post meal spikes

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    Hello Asian Indian from USA

    My first post in this forum! :) I'm an Asian Indian living in the USA! I tried few US diabetes forums, but they were very abrasive and authoritarian. I came to this forum anticipating same attitude, but you guys are the best! In spite of geographical and cultural differences, I find this forum...
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    1 hour postprandial readings and a few other questions...

    I had gestational diabetes with my daughter who I gave birth to in early May. In September I took a finger prick test one hour afterwards to see how my blood sugar would respond to a pizza (knowing that it would have obviously given me a high reading in pregnancy). I got a high rating of around...
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    Libre and Post-Meal Monitoring

    Hi, I've started using the Libre to log my meal carbs and bolus dose (as well as the scan value) - I do this all on my pump anyway but thought it would be good to see the visual too on the Libre data. I was wondering this: do I need to scan after the meal - say in two hours to capture the...
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    Novorapid Bolus Problem

    Hi, everyone, I'm on MDI with NR and Tresiba. I recently noticed that when I have a fairly high fat meal ( around 25-30 ish grams of fat) my BG will be unstable. I usually only count carbs when I bolus, but 2 hrs pot meal ( with high fat) my BG comes down to in the range that I expected. But I...
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    Cold feet. High glucos after supper

    Hello, I have 2 questions here: 1. I noticed my other half (type 2) have cold feet all the time. Putting on winter socks on does not make them any warmer. Strangely above the ankles the lower calf still feels warm. Is this related to diabetes i.e. due to poor blood circulation? What should we...
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    Insulin Isophane (intermediate)

    Hi all I am very much new to this forum so not sure if any thread already exists on this topic. I am T2 for 13 years now and have been on the following medication since 2017. Humulin Isophane I at breakfast and dinner Metformin 1 gm / Alogliptin 12.5 mg One each at breakfast and dinner...