Sugar spike

[JohnSat]

Hi I'm was told that I was pre diabetic last year which I totally ignored. On a dental check my dentist said I have gum disease that needs treatment and I should get my sugar levels checked. On purchasing a cheep meter on amazon my levels were not good. So I decided to a bit of intermittent fasting to see if it made any difference the results were great 2 days average 5.2 mmol/L.
I then had a cup of tea with skimmed milk no sugar just before evening meal and checked my levels 13.9 meter flashed Hyper. It has taken 2 days to come down again.
Anyone any ideas why it would spike like this.

 

[Goonergal]

Did you take the reading before or after your evening meal? What was in the meal?

 

[Lainie71]

Hi and welcome it could have been the skimmed milk - it tends to have more sugars in so perhaps it was that. What did you have for your evening meal as it sounds like that could have been too carby for you too. Just a thought

 

[KK123]

Hi I'm was told that I was pre diabetic last year which I totally ignored. On a dental check my dentist said I have gum disease that needs treatment and I should get my sugar levels checked. On purchasing a cheep meter on amazon my levels were not good. So I decided to a bit of intermittent fasting to see if it made any difference the results were great 2 days average 5.2 mmol/L.
I then had a cup of tea with skimmed milk no sugar just before evening meal and checked my levels 13.9 meter flashed Hyper. It has taken 2 days to come down again.
Anyone any ideas why it would spike like this.

Hi there. do you mean you checked before your evening meal and what was the pre drink/meal reading if you know? x

 

[KK123]

Hi and welcome it could have been the skimmed milk - it tends to have more sugars in so perhaps it was that. What did you have for your evening meal as it sounds like that could have been too carby for you too. Just a thought

That's true I guess, but would a splash of skimmed milk in a cup of tea raise levels THAT much?

 

[Lainie71]

That's true I guess, but would a splash of skimmed milk in a cup of tea raise levels THAT much?

It does with me, I guess it was the dinner that could have caused it

 

[JohnSat]

Just for information the reading was before dinner, lunch was at 1300 hrs reading at 15.30hrs was 5.2, cup of tea just before dinner and then tested before sitting down 13.9. All a bit much.

 

[JohnSat]

And thanks for the information from you all very helpful.

 

[KennyA]

Just for information the reading was before dinner, lunch was at 1300 hrs reading at 15.30hrs was 5.2, cup of tea just before dinner and then tested before sitting down 13.9. All a bit much.

I have had scary high readings of 13+ (I'm invariably in the fours and fives) by accidentally re-using a test strip. Don't suppose that's a possibility?

 

[JohnSat]

Never thought about a faulty test strips but I will be aware in the future. I have noticed that if I drink a very hot cup of tea just before or while testing it gives me a higher reading in the 8 or 9's. I am now aware of this and moved my testing timetable to avoid.

 

[jaywak]

Surely a dash of skimmed milk would only be about 2 - 3 carbs ! I can't imagine it would raise your blood sugar that much .

 

[EllieM]

I would retest if I got an unexpected reading like that. Sometimes meters give faulty readings, both high and low, and if you accidentally have anything sweet on your fingers that can push readings up dramatically.

 

[Ronancastled]

Have you had a repeat of the tea with skimmed milk 13mmol/l ?