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chicken and chips

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static192

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Location
Birmingham
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
hi everyone i bought bought some chicken and chips today fro local chippy sugar was fine but i notice my sugar is rising 5 hours after meal could this be the protein rising sugar levels?.
 
I would think it is more a delayed rise from the fat content of the meal as there will have been sufficient carbohydrates in the chips for there to be no need to convert protein into glucose. A little bit like the pizza effect.
 
I'd guess a slow digest of the deep fried chips.
 
Next time you could try setting a temp basal (if you use a pump) or giving an extra injection after the meal (if MDI). Alternatively, exercise after the meal to help with insulin sensitivity.
 
Almost certainly the fat delaying the breakdown of the potato - the liver wouldn’t bother with gluconeogenesis when there’s a good supply of carbohydrate.
 
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