Glucose rising no more than 2-3 mil/L after a meal?

JeromeFel47

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Hi all,
I’ve read online that a rise in BG even if it goes back down after, over the long term, is bad for the arteries and veins etc.
I have found that the only thing that help keep my BG stable and not spike up when I eat is exercise and if I inject Novorapid 30mins before I eat.
How do you all manage to not spike glucose more than 2-3 mmol/L? What are your tricks, what are you eating? How?
Thank you!
 

bulkbiker

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I'm guessing you are asking as a T1?
As a T2 I simply avoid carbohydrate which causes blood sugars to spike.
As a T1 the same should be true, although many T1's simply increase their insulin dose to compensate.
 

Rokaab

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It might help if you could fill in your profile so we know what type you are :) As it can definitely make a difference to the answer.

If you are a Type 1 some people do have to pre-bolus by quite some time to not get a huge spike - when I was using Novorapid I defintely had to pre-bolus by a good half hour in the morning and even then it would still spike before coming back down to what it should be (a number of hours later) - for T1's fast acting insulin is not as fast as naturally produced insulin (though newer ones are getting faster), it just isn't.
When I moved onto Fiasp instead of Novorapid I found it a lot better (only needed to pre-bolus by 10 mins for breakfast) - at times I was finding that Novorapid would often have me above 10 for many hours until the rest of it finally kicked in (often 4-5 hours later)
 

TashT1

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It’s very individual.

I test frequently & have a detailed log of everything I eat & my ‘usual’ reaction to it. This might also include a note of any exercise before or after the meal too.

But it’s mostly just experiment, record & interpret. If I get it right it’s awesome, if I get it wrong I adjust for next time & keep adjusting until I get it right.

I still haven’t figured out the right bolus dose for my favourite pizza but it’s only once in a while & an excuse to try again lol
 
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Jaylee

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Hi all,
I’ve read online that a rise in BG even if it goes back down after, over the long term, is bad for the arteries and veins etc.
I have found that the only thing that help keep my BG stable and not spike up when I eat is exercise and if I inject Novorapid 30mins before I eat.
How do you all manage to not spike glucose more than 2-3 mmol/L? What are your tricks, what are you eating? How?
Thank you!

Hi,

Where are you starting from, BG wise prior to eating. & how high are you actually spiking??
Is there a certain time of the day when things go not to plan like breakfast??
 

ert

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If you're eating normally and using insulin, you will spike after your meals. This is because your injected insulin will not match the foods you eat as it has a fixed curve. As long as 4 hours later you return to what you were before the meals then your dose is right. I have chosen to not eat normally, LCHF, to not experience this, which isn't recommended, but tolerated by my medical team.
 

hyponilla

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I pre-bolus insulin by 20-30 minutes, plus I eat low carb meals at less than 30g of carbs. Also being a bit boring and eating a lot of the same things lets you copy the insulin dose from a successful meal to another.
 

ianf0ster

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Your question is too vague without details as to which type of diabetes you have , what you are eating , when you are eating it, what your BG is before the meal etc. to give a proper answer.

Even normal non-diabetics tend to get a short BG spike after eating carbohydrates. Just not as high and not as long as a Type 2 would (or a Type1 who hadn't got their basal and bolus just right).
 

Robbity

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As a diet controlled T2 I try to eat few enough carbs to reduce/prevent any post meal rises - and this can also apply to any potential increases within that 2 hour period after starting to eat.