B/S 1 hour after meal

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A non-diabetic will probably be back down to the pre meal level by then. For a diabetic on basal/bolus, if you get your medication right, there will be no spike. If you don't, the level after an hour is near the highest you will reach.

alfi15

It looks as though you are covering your meals with your insulin correctly, so there is little or no need to worry about the 1 hours reading... These would fall in range this is why many T1 diabetic do not tend to test at the 1 hours mark..

The only time to test at this point is if you trying to work out why you make hypo then go high several hours down the line, as this would be used to determin whether the protien or fat content of your food is causeing what is termed as the pizza effect, the carbs are asorbing slower than the insulin this sends you low or hypo, then you go high..

But if you are having good reading before and 2 hours after a meal, I wouldn't personally be too worried what the 1 hour reading is..

The pizza effect is explained here as

Foods that have a high fat content (i.e., over 25 g), such as pizza, peanuts, and ice cream, can cause a delayed blood glucose spike. The fat in these foods slows the absorption of carbohydrates, which can result in normal levels two to three hours after eating and elevated blood glucose up to eight hours after.

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Hope this helps.

Regards, Tubs.

I had home made lasagne,with 2/3 of a lasagne (wholemeal) sheet with the veg,chicken etc.

Bg was fine at two hours but peaked after three. There was no way it was more than 25g carbs worth of pasta cause 100g is 28g carbs. Bloody annoying, esp as on premix and cant correct

Then when Im starving I dont want to eat to raise bg again

Hi Lilibet,

Why not ask your DSN for plain fast-acting insulin for correctional purposes. I have some but haven't had to use it. Also I feel better knowing I have it for when I have my first "sick" day.

Caitycakes x