SamJB said:
That's right Benny, my levels were increasing by 7 mmol/l - I'm perfectly happy with a post-meal of 7.
I can't disagree with Klang or I0vaduck though - everyone's different. What worked for me here might not for someone else. I'm always striving to bring my HbA1c down to the recommended levels and going low GI worked well for me. Since this post in June I've gone low-carb and reduced my HbA1c to 6.5%.
This post makes so much more sense now that i realise what you meant Sam. I was really wondering how someone with only 7 post meal spikes would have an HBa1C of 7 as i would have thought it would be more like 5 but now it makes sense. Apologies for the lecture but well done in any case.
I would just like to add my little tip to the mix, i say mine, but it is really Gary Schneiers, do some exercise after your meal. I now go for a 8-10min walk after every meal and i cannot believe how it smoothes out your post meal spike! With the same meal it would make a 4-5mmol difference easily and often more! I think it gets the insulin moving around and working effectively.
So with a delay between your bolus and your meal alongside a walk afterwards you can really keep your levels quite flat. Give it a try, i promise you that you won;t be disappointed and i feel so different when i don't do it!