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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1071791" data-attributes="member: 41816">You may find that it takes a few weeks for your blood glucose to drift slowly downwards, or it may go down in steps.  Some people get a drop in 2 days, others take 3 or more weeks.The general rule is that if your bg rises by more than 2mmol/l at 2 hrs after eating, then there were too many carbs in the meal.But if you are eating protein three or more times a day (as per atkins) then that 'rule' may not apply.  There are a couple of reasons.Firstly, it takes longer than 2 hours for protein to be digested.  With me, i tend to peak at 2.5 hrs, because i very low carb.Also, you may be breaking the unnecessary extra protein down into glucose (called gluconeogenesis).Actually, i wouldn't worry about it too much at this point.Your first post implied (apologies if i have misinterpreted) that your bg may have been high for a while before diagnosis?If that is the case, then bringing your numbers down in a controlled drift is kinder on the body than the short sharp shock treatment.You are clearly on the right track. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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