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- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I don't think that 'should' is appropriate in that situation - with diabetes, blood glucose just does what it does, no rhyme or reason is the usual observation.Hi, I am a new Libre GCM user and curious to know why my BG goes up while it should be in the down trend of 2 hours after meal? I didn’t eat anything within those 2 hours . Thank you for sharing your experience with me
Would you like to share what the food was? Different foods hit differently, so we may be able to find a likely culprit if we know what the food was.Hi, I am a new Libre GCM user and curious to know why my BG goes up while it should be in the down trend of 2 hours after meal? I didn’t eat anything within those 2 hours . Thank you for sharing your experience with me
Biphasic insulin release is such a fascinating subject. From articles I have read, once you have a diminished / absent first phase insulin release, as a pre- diabetic, the probability that you will go on to become diabetic is very high. It’s important for those with pre-diabetes to preserve this initial burst of insulin as it primes the pancreas to release the second phase which continues until homeostasis is achieved . If a person with Pre-diabetes can preserve this initial release by lifestyle changes they maybe able stop the progression to diabetes. This biphasic release of insulin is extremely relevant.This conversation reminded me of an article I recently saw about mono- and bi-phasic glucose curves: https://www.veri.co/learn/biphasic-curve-metabolic-health
The cream you are consuming with your strawberries is slowing carb metabolism. As fat metabolizes at a slower rate. My understanding is the first phase is released soon after your pancreas detects your blood sugars starting to rise. It is a fast sharp rise, if this initial rise does not bring your blood sugars down, the second phase of insulin is released. My own thoughts, you maybe seeing the second phase which continues until your blood sugars come back down. The fat metabolism has prolonged your second phase release. Happy to be corrected on this.I have noticed that when I eat my lunch there is a single rise in glucose which plateaus for a while then slowly decreases,
However, if I eat some strawberries and cream later in the afternoon there are two peaks (biphasic curve) about 1hr apart. These peaks are not as high as my lunch peak glucose. I wonder if it is the cream causing the second peak.