Eating Potato Results

[SJC]

I had a rather large Royal Jersey potato tonight with my salmon and veg. I put a good knob of butter over my potato. I would be interested to know what you think of these readings.

Before meal : 4.8
2hrs :6.2
3hrs: 5.5

Does that sound like the kind of reading anyone would get after so little potato? 6.2 only just comes under that 6.5 threshold of 'normal' doesn't it? I also read ideally within 2/3 hours you should be around the pre meal figure.

 

[Brunneria]

We are all different, but I would probably got a reading of well over 9 for that potato. Possibly over 11. And it would have probably taken about 4-5 hours to drop to below 6

 

[Lamont D]

I'm jealous! Are you bragging or complaining?

That's very good!

 

[SJC]

We are all different, but I would probably got a reading of well over 9 for that potato. Possibly over 11. And it would have probably taken about 4-5 hours to drop to below 6

Hi Brunneria...are you prediabetic or diabetic?
By 'anyone', I meant, someone who is not prediabetic or diabetic.

 

[SJC]

I'm jealous! Are you bragging or complaining?

That's very good!

I am doing neither lol. I am just wondering how close I am to not being prediabetic (in that range), I guess.

 

[Brunneria]

Hi Brunneria...are you prediabetic or diabetic?

Oops, just noticed that this thread is in they 'prediabetes' section! Sorry - sticking my nose in where not needed

I'm Type 2
When I was prediabetic (for over 10 years), most of that my fasting BG were always in the mid 6s.

 

[SJC]

Oops, just noticed that this thread is in they 'prediabetes' section! Sorry - sticking my nose in where not needed

I'm Type 2
When I was prediabetic (for over 10 years), most of that my fasting BG were always in the mid 6s.

Ok. Thanks. I am always in the fours now ( rarely low 5's)....FBG

 

[andcol]

I had a rather large Royal Jersey potato tonight with my salmon and veg. I put a good knob of butter over my potato. I would be interested to know what you think of these readings.

Before meal : 4.8
2hrs :6.2
3hrs: 5.5

Does that sound like the kind of reading anyone would get after so little potato? 6.2 only just comes under that 6.5 threshold of 'normal' doesn't it? I also read ideally within 2/3 hours you should be around the pre meal figure.

That looks like a normal response to me

 

[SJC]

That looks like a normal response to me

Thanks Andrew. I will continue to have one now and again.

 

[Lamont D]

I wouldn't think that you have to worry on those results. My only advice is experiment. If you haven't been diagnosed as diabetic just be sensible, don't live like a monk, treat yourself and enjoy yourself.

 

[Totto]

Id say that is all right, but you could add a one hour reading as this tells us what spikes us. On the other hand your readings are from the not so exact home meter so it could actually be quite different. They look reasonable though so keep it up. One potato and a large knob of butter seems fine. Keep testing.

 

[SJC]

I wouldn't think that you have to worry on those results. My only advice is experiment. If you haven't been diagnosed as diabetic just be sensible, don't live like a monk, treat yourself and enjoy yourself.

Thanks. I am experimenting but I am trying to put on weight and I am looking for ways to do that. Having to fall back on Burgen a lot which I seem to tolerate quite well. I think I might try a little porridge. Don't want to undo the effort I have made thus far bringing my H1c down from 44 to 37.

 

[SJC]

Id say that is all right, but you could add a one hour reading as this tells us what spikes us. On the other hand your readings are from the not so exact home meter so it could actually be quite different. They look reasonable though so keep it up. One potato and a large knob of butter seems fine. Keep testing.

Thanks Totto. I always wonder about this one hour test for spike affair. If the two hour test was say over 6.5 I think I would be tempted, but I am thinking that if the 2 hr reading is in pretty normal range, it can't have been ridiculously high at one hour...could it?

 

[Brunneria]

You may find this interesting reading:
http://www.bloodsugar101.com
There's a page on how the body's glucose/insulin handling breaks down.
I can't link directly to the page, but you get to it via the 'what is normal BG' page

 

[Lamont D]

There you go again, mentioning food that sends me rocketing.. Lol. Once again I'm jealous that you want to put weight on. I have been on a sort of diet for over 10 years and only because, I had to go into hospital did I get rid of some. I'm a rabbit that eats meat., and I just can't shift it.

 

[SJC]

You may find this interesting reading:
http://www.bloodsugar101.com
There's a page on how the body's glucose/insulin handling breaks down.

Yes, I have read that before. I am not perfectly 'normal' post meal according to that.

 

[SJC]

There you go again, mentioning food that sends me rocketing.. Lol. Once again I'm jealous that you want to put weight on. I have been on a sort of diet for over 10 years and only because, I had to go into hospital did I get rid of some. I'm a rabbit that eats meat., and I just can't shift it.

Believe me nosher it's a bit of a concern to me. I have lost a stone in 13 weeks and I was not very big to start with. 5ft 4 and weight about 8st 5 now. I don't really want to lose any more. I am only managing 1000 calories most days. I need to get it up to a minimum of 1500.

 

[Brunneria]

There you go again, mentioning food that sends me rocketing.. Lol. Once again I'm jealous that you want to put weight on. I have been on a sort of diet for over 10 years and only because, I had to go into hospital did I get rid of some. I'm a rabbit that eats meat., and I just can't shift it.

It's because your body produces so much insulin - being a reactive hypoglycaemic. I have/had the same problem.

Something similar happens to type 1s when they use too much insulin. It is a well known anecdote that going on to insulin causes weight gain. Also one of the reasons that undiagnosed type 1s lose so much weight - very little insulin present.

You may well find that the longer you low carb, and the less insulin you produce, and the fewer hypos you have, the easier it is to lose weight.

Me? I only lose weight in ketosis (very very low carbing) any more carbs than that and the weight just sits there - regardless of calories, because carb eating leads to insulin, leads to glucose being taken out of bloodstream and deposited as body fat.

 

[Totto]

Thanks Totto. I always wonder about this one hour test for spike affair. If the two hour test was say over 6.5 I think I would be tempted, but I am thinking that if the 2 hr reading is in pretty normal range, it can't have been ridiculously high at one hour...could it?

When I want to know what some food does to my bg I test every hour until I am back to baseline again. Worst was glass noodles, with a baseline of 4.2, One h at 6.4, two h at 6.4, three h at 7.7, four h at 7,3. At that point I got peckish and tired of the whole thing so had some nuts and a square of chocolate and the five hour reading was 4.9, then I went to bed.

 

[Lamont D]

In hospital I lost a stone in just over a week and it's tok me another week to stabilise. It's took me the last ten years t shed the other two stones.
There is no immediate concern, if you eat sensible, you will lose or gain weight. Just increase it gradually.