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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Circuspony" data-source="post: 2649344" data-attributes="member: 432241">I'm type 1 (& would think 8 was fabulous!!) but just wanted to say that the testing strips aren't so accurate that you should get worried by variations of 8.8 to 8.2. Just think of it as 'in the 8s'There are loads of things outside food that can influence blood sugars and with CGMs being used on even non diabetic people now they are beginning to realise some of the rise and falls are just normal movements. Eating protein can cause a BG response and many type 1s who low carb have to inject a small amount of insulin to cover higher protein meals so you could just be very sensitive. Mine will shoot up at certain times of the day, if I'm cold, if I've got a bit of a sniffle (in fact I can usually tell when I've been exposed to something even if I don't feel sniffly), hormones and stress. BG rises after exercise are usually a delayed rise but if the one after your evening meal is worrying you then see if you can just walk to the end of the road and back and it might drop it down a bit.oh and I also find having a shower instead of a bath can drop my levels seriously. I will often have a shower before my evening meal if I'm running high <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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