I started low carb 3 weeks ago and it is not going well. In 3 weeks I have lost 3 llbs and nothing in the past week. I have cut out sugar but maybe I am eating too many carbs? I noticed yesterday that I tested 2 hours after my lunch and had a level of 5,2 then tested 2 hours after that it had gone up to 6.2. I hadn't eaten anything and had only had a mug of tea with soya milk. Am I testing too early at 2 hours or would the tea and soya milk affect my levels?
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It's not really the level I am querying but the fact that it went up with no food eaten and only tea and milk.
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Blimey only going up by 1.0 2 hours after a meal is fantastic for any body!!' You should be jumping for joy!!
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Sorry you said you tested 2 hours after lunch.. Did you just have a cup of tea for lunch? Non diabetics levels will change by 1.0 depending on activities, stress etc.
donnellysdogs said:
sorry my post was badly worded. I had my lunch, tested, then 2 hours later tested again before my tea. Between the 2 tests I only had a cup of tea. I was surprised that it went up not down in those 2 hours but now I know that can happen I will expect it.
That's fine, I wouldn't be concerned in slightest with those levels, the average joes sugars rise and fall during day, my sugars are slightly higher between 1030 - 12 I'm on a pump so can adjust accordingly. Best to just test before meals I think, unless I'm doubting my carb counting I never test after food (unless unwell ect) and as long there within my target then I'm happy!
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The liver has a nasty habit of kicking out glucose into the bloodstream. It's a right pain in the bum and can mean that sometime you get an unpredictable reading.
Also, the test meters are accurate to +/- 20%, so never stress out about changes of 1mmol.
Also, the test meters are accurate to +/- 20%, so never stress out about changes of 1mmol.
