Oldvatr
Expert
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
The other point that goes with this, is that proteins take longer to digest and these can bring a bump sometime after. I do tests at 2 hrPP and then at 4hrPP and I get surprise bumps aftera meal with a lot of fats and protein in it. This is known generally as the Pizza Effect, and is more of interest to insulin users who need to make adjustments for protein content as well as carbs. I believe the ratio of 50% of protein converts to glucose, but would not swear on that, This is also more of a factor when on low carb intake where protein effects become more dominant.Did you test after 3 hours? I had a similar spike yesterday after chicken, chips (more than I would normally have) and curry sauce for tea - didn’t test before but at 1 hour 9.9 however after 2 hours I was back to 6.7 and down to 5.6 at the 3 hour point which, considering the number of carbs I had, is not too bad and I’m happy with.