Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum and just wondering if any else has the same experiences.
I've been struggling with my blood sugar levels for the past 3 years since I had my children. Now using freestyle libre which is great.
The problem I'm currently having is getting high sugar readings 4-5 hours after a meal. I can be in target pre meal and in target or even a bit low 2 hours after, then my blood sugar will often start to creep up after this time! I usually find this happens after my evening meal but can happen at lunch also. It is definitely related to eating carbs, but I try not to eat a massive carb load. Even if I eat a small amount of carbs I find this still happens. I often have to correct at 4-5 hours after a meal despite being in target 2-3 hours after.
I feel my basal insulin is correct (or maybe even too much) as my blood sugar will be on a downward trend overnight.
I have been diabetic for 15 years or so and haven't had this problem before! At the moment I feel like the only option is to be carb free in an evening, which I do a lot of the time anyway but would be difficult to cut out carbs completely!
Can anyone help??
Thanks so much
A split bolus?but I find that if I take a unit or 2 less at the beginning of a lowish carb but higher fat meal and then the rest at around hour 3/4, this stops the 2nd rise. That strategy has an official title but I don't know what it's called.
You really need to experiment and see what works best for you.Would you simply split the overall dose in two and dose an hour or so apart?
Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum and just wondering if any else has the same experiences.
I've been struggling with my blood sugar levels for the past 3 years since I had my children. Now using freestyle libre which is great.
The problem I'm currently having is getting high sugar readings 4-5 hours after a meal. I can be in target pre meal and in target or even a bit low 2 hours after, then my blood sugar will often start to creep up after this time! I usually find this happens after my evening meal but can happen at lunch also. It is definitely related to eating carbs, but I try not to eat a massive carb load. Even if I eat a small amount of carbs I find this still happens. I often have to correct at 4-5 hours after a meal despite being in target 2-3 hours after.
I feel my basal insulin is correct (or maybe even too much) as my blood sugar will be on a downward trend overnight.
I have been diabetic for 15 years or so and haven't had this problem before! At the moment I feel like the only option is to be carb free in an evening, which I do a lot of the time anyway but would be difficult to cut out carbs completely!
Can anyone help??
Thanks so much
Hi @Ecbarr ,
Welcome to the forum.
The libres ar fantastic at highlighting grey areas twix testing.
A quick question.
What insulins are you prescribed?
Hi Kaylee, thank you for your reply.
I am on fiasp and tresiba.
Hi, The late creep up sounds like a protein spike.Hi everyone,
I'm new to the forum and just wondering if any else has the same experiences.
I've been struggling with my blood sugar levels for the past 3 years since I had my children. Now using freestyle libre which is great.
The problem I'm currently having is getting high sugar readings 4-5 hours after a meal. I can be in target pre meal and in target or even a bit low 2 hours after, then my blood sugar will often start to creep up after this time! I usually find this happens after my evening meal but can happen at lunch also. It is definitely related to eating carbs, but I try not to eat a massive carb load. Even if I eat a small amount of carbs I find this still happens. I often have to correct at 4-5 hours after a meal despite being in target 2-3 hours after.
I feel my basal insulin is correct (or maybe even too much) as my blood sugar will be on a downward trend overnight.
I have been diabetic for 15 years or so and haven't had this problem before! At the moment I feel like the only option is to be carb free in an evening, which I do a lot of the time anyway but would be difficult to cut out carbs completely!
Can anyone help??
Thanks so much
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