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<blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 2273361" data-attributes="member: 93179"><p>That's the guide I've used, plus advice I originally found on the forum when first diagnosed, regarding further possible tests. e.g.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Test at approx 1 hour if eating something higher in carbs that you may want to check out</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">test at 3 hours or more if eating a combination of carbs and fats (aka the pizza effect!), as there may be a later spike or more likely a rounded hump - fat can slow down the faster, sharper glucose rises.</li> </ul><p>However, I've seen both types of rise around the one hour mark (vertical lines are hourly divides):</p><p>Spike peaking approx 30mins being given sugar water</p><p>[ATTACH=full]42026[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Double bumps from high sugar and fat:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]42027[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p>It's also worth being aware that it's not only food that affects our glucose levels, illness, pain, stress, exercise, heat, some medications e.g. statins and steroids, etc, can also do so, and I've sometimes tested at various times to check this sort of information too. I've actually found these non-food related variations interesting and possibly more useful than the food ones, and they've provided me with some answers to my "Why has that happened when I've not been scoffing carbs?" type puzzles. But the best method for seeing exactly what goes on 24/7 is to use Libre sensors for logging, if you can afford to do so - even if only occasionally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robbity, post: 2273361, member: 93179"] That's the guide I've used, plus advice I originally found on the forum when first diagnosed, regarding further possible tests. e.g. [LIST] [*]Test at approx 1 hour if eating something higher in carbs that you may want to check out [*]test at 3 hours or more if eating a combination of carbs and fats (aka the pizza effect!), as there may be a later spike or more likely a rounded hump - fat can slow down the faster, sharper glucose rises. [/LIST] However, I've seen both types of rise around the one hour mark (vertical lines are hourly divides): Spike peaking approx 30mins being given sugar water [ATTACH=full]42026[/ATTACH] Double bumps from high sugar and fat: [ATTACH=full]42027[/ATTACH] It's also worth being aware that it's not only food that affects our glucose levels, illness, pain, stress, exercise, heat, some medications e.g. statins and steroids, etc, can also do so, and I've sometimes tested at various times to check this sort of information too. I've actually found these non-food related variations interesting and possibly more useful than the food ones, and they've provided me with some answers to my "Why has that happened when I've not been scoffing carbs?" type puzzles. But the best method for seeing exactly what goes on 24/7 is to use Libre sensors for logging, if you can afford to do so - even if only occasionally. [/QUOTE]
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