Hello, I have recently started using the Freestyle libre 2 which I must say is a game changer. Now I've been using this i can see what happens after I eat, I usually take Insulin 15 minutes before I eat when I feel a food has a high GI but I still get very high blood sugars over 15 even when I try this for about an hour or two after I eat, does anyone have any advice on this matter?
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Blood sugar spike
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kvetiny
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I've managed to improve control over night upto tea time the next day. Soon as I have my tea it jumps upto 15-20mmols then I eventually get it into range at bedtime. Tried having my insulin early which just delays my rise sometimes. Working on reducing my carbs. Trouble is when it rises 15+ after tea I wait a while to correct and half the time it will take a dive down to 2 or 3 mmols.
That sounds very similar to what is happening with my sugars, I didn't want to cut carbs out my diet due to me already being skinny, not sure how to stop these spikes happening.
kvetiny
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Reducing carbs seems to be the way forward. Yeh I couldn't go keto. I'm slim also. Last thing I want to do is loose weight.
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Unlike normal insulin, injected insulin does not match the food you eat and has a fixed curve over 5 hours. If you eat normally, you will spike your blood sugars. DAFNE says to ignore the spikes and as long as your blood sugars have returned to their pre-meal levels 5 hours after eating, then your dose is correct.
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If using low carb, up your fat/protein levels plus exercise to maintain muscle/bone mass.
