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Gluco-testing question

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angustia

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
I'm supposed to get my after meal bg testing at 7:05. However, I was late - I took it at 7:20.
Here are what I had for supper:

2 cups pork strips/daikon raddish/green beans stirfry
¼ cup cottage cheese/ ¼ cup blueberries
decaf coffee with cream

The result was 6.3

Would being 15 minutes late make much of a difference?
 
angustia said:
Would being 15 minutes late make much of a difference?
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Only if your sugar is rising or falling extremely quickly. Otherwise it's pretty much within the measurement error of the BG meter.

With such a low-carb meal I think you are taking things too seriously. Unless your 6.3 result is very unusual?
 
mentat said:
Only if your sugar is rising or falling extremely quickly. Otherwise it's pretty much within the measurement error of the BG meter.

With such a low-carb meal I think you are taking things too seriously. Unless your 6.3 result is very unusual?
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I've had 6.3 three times since I started (started roughly 3 weeks ago).
 
angustia said:
I've had 6.3 three times since I started (started roughly 3 weeks ago).
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Are you asking because you think 6.3 is too high or too low? It would need to be compared with your pre-meal level to make any judgement about the meal. Regarding the timing, 2 hours after beginning your meal is just a convention, some people use 90 mins or measure from when they finish eating, the whole process is just a guide not a scientific experiment. Also remember that the actual testing does nothing, it is what changes you make based on the way the readings are trending that is important.
 
Mr_Pot said:
Are you asking because you think 6.3 is too high or too low? It would need to be compared with your pre-meal level to make any judgement about the meal. Regarding the timing, 2 hours after beginning your meal is just a convention, some people use 90 mins or measure from when they finish eating, the whole process is just a guide not a scientific experiment. Also remember that the actual testing does nothing, it is what changes you make based on the way the readings are trending that is important.
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My pre-meal reading was 5.3. Thank you for the explanation.

I may also be translating a "spike" confusedly.

What would you folks consider a "spike?"
Would a reading of pre-meal 6.3 to an after-meal of 8.5 be a spike, or a spike is a reading that goes beyond the target ranges like 10.1mmol?
 
angustia said:
My pre-meal reading was 5.3. Thank you for the explanation.

I may also be translating a "spike" confusedly.

What would you folks consider a "spike?"
Would a reading of pre-meal 6.3 to an after-meal of 8.5 be a spike, or a spike is a reading that goes beyond the target ranges like 10.1mmol?
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Most would consider a spike to be a rise of 2 mmol/l or greater between pre and post prandial readings at the 2 hour mark.
 
angustia said:
My pre-meal reading was 5.3. Thank you for the explanation.

I may also be translating a "spike" confusedly.

What would you folks consider a "spike?"
Would a reading of pre-meal 6.3 to an after-meal of 8.5 be a spike, or a spike is a reading that goes beyond the target ranges like 10.1mmol?
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Hi angustia,
I would like to add to the above post from bulkbiker:
The general guidelines on BG control are as he says regarding no more than a 2,0 mmol/l increase pre to 2hrs post meal.
However there is one additional (not so precise) guideline: that is to try to keep all BG readings to below 8.0 mmol/l and some sources quote 7.8 mmol/l instead of 8.0 It is around this level that is considered to be the lowest BG level at which diabetics can sustain damage to their body from their diabetes.
Now this sound more scary than it is, because there are lots of diabetics who go way over this level and do not (as yet) have any Retinopathy or neuropathy.
But if you can achieve keeping it lower than this and want to avoid any chance of damage to eyes, toes from diabetes, then you may wish to do so.
 
ianf0ster said:
Hi angustia,
I would like to add to the above post from bulkbiker:
The general guidelines on BG control are as he says regarding no more than a 2,0 mmol/l increase pre to 2hrs post meal.
However there is one additional (not so precise) guideline: that is to try to keep all BG readings to below 8.0 mmol/l and some sources quote 7.8 mmol/l instead of 8.0 It is around this level that is considered to be the lowest BG level at which diabetics can sustain damage to their body from their diabetes.
Now this sound more scary than it is, because there are lots of diabetics who go way over this level and do not (as yet) have any Retinopathy or neuropathy.
But if you can achieve keeping it lower than this and want to avoid any chance of damage to eyes, toes from diabetes, then you may wish to do so.
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Thank you, Ian.

What is the maximum lowest rate. I ask because I had these for breakfast:

1 whole wheat bread with 1 tbp Peanut Butter, 1 hard-boiled egg
1/4 cup cottage cheese and 1/4 cup blueberries, coffee with cream
30 minutes walk

...and my 2 hour after-meal reading was 5.9. That is dangerously low?



Ooooops. I confused it with before meals! It's still within range. :happy:
 
angustia said:
Thank you, Ian.

What is the maximum lowest rate. I ask because I had these for breakfast:

1 whole wheat bread with 1 tbp Peanut Butter, 1 hard-boiled egg
1/4 cup cottage cheese and 1/4 cup blueberries, coffee with cream
30 minutes walk

...and my 2 hour after-meal reading was 5.9. That is dangerously low?



Ooooops. I confused it with before meals! It's still within range. :happy:
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Hi,

5.9 is not dangerously low, what was it before the meal? Your meal plus the exercise may not have boosted your BG by much. My usual breakfast is just 2 eggs with nothing else and that often lowers my BG (even without a walk).

It is rare for a Type 2 (unless taking Gliclazide or Insulin) to experience dangerously low Blood Glucose.
Generally for a Type 1 diabetic, a dangerous level at which they need to take action (eat some carbs) is anything below 4.0mmol/l
However this doesn't necessarily apply to Type 2's in the same way. There are several in this forum who report that their normal BG levels are below 3.0 mmol/l.
Though there are also some who do appear to experience low enough BG levels (with symptoms) to be in danger of unconsciousness.
 
@angustia it would be a good idea to fill in your profile with what drugs you are on, if any, and your diabetes type, as this will get you more appropriate answers to any questions. Use the website on a browser not the app for adding information.
 
angustia said:
6.0 at 5 am. I had my breakfast at 6:30.
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Those are good numbers as far as I am concerned, no sign of being too low without being close to too high either!
My FBG is usually in the high 6's to low 7s and I would like to get it lower, but it is still early days.
 
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