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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
So this is again a dilemma that i am not able to figure out despite all the literature and experiments i have done so far in the last 2 years. So here is the case. When i eat a heavy protein/fat meal, my glucose stays elevated for 3-4 hours (in the range of 6.5-7 mmol). Now if i eat less protein with some carbs, it may rise to 7.5 but will be back to close to 6 mmol in 2 hours. Now my question is, if i am producing enough insulin that can take care of high surge to 7.5 to bring it down to 6 in 2 hours, why doesn't it take care of slow and gradual sustained spike of 6.5-7.5?
Please note i am talking here of endogenous basal/bolus insulin. My theory is that there must be a threshold (different for everyone) where we release bolus insulin (1st phase)? So i am assuming as long as i am staying below 7, only my basal insulin (2nd phase) is working? and as soon as i hit a threshold of 7.5 or 8 then i have some sort of bolus insulin releases that brings BGs down fast?
Or there could be some other explanation to this? Also in both above cases, which spike do you prefer?
Please note i am talking here of endogenous basal/bolus insulin. My theory is that there must be a threshold (different for everyone) where we release bolus insulin (1st phase)? So i am assuming as long as i am staying below 7, only my basal insulin (2nd phase) is working? and as soon as i hit a threshold of 7.5 or 8 then i have some sort of bolus insulin releases that brings BGs down fast?
Or there could be some other explanation to this? Also in both above cases, which spike do you prefer?