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trish1953

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Hi there
I have just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and have been put on medication. I have been testing my bg and sometimes it has gone down to 4.00 two hours after food (felt yuck then ) and another time it has gone to 8.1 two hours after a main meal. What should it be.... and what happens if it gets too low or high???? Seem to get a lot of headaches too.... or is that anxiety!!
Trish
 
What medication are you using? and when do you take it in relation to meal times?What do you eat?
The "Official" numbers are
4 - 7 before meals and below 8 2 hours after.
I'm T2 myself and prefer to keep much lower than that. the peak actually happens at about 45 - 75 mins after beginning to eat, so to be at 8 after 2 hours, heaven knows how high the spike was.
Anyway as a newwbie,
if you give me your answers, I'll try to explain what is going on.
Once you learn what happens in your own case, you can set your own targets.
 
For the first one when it was 5.7 before breakfast. Had porridge with teaspoon of honey and 2 hours later it was 4. Oh yes and a cup of tea... white with sweetener. Lunch was a slice of wholemeal bread with marmite and two hours after the reading was 5.5. Dinner was a small pizza base with 1 tablespoon of pizza topping... 1/3 red pepper... 3 slices chorizo ....and a tomato with basil and oregano.
The tablets i have been put on are metformin.
 
Metformin doesn't drop blood glucose by much unless you are using maximum doses.
I'm not sure why you got such a drop after porridge and honey, both are high in carbs, but some people can handle porridge well. Perhaps you are one of them? A single slice of wholemeal bread should be Ok, although there's not as much difference between wholemeal and white as you might think.
pizza base is also high in available carbs and you need to check the pizza topping label( unless it's home made.) to see the total carbohydrates count. The fresh veggies qand herbs aren't likey to be a problem.
I can't see anything obvious, but it could be a timing thing. For breakfast, you may have hit on the most active phase of the Metformin.
I couldn't eat the foods you mention without high Bgs.
Your numbers aren't bad. I would suggest you keep a detailed log for a few days and see if a pattern emerges. Each of us handles foods differently and although we all have to control carbs to some degree, we have to find our own way.
then you have to start factoring in exercise.
A newbie as motivated as you are, will find their own best way.
sorry I'm not able to ive definitive answers, but if you have more questions, ask again and I'll try
Hana
 
The Pizza Effect

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.

High protein can also slow carbohydrate digestion. Sometimes slowing carb action is desirable. For example, a bedtime snack that includes a small amount of fat and protein, such as skim milk string cheese, can help keep overnight levels on a more even keel and prevent night-time lows.
 
Thanks for the quick response to this. Will keep a check on it over the next few days and see what happens. Thanks again
 
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