High bg after small meal

[Sandrao]

My bg was 6.2 before 2 ryvitas and 1 cheese triangle and 8.3 after. I've noticed that after a small meal it rises more than after my main evening meal. Any ideas as to why. Bg has been 8.3 for two days on waking up. Been diagnosed 3 wks and cut out most carbs except 1 slice of bergen toast for brekky. Have lost 1st 4 lbs and blood pressure down from 148 to 128. Feels like a good start but worried that bg levels are high when I wake .

 

[Sandrao]

Started metformin on Friday 1 500mg a day

 

[Brunneria]

Hi,

I would normally say that blood glucose hits the blood more slowly if the carbs are eaten with fibre and or fat.

Do you know the fibre and fat content of your ryvitas and triangle?

Like you, I would have expected a smaller rise.

But on the other hand, my body seems to like to react more to grains that starchy veg. So in my case, I would have got a high rise from the ryvita, but a smaller rise if I had eaten potato.

Sorry, I'm probably not helping much!

 

[Sandrao]

Hi,

I would normally say that blood glucose hits the blood more slowly if the carbs are eaten with fibre and or fat.

Do you know the fibre and fat content of your ryvitas and triangle?

Like you, I would have expected a smaller rise.

But on the other hand, my body seems to like to react more to grains that starchy veg. So in my case, I would have got a high rise from the ryvita, but a smaller rise if I had eaten potato.

Sorry, I'm probably not helping much!

 

[Sandrao]

Ryvita is 1.1 fat 1.8 fibre
Triangle 1.2 fat 0 fibre