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chri5

chri5

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi, all I`ve eaten today is 1 boiled egg (8 am) and about 50g of Italian cured ham (11 am) and at 2.15 my bg was 9.6. Does anybody have any idea what could cause this level?
 
What type of diabetes do you have? Are you on medications? What was your waking level?
 
hels said:
What type of diabetes do you have? Are you on medications? What was your waking level?
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Hi, I`m type 2, 4x500mg metformin per day and I was recently taken off gliclazide and my follow up hba1c was 6.6. Didn`t check my waking level but it is usually quite high, about 8. I just wondered if there was anything particularly bad about those foods.
 
The foods shouldn't have caused high readings. I'm type 1 on insulin so don't really know about your meds - hopefully someone will be along who can offer advise.
 
hels said:
The foods shouldn't have caused high readings. I'm type 1 on insulin so don't really know about your meds - hopefully someone will be along who can offer advise.
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Ok ta, just been out for a brisk walk to see if that will bring the ******* down, will test again in about 20 mins.
 
chri5 said:
Hi, all I`ve eaten today is 1 boiled egg (8 am) and about 50g of Italian cured ham (11 am) and at 2.15 my bg was 9.6. Does anybody have any idea what could cause this level?
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Hi chris5, nothing wrong with your food, but sometimes when our livers realise our bodies are doing something that requires more energy...we get a release of glucose , plus whatever you ate the previous day if it was carby will also have its effect
 
Clivethedrive said:
Hi chris5, nothing wrong with your food, but sometimes when our livers realise our bodies are doing something that requires more energy...we get a release of glucose , plus whatever you ate the previous day if it was carby will also have its effect
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Hi, I don`t think I ever eat anything particularly carby nowadays to be honest. I`m a bit puzzled as to why I seem to get a lot of high readings when my latest hba!c (Thursday) was 6.6. I know this needs to come down but it`s the first one I`ve had since coming off gliclazide and I was worried it would be a lot higher.
 
I think your body's adjusting without the glicazide. It may take a few days to get to your hba1c levels. Just keep low carbing and get your fat levels ok. Everyone goes through this form of high levels when reducing g your meds. Let us know how you are doing.
 
nosher8355 said:
I think your body's adjusting without the glicazide. It may take a few days to get to your hba1c levels. Just keep low carbing and get your fat levels ok. Everyone goes through this form of high levels when reducing g your meds. Let us know how you are doing.
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Thanks, I just tested again and got 7.3 so they`re going in the right direction at least!
 
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