A little lost with my blood sugar patterns

[FruitLion]

So the good news is my updated fasting and Hba1c blood tests have come back normal again. However I still need to keep checking my post meal sugars due to the 3.1 mmol result we caught once. The pattern I've observed so far is confusing me - for someone supposedly not diabetic, I sure how weird sugars!

- Being mildly dehydrated raises my sugars to 7.1mmol usually.

- Sometimes no matter how much carbs or sugary foods I've had, my blood sugar dunks down to low levels between 3 - 3.5mmol within an hour.

- Here is the most important part. By the 3-5 hour mark after eating, no matter how normal or low my blood sugar was at the 2 hour mark, it suddenly shoots up to anything between 6 - 11 mmol. I never eat anything else in between the meals, this just happens for some reason, regardless of the meal.

Because of the virus its going to be a very long time before I see the doctor again, and with my sister being recently diagnose as Type 1, I can't be too careful. Any ideas what's going on with my odd sugar patterns please?

 

[Jam&Scones]

What are you eating typically when you see these 2 hour spikes? Are you on any medication?

 

[FruitLion]

What are you eating typically when you see these 2 hour spikes? Are you on any medication?

Currently not on medication. What I eat can vary from a veg and chicken meal, to a few slabs of chocolate and nothing more. There doesn't seem to be a pattern with any particular meals, with the exception of instant noodles causing the biggest spikes.

 

[EllieM]

Sometimes no matter how much carbs or sugary foods I've had, my blood sugar dunks down to low levels between 3 - 3.5mmol within an hour.

Reactive hypoglycemia is a possibility, but if you want a formal diagnosis you'll need a referral to an endocrinologist and some more tests. There are other conditions that can cause lows and spikes so it would probably help to get checked out. Some of these conditions can be treated quite easily. On the other hand, most people on here treat RH by reducing carbs.

Good luck.

 

[shamrock69]

As EllieM said it could be reactive hypoglycemia which will need to be checked..but you mention "noodles" give you a big spike..Eating highly processed carb heavy foods will always elicit a big insulin response which in turn shoots your sugars through the roof...I have controlled my diabetes thru eating a keto/low carb diet which has worked well for me,maybe you could try and limit those carb heavy ingredients in your diet and see if that works for you

 

[LakeTahoeBob]

As EllieM said it could be reactive hypoglycemia which will need to be checked..but you mention "noodles" give you a big spike..Eating highly processed carb heavy foods will always elicit a big insulin response which in turn shoots your sugars through the roof...I have controlled my diabetes thru eating a keto/low carb diet which has worked well for me,maybe you could try and limit those carb heavy ingredients in your diet and see if that works for you

Agree that carbs can cause these late spikes. A low glycemic index carb is absorbed over a longer period of time.

 

[Jam&Scones]

Yes, I agree with all of the above - from personal experience I have also seen a sustained high level of blood sugar from eating porridge (oats). However, the lows strike me as unusual and some of your other comments about the sudden spike 3-5 hours after - you should definitely seek further medical advice.