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stuffedolive

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I've redoubled my low carbing efforts since Xmas to try to get my FBG down a bit. But today the wheels came off :-(

I had 3 staffordshire oatcakes with cheese for brunch, veg soup (potato, sweet potato, swede, carrot) and breadroll for an afternoon snack, then went to the pub on the way home having pate & bread with cheesy chips and 2 pints of beer for dinner.

Having got home, I gloomily got the meter out expecting to see something in the 8's, 9's or even 10 and got a 4.8 instead - my lowest reading ever !

I just don't know what to make of that ?
 
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Dexterdobe

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My advice is to always test again if you get a result that is unexpectedly high or low. If I ate that lot my BG would be above 10. I diet carefully and my last HBA1c was 39 (53 at diagnosis 2 years ago).
 

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I respond fairly normally to eating carbs these days - unfortunately for me, normally is to put on weight hand over fist.
 

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Did you consume alcohol? If so that would delay the processing of all those Carbs.
 

stuffedolive

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My advice is to always test again if you get a result that is unexpectedly high or low. If I ate that lot my BG would be above 10. I diet carefully and my last HBA1c was 39 (53 at diagnosis 2 years ago).
I did - much the same.. And I forgot to mention the chocolate !
 

ianf0ster

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OK, the carbs in the beer add to total carbs, but the effect of the alcohol is still to slow the response down!
 

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Alternatively it’s not unheard of to have a one off overreaction on the insulin front after being low carb. A couple of times I’ve overdone something (not quite as spectacularly as you did today though) expected a high reading and got a low one. It’s not to be relied on! It’s a freak occurrence and still disregulation. Mostly though if I eat the carbs it still shows in the readings.
 

Dexterdobe

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Timing the blood test is important too of course. Some peoples BG spikes an hour after eating, other two hours or more after the first bite. Test too early after a meal and you can kid yourself into thin king that the carbs have had no effect.
 

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I've redoubled my low carbing efforts since Xmas to try to get my FBG down a bit. But today the wheels came off :-(

I had 3 staffordshire oatcakes with cheese for brunch, veg soup (potato, sweet potato, swede, carrot) and breadroll for an afternoon snack, then went to the pub on the way home having pate & bread with cheesy chips and 2 pints of beer for dinner.

Having got home, I gloomily got the meter out expecting to see something in the 8's, 9's or even 10 and got a 4.8 instead - my lowest reading ever !

I just don't know what to make of that ?

Me neither but it sounds like the perfect day. :)
 

stuffedolive

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Timing the blood test is important too of course. Some peoples BG spikes an hour after eating, other two hours or more after the first bite. Test too early after a meal and you can kid yourself into thin king that the carbs have had no effect.
This was a 2 hour test. I often do a test at 1 hour and again at 2 hour to see if I am having any severe spikes. I always do this after new food combinations.
 

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This was a 2 hour test. I often do a test at 1 hour and again at 2 hour to see if I am having any severe spikes. I always do this after new food combinations.
I tend to do the same - if I’m still rising after 2 hours I’ll check at the 3 hour mark to see if it’s on its way down
 

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As for the beer - I hope you enjoyed it. I have been known to wander up to the local in the next village. Sadly the walk there and back has never offset the liquid carb intake. But I meet friends, get fresh air and try not to look at 8+ reading on the meter. Once a month is acceptable for me and on Monday I get back on track.
It's all a question of balance. (Fill in your own punchline!)
 
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