confusing readings.

I know nothing about GD but I'd love those BS readings.(Especially with that food).

Shellx said:

I'm still new to the whole gestational diabetes and in my first post I said how I wasn't convinced that I am diabetic. Just by Going by my readings. Iv listed a few meals and readings before and 1.5-2hrs after. Nhs have told me to test an hour after eating, on here iv seen people saying two hours. So iv met in the middle. My partner said his family member used to test two hours after eating.

Before evening meal last night my reading was 6.2
I had a mushroom omelette with dressing free salad and a chocolate mouse for pudding.
After meal - 4.9

Before breakfast this morning 5.3
I had porridge with a sprinkle of sweetner and a small portion of grapes
After meal - 6.3

Before lunch 4.8
I had a cheese + Tom sarny with brown wholegrain bread, pack of chrisps and a glass of water.
After meal - 7.5

Evening meal this evening 5.6
Was naughty, had a curry take out - small helping of rice, lamb rogan josh, plain poppadom and a mix kebab starter and a mint yogurt dip.
After meal - 6.2


Can someone tell me if these are good readings in regards to meals etc? I keep expecting them to be much higher.

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Hi Shelix,

Because everybody is different it is difficult just to say those number are good.

The facts are that when you eat, your blood sugar rises, and depending on what you eat will determine how high and always within the hour unless you are drinking alcohol, for people without diabetes then they would expect to rise to 7.8 max (although it appears some normal people do rise higher) So first if you do not test on the hour after starting to eat it will not tell you how high you went. The 2 hr test is to ensure you have come back to normal, down into the low 5s or even 4s within the 2 hours.

In addition your fasting blood test, first thing on a morning dose not want to be too high between 4 & 7.5 but really needs to be downs in the 4s or 5s to be non diabetic.

I am not a Doctor so I cannot give you a diagnosis but from the information you have seen so far you should get some idea.

I would suggest you go to this link and have a read....http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html Scroll down and have a look.

Neil

Are you using any meds or just testing at the moment?

Shellx said:

I have been testing on the hour of finishing my meals today, Istarted off that way but got confused about the two hour thing. Iv never grown up with any one around me suffering from it so very new to me.

This morning my test was 5.6, after breakfast (natural yogurt, unripened banana and some crushed nuts) it was at 6.1.

Before lumch (whole grain toast and scrambled egg with a glass of sugar free weak squash) I was at 6.5 and after 7.4

Just before dinner I was at 8.9 and I'm yet to test as iv not long finished my tea.

These are based on just before eating then an hour after finished meal. I don't have enough strips to test after two hours as they only gave me a limited amount but should be recieving a tub of 50 from prescription tomorrow.

Sorry about all my questions, especially silly ones. I wasn't really given much advice, just told about what food I can and can't eat. Then sent on my way.

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They look like good readings to me. However, you should definitely discuss this with your doctor.

Hi @Shellx It a shame you don't have enough strips as wont really know what food is spiking you or you are at levels for a long period of time.

From what you have shown and tested so far a lot of the numbers are OK

Breakfast
If it was Full Fat Natural Yogurt and you had the unripened banana, not all but most diabetic people, bananas are usually not a good idea and if it was full fat yogurt, if you had a spike then that could have been later on the 2 hours, stretched out by the fat content of the yogurt, or it could be OK. It is so difficult to say when you don't have enough strips to test the the before test then 1hr & 2hr.

When you see number of 8.9 before dinner, it would indicate there is diabetes present unless it was a rouge test. You should have come down after lunchtime to at least the 5s the wholemeal toast may have been the culprit.

Have a look at the Carbohydrate content on the label, you should be aiming for about no more the 10 to 13 carbs per slice max, you would have to have something like livlife, Hovis seed sensations or Burgen soya & Linseed, they all have lower carbs per slice.

Most of us can only tolerate a 1 slice, 2 slice sends us over the limit

Did you have something to snack on, or tea or coffee with milk.

In general your numbers seem pretty good, but it's controlling the 8.9s but your fasting was good too.

Neil

Hi @Shellx

I think your right to change those foods and it does appear that you sort of doing OK. Once you have the strips it will help to settle you down as you will know where you are. I don't think your very bad a all. The fasting seems very good.

I agree with NoCrbs4Me more fat is needed and no white bread, and when you can test check when you have had the fruit.

Maybe it may be helpful for you to go here, http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/gestational-diabetes.21/

All the threads are re pregnant women, have a look.

Neil

Hi @Shellx , Check out the milk that may also raise your sugars, it's the lactose in the milk, most of us have cream.

Always check out the Carbs on the labeling, ignore what it says re sugars just take notice of the carbohydrates. Although you may have wholemeal bread, that's other than the Seed Sensations. Often the wholemeal's are sometimes higher than the whites for carbs, so check the labels.

Also there are 2 Seed Sensations from Hovis one has much more carbs than the other per slice. The one with the lowest carbs has green flashes on the wrapper.

Anyway try the link I gave you it may give you some reassurance re your condition.

Neil