Hi everyone, just joined the forum

[chickpee73]

... and I'm now very serious about controlling my blood sugar levels once and for all. I wnat to live long enough to see my 5 (soon to be 6) grand kids grow up.

Trouble is, I'm still not sure - after 10 years on insulin - what my readings are telling me. I know that 2 hours after a meal the reading should be down to no more than 7 (I believe) but if for example I have porridge for breakfast then my reading 2 hours after is about 10+. The reading does go down eventually. Is it because porridge is low glycaemic and therefore needs more insulin or do I just accept that 2 hours after a breakfast of porridge just isn't enough time.

Can anyone enlighten me, please?

Tony

 

[cugila]

Hi chickpee.
Welcome to the forum.

Most Porridge has a lot of carbohydrate in it, anything between 50 - 70g.

Diabetes is an inability to process glucose properly. Carbohydrate converts, in the body, to glucose. So it makes sense to reduce the amount of carbohydrate that you eat. As you are getting high numbers after your porridge it obviously is not a good idea for you unless you want to inject more Insulin to cover the carbs. It is better to reduce the carbs and possibly then also be able reduce the Insulin.

As Porridge is a slow release product, you might want to check the level at 3 hrs too....might be even higher. It is listed as a low Glycaemic index food and also is low to high, depending on type, in the Glycaemic Load. Many of us cannot tolerate things such as Porridge, testing provides the proof.

As a T2 your post meal readings should not be over 8.5 mmol/l. If you get them even lower that is better still.