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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
Apologies for the newbie alarmism, it’s all a learning curve.
I could do with advice from anyone who understands these glucose spikes.
BG before dinner was 5.6. Dinner was chicken and veg, I think under 10g starch (just home made gravy). BG started climbing, reached a peak of 12.1, stayed high over an hour and is only now (over 2 hours later) below 9.
Questions:
1.How does a meal seemingly so low in carbs make the BG go up so much? If I have to cut out vegetables as well as starch then mealtimes are going to get very dull!
2. Is 12.1 alarming?
3. I understand it is supposed to be back under 7.8 within 2 hours of a meal. Is that measured from the start of eating or from the end?
4. Why does it take so long to come back down and should I be (even more) worried?
I keep reminding myself that without the CGM I would be none the wiser!
Thanks for any advice here.
I could do with advice from anyone who understands these glucose spikes.
BG before dinner was 5.6. Dinner was chicken and veg, I think under 10g starch (just home made gravy). BG started climbing, reached a peak of 12.1, stayed high over an hour and is only now (over 2 hours later) below 9.
Questions:
1.How does a meal seemingly so low in carbs make the BG go up so much? If I have to cut out vegetables as well as starch then mealtimes are going to get very dull!
2. Is 12.1 alarming?
3. I understand it is supposed to be back under 7.8 within 2 hours of a meal. Is that measured from the start of eating or from the end?
4. Why does it take so long to come back down and should I be (even more) worried?
I keep reminding myself that without the CGM I would be none the wiser!
Thanks for any advice here.