My doctor is determined to turn me away from further diabetes investigations because my HBa1c average was just within the normal range. However from my home Accu Chek Performa Nano monitor, I can decisively prove that something is very wrong with me postprandially.
Here's an example after many blood tests with glucose strips of what happens to my numbers, all in mmol. These were taken after a simple noodle and veg dish in the evening
Fasting: 5.3
2 hours after eating: 7.2/6.8
2.5 hours: 3.5/3.3
3 hours: 9.5/10.1 (very restless suddenly)
3.5 hours: 8.2/8.4
4 hours: 7.5
4.5 hours: 5.8
- Fasting blood glucose is perfectly fine, ranging from. 4.7 - 5.7 each morning.
- After 2 hours of eating, my blood sugar usually ends up back to normal or low. However sometimes it plummets into hypoglycemia ranges, as low as 2.9, with very uncomfortable symptoms.
- After 2.5-4 hours, my blood sugar suddenly shoots up to 9-10 mmol or higher, making me restless, thirsty and suchlike. There's no doubt these are diabetic numbers for their time, especially as I'm only eating something simple like a small bowl of weetabix.
Here's an example after many blood tests with glucose strips of what happens to my numbers, all in mmol. These were taken after a simple noodle and veg dish in the evening
Fasting: 5.3
2 hours after eating: 7.2/6.8
2.5 hours: 3.5/3.3
3 hours: 9.5/10.1 (very restless suddenly)
3.5 hours: 8.2/8.4
4 hours: 7.5
4.5 hours: 5.8
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