 just before Christmas last year and not on any medication.

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HannahP88 said:
Tested my blood sugars just over two hours later and they were still at 12.3.

Is this normal for T2? I was diagnosed as T2 just before Christmas last year and not on any medication.
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I've just looked it up through google.
One such a bar has 29 grams of carbs of which 24 grams are pure sugar.
That's a lot of sugar/carbs to have in one go!

So yes, I'd say it's to be expected for a T2 to have elevated blood glucose after such a bar.

Would you like suggestions for foods that won't make you rise like that?
 
HannahP88 said:
I did my blood sugars - 6.5 then had a salted caramel wispa whilst driving home from work (not ideal I know!)

Tested my blood sugars just over two hours later and they were still at 12.3.

Is this normal for T2? I was diagnosed as T2 just before Christmas last year and not on any medication.
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It should be 8.5 or less two hours after eating, so I'd blame the Wispa.

There are lots of things that you can change to bring you blood sugars down, and they don't include chocolate bars unfortunately!
 
@HannahP88: Yes - as a long time diet controlled T2 if I ate a similar amount of carbs in one go (which would be over half I what I actually eat in a day) then I would definitely expect to see a similar rise. My body does not like or cope well with too many carbs...
 
HannahP88 said:
Ignore the times (I can’t get it to change!)

I did my blood sugars - 6.5 then had a salted caramel wispa whilst driving home from work (not ideal I know!)

Tested my blood sugars just over two hours later and they were still at 12.3.

Is this normal for T2? I was diagnosed as T2 just before Christmas last year and not on any medication.

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Yep, for such an amount of carbs, I'd expect a spike to last me a while... Is it normal for a diabetic? Yeah. Is it unhealthy? Yes. So maybe not have those anymore. ;) Maybe a CarbKilla bar would be better?
 
JoKalsbeek said:
Yep, for such an amount of carbs, I'd expect a spike to last me a while... Is it normal for a diabetic? Yeah. Is it unhealthy? Yes. So maybe not have those anymore. ;) Maybe a CarbKilla bar would be better?
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Are they called Carb Killer because they effect carbs in some way or are they just low in carbs?
 
HannahP88 said:
Ignore the times (I can’t get it to change!)

I did my blood sugars - 6.5 then had a salted caramel wispa whilst driving home from work (not ideal I know!)

Tested my blood sugars just over two hours later and they were still at 12.3.

Is this normal for T2? I was diagnosed as T2 just before Christmas last year and not on any medication.
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Yes, perfectly normal for the amount of sugar you've taken in one go.

If your system is handling the carbs you've taken in, the "test after two hours" would show you being not more than 2 mmol/l higher than your start point and not above 7.8. Obviously your results (6.5 to 12.3) meet neither of these criteria.

If I got a result like that I wouldn't be going near whatever food item it was. If I'm travelling and have no other options I take salami, cheese and nuts with me.
 
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