Could my blood test be wrong?

[GM1986]

I had my diabetes blood test and it came back within normal range but I am still feeling strange symptoms when I eat certain foods so I have continued to monitor my blood sugar levels. Today my fasting blood glucose level upon waking was 6.5. I ate two very small pancakes with a little bit of butter and 1hour later my glucose level is 10.4! This doesn’t seem right to me?!? I’m extremely worried about this and it’s causing me to have issues with eating anything and everything. Can anyone help?

 

[Antje77]

I had my diabetes blood test and it came back within normal range

Do you know what the actual number was?

 

[GM1986]

HbA1c was 33

 

[Deleted member 527103]

Thinking about it another way, what would you do if your HBA1C was higher and you were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes?
It is common to adopt a low carb diet.
So, if you find pancakes raise your blood sugars, how about finding a different breakfast? Some people find yoghurt good. Others prefer eggs and bacon. Or you can find low carb pancake recipes.

Sometimes it is easy to get hung up on the numbers our doctors preach at us (HBA1C).

Another thought is how confident are you with your meter and test strips?
Are you getting anxious due to an inaccurate meter?
It could be useful to get some test solution.

 

[Lamont D]

I had my diabetes blood test and it came back within normal range but I am still feeling strange symptoms when I eat certain foods so I have continued to monitor my blood sugar levels. Today my fasting blood glucose level upon waking was 6.5. I ate two very small pancakes with a little bit of butter and 1hour later my glucose level is 10.4! This doesn’t seem right to me?!? I’m extremely worried about this and it’s causing me to have issues with eating anything and everything. Can anyone help?

That would be a normal response to pancakes I would think.
After one hour, you must be close to the spike, which happens around that time.
You would be better testing after two hours.
Pancakes will spike you. And that is what to avoid, spikes into double figures from near normal levels.

 

[ajbod]

The butter would have no effect on your readings, but the pancakes certainly would. You should have tested at 2 hours when as a non diabetic you should be back to normal levels, which your Hba1c implies.

 

[GM1986]

After 2hrs my levels were 8 mmol. From what I’ve read in the diabetes info page that is within diabetic range. It’s now been 2.5hrs and it’s 6.7. I just don’t understand

 

[MissMuffett]

Your blood glucose will stay in ‘normal range’ as long as you don’t eat carb heavy food, so that, unfortunately means you have reacted to the pancakes you had for breakfast. For instance avoid rice, pasta, potatoes, oats, anything with flour and sugar in it as this will definitely take you into diabetic range. Research low carb eating/foods and this will keep you on the straight and narrow. Also might be a good idea to test your BG before eating then 2 hours after, that way you’ll get to know what food spikes you glucose level.

 

[GM1986]

Your blood glucose will stay in ‘normal range’ as long as you don’t eat carb heavy food, so that, unfortunately means you have reacted to the pancakes you had for breakfast. For instance avoid rice, pasta, potatoes, oats, anything with flour and sugar in it as this will definitely take you into diabetic range. Research low carb eating/foods and this will keep you on the straight and narrow. Also might be a good idea to test your BG before eating then 2 hours after, that way you’ll get to know what food spikes you glucose level.

But surely if I’m not diabetic as my blood test revealed I shouldn’t be having these spikes? That’s why I’m wondering if the blood test was wrong? Should I be asking my doctor to repeat it?

 

[Ajax]

I spreadsheet my blood glucose diary ..to 'make sense' of my meter readings ..the sample size is now big enough for me to see the ✻trend line✻ based on my averages ..the dips and rises across the day tell me more about my diabetes than isolated readings would ..my numbers aren't great, but I do have a useable blood glucose profile.

 

[KennyA]

But surely if I’m not diabetic as my blood test revealed I shouldn’t be having these spikes? That’s why I’m wondering if the blood test was wrong? Should I be asking my doctor to repeat it?

Everyone's blood glucose rises when they eat carbs - diabetic and non-diabetic. It's perfectly normal. The difference is in how efficiently the body deals with the resulting glucose (once the carbs are digested) . Typically those of us with T2 will see higher levels for much longer compared to someone like you who isn't insulin resistant.

What you're describing is consistent with your A1c. There's no evidence either that the A1c is wrong or that you have diabetes.

 

[Resurgam]

But surely if I’m not diabetic as my blood test revealed I shouldn’t be having these spikes? That’s why I’m wondering if the blood test was wrong? Should I be asking my doctor to repeat it?

But you are diabetic - just controlling it so you are in remission.
I am in the same situation, I just do not eat pancakes because, as a plain ordinary type 2 diabetic I can't cope with the carbs.
I make cheese waffles, aka 'chaffles' from time to time, as they are almost carb free.

 

[MissMuffett]

But surely if I’m not diabetic as my blood test revealed I shouldn’t be having these spikes? That’s why I’m wondering if the blood test was wrong? Should I be asking my doctor to repeat it?

I would request a chat with your doctor or diabetic nurse (all practi should have one) about the results you are getting, he/she will be able to explain full what is happening for you.

 

[Lamont D]

I would request a chat with your doctor or diabetic nurse (all practi should have one) about the results you are getting, he/she will be able to explain full what is happening for you.

if you eat carbs and sugars, spikes are the norm for everyone!
the higher the spike, the more dysregulation and, the tendency towards a diabetic diagnosis. If you have got your hba1c in normal levels, brilliant! So why tempt fate with high spikes from carbs?
And I would advise avoiding the carbs that spike you into double figures.

 

[KennyA]

But you are diabetic - just controlling it so you are in remission.
I am in the same situation, I just do not eat pancakes because, as a plain ordinary type 2 diabetic I can't cope with the carbs.
I make cheese waffles, aka 'chaffles' from time to time, as they are almost carb free.

Have I missed soemthing? Why do you say the OP is diabetic?

 

[Resurgam]

Have I missed soemthing? Why do you say the OP is diabetic?

Oh - I read it as there being previous Hba1c tests with higher numbers which have now come down to the normal range. I have perhaps firmly grasped the wrong end of the stick...