So I'm ashamed to say that I scoffed a whole packet of Oat Crunch biscuits last night beginning around 10pm. When I tested at 8am this morning (29/05/15) I was 6.0
. So I dread to think what my bloods were through the night
.
I won't be doing that again
Funny though when I tested about 5 hours later (having consumed my diet shake 3 hours earlier) I tested 2.7 :***: Go figure!!!
Have a read about "last meal effect". Dr Google can probably help with sources.
Our bodies like routine, and will "be ready" to repeat recent meals, which is why when some people have a very high carb meal/snack they are not used to (like trying pizza or cake after a period of abstinence) their bloods can go stratospheric - even higher than at diagnosis. If they repeated the exercise immediately, they could get a much improved result, as their body could be expecting the carbs. (Clearly T1s not producing insulin are different.)
Clearly all of that depends on the state/efficiency of the individual's pancreas and general digestive system and the state of their condition.
So, your low, having gone from a real carb-fest (did you calculate the carbs you consumed. It shouldn't be too tricky from the packaging), then follow up with starvation style rations, your body could have been stimulated to pump out the insulin and other digestive enzymes, only the carbs weren't there. On Planet Breathe, I refer to this as enzyme lag.
As I say, please have a read around.