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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1719015" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Normal recommendations for type 2 diabetics are to test before eating and then 2 hrs after.</p><p></p><p>But for you with RH that 2 hours is largely meaningless. </p><p></p><p>Most carby foods create a spike in the first hour. It depends on the food. Fruit can be within 30-40 mins sometimes. While carbs eaten as a main meal with protein and fibre will be slower. Fat also slows things down.</p><p></p><p>So try testing at an hour after you started eating and see. You are trying to find out how high you go. Because often with RH the higher you go, then the lower the hypo will be afterwards.</p><p></p><p>You also need to test immediately you feel symptoms of a hypo. Don’t wait even a few mins, or you will miss the low.</p><p></p><p>I expect that if you map your numbers alongside a food diary you will quickly learn which foods are helping to keep your bg steady, and which are not.</p><p></p><p>I use a Freestyle Libre which shows my blood glucose on a continuous graph, and I have found that <strong><em>for me </em></strong>the sharper the bg drops, the worse I feel. So it is more than just about the number on the screen. Sometimes it is also about how fast that number is changing.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1719015, member: 41816"] Hi again :) Normal recommendations for type 2 diabetics are to test before eating and then 2 hrs after. But for you with RH that 2 hours is largely meaningless. Most carby foods create a spike in the first hour. It depends on the food. Fruit can be within 30-40 mins sometimes. While carbs eaten as a main meal with protein and fibre will be slower. Fat also slows things down. So try testing at an hour after you started eating and see. You are trying to find out how high you go. Because often with RH the higher you go, then the lower the hypo will be afterwards. You also need to test immediately you feel symptoms of a hypo. Don’t wait even a few mins, or you will miss the low. I expect that if you map your numbers alongside a food diary you will quickly learn which foods are helping to keep your bg steady, and which are not. I use a Freestyle Libre which shows my blood glucose on a continuous graph, and I have found that [B][I]for me [/I][/B]the sharper the bg drops, the worse I feel. So it is more than just about the number on the screen. Sometimes it is also about how fast that number is changing. Hope that helps. [/QUOTE]
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