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Prediabetes Im panicking, please help

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GM1986

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Prediabetes
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I do not have diabetes
I had a tube of smarties at 4.50pm. Measured my BG 1hr later and it was 7.5, 2hrs post prandial still 7.5 then it has started going up despite me not having eaten anything since, currently 8.2 and rising? Can anyone explain this to me? I’m worried it’s going to keep going up and up and I don’t know what will happen.
 
The fats in the chocolate would have delayed the rise.
Trying drinking a couple of glasses of water and going for a 20-30 minute walk
And remember how scary and high your readings are next time you are tempted to eat Smarties, or other sweets. You always have a choice.
 
Please don't work yourself up in a panic from a mildly elevated BG after eating a lot of sugary food.

While eating tubs of smarties and staying above 8 for a couple of hours isn't the healthiest of choices, it's nowhere near dangerous levels! For diabetics on BG lowering medications, 8.2 would be considered perfectly in range.

You'll drop again, and maybe next time just stick to eating 1 or 2 smarties at a time?
 
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