Anybody had this before , for the first time since diagnosed and getting my hba1c down to 6 and I believe my next one will be lower I decided to try a piece of iced birthday cake for my daughters birthday tonight , I never go beyond 6.6 after a meal but I just checked I'm 8.8 , have I learned a lesson tonight, anyone had similar?
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8.8 after an hour and a half
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mfactor , thanks for that . I think when your diagnosed as high as I was initially and within a relative short period of time get the BS down to Hba1c to 42 you think I've kinda got myself out of jail to an extent . Your assurance is appreciated. My other dilemma while I'm on is metformin , I am now regularly in the 4s and don't go higher than 5.2, I'm pretty sure in my next hba1c I'll show non diabetic levels although still a diabetic , I was thinking of coming of metformin for s week or so to see how it goes, ? I'm currently on 500mg X 2 per day .?To be fair 8.8 is only .3 above the 8.5 limit for after meal levels , so dont worry and have the occasional treat
mfactor
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Its IMO worth a try , I am hoping to do so in the future, you wont do much harm as its the long term that's the problem, so I feel its ok to experiment for a few days/weeks .............
Tried it myself a year or so ago but in hindsight I should not of as my bloods were not low enough................
Jase
Tried it myself a year or so ago but in hindsight I should not of as my bloods were not low enough................
Jase
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Hiya. Your cake result is what I would expect and I will only do that if I am in the middle of some sort of exercise, like a long walk, in the hope of sugar in, sugar out.
If you want to stop taking metformin, ok, but tell your GP. It'll need more than a fortnight to get a proper picture.
Well done with your progress. btw
If you want to stop taking metformin, ok, but tell your GP. It'll need more than a fortnight to get a proper picture.
Well done with your progress. btw
Hi DeejayR I haven't posted for s while and thx for your comments, funny you should day about exercise and cake ? I went out for s ten minute dog walk and was 6.2 on my return.Hiya. Your cake result is what I would expect and I will only do that if I am in the middle of some sort of exercise, like a long walk, in the hope of sugar in, sugar out.
If you want to stop taking metformin, ok, but tell your GP. It'll need more than a fortnight to get a proper picture.
Well done with your progress. btw
For me I find it easier not to do more than one tony Nar of that raw chocolate once s week and. It dip in and out of the LCHF all the time , I'd never be of this BB for one thing lol
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Hi Rog, did you do a second test after the two hour period? After an hour and a half you were still coming down so by two hours after the cake you may have been 8.5 or less. We all need a treat sometimes otherwise life is boring and knowing you can have the occasional treat (so long as it is occasional) will do no harm
Hi Poohtiggy , yes after at two hours I dropped to 6.2 after a 10 minute dog walk , as I said earlier apart from a tiny bar of raw chocolate once a week the birthday cake was the only treat I've had in 6 months really , it was the icing sugar that did it . Thanks for your post , I firmly believe with weight loss and diet and exercise its possible to have a more or less normal life for me.
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Interesting as you may be right, it was covered in icing with a jam sponge inside. ?
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My occasional treat is a cream cake, not often but the thought of that treat keeps me going. I am well controlled and just had my review, I am down to pre diabetic levels and the cake hardly makes a difference to my BG if however I were to eat my favourite mint cream, that would shoot me skywards, pure sugar the same as icing so I reckon the icing is worse than the bit of cake
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Rog, I'm not suggesting that I'm right or wrong, just that perhaps you need to know how you react to different ingredients before you can "blame" one over another for a spike. I'd have assumed the combination of carbs in that whole slice were the cause rather than the icing on its own, unless I knew whether I reacted more to a particular ingredient. The cake itself will have included both starchy and sugary carbs, (flour, sugar and the jam filling) and it would also depend on whether it was a fatless sponge or included fat which would cover the effect of the carbs a little. It's worth knowing how your body reacts to the different types of carbs - you then have the option of being selective over your choice of higher carb "treats".
Nothing's ever simple....
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Taken on board thxRog, I'm not suggesting that I'm right or wrong, just that perhaps you need to know how you react to different ingredients before you can "blame" one over another for a spike. I'd have assumed the combination of carbs in that whole slice were the cause rather than the icing on its own, unless I knew whether I reacted more to a particular ingredient. The cake itself will have included both starchy and sugary carbs, (flour, sugar and the jam filling) and it would also depend on whether it was a fatless sponge or included fat which would cover the effect of the carbs a little. It's worth knowing how your body reacts to the different types of carbs - you then have the option of being selective over your choice of higher carb "treats".
Nothing's ever simple....
Robbity
