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Improved fbg but no so ppbs

moraccomoo

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hi, I posted few weeks ago on my diagnosis of type 2 (11.9% a1c) in July and my attempts to bring it down without meds or insulin.

My last reading taken in aug was 8.9%. Expecting improvements in my next review as I lost 8.5 kg since then and my fasting levels have also improved (from 150s to 100s).

I have switched to LC diet and doing IF on alternate days. I have been seeing improvements in post meal and random levels but last few days ppbs levels are increasing for no reason. My fasting levels continues to be in 110s though.

What could be the reason for this? At first thought I could blame the food (post meal) but I wouldn't because it's the same low carb for I have been eating since diagnosis. Haven't made any changes to exercise as well.

Could i have possibly damaged my insulin producing cells or something? I'm worried.
 
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Mine have done the same. I’ve been on low carb for about 12 weeks now and get spikes which seem a bit high given level of carbs going in. It’s been suggested that my helpful liver is producing sugar which of course my body doesn’t deal with. Currently I’ve restarted meds in morning to see if has any affect. I’m also making sure I have healthy fats at each meal to see if this smooths any rises. Might be worth a go. I figure that any cells given a battering up to this point will need time to recover.
 
I suspect that after lowering intake of carbs there is a period of adjustment where insulin levels are reducing and the pancreas is becoming less hysterical so as the changes take effect there is a rather erratic release of the glucose stored up in desperation during spikes.
It has been called nonsense, but the hypothesis seems to explain what many people experience and why it settles down after a while so that levels become first of all more stable, and then gradually glide down into lower numbers.
It seems to be nothing to be concerned about.
 
I agree. That is my personal experience too. Everything settled down eventually, but it was very interesting to begin with.
 
I marked your post as creative for the use of fat to reduce sugar spikes. It flattens the bump, but the sugar still shows up eventually. But it gives readings that are are restful on the mind.
 
moraccomoo said:
ppbs levels are increasing for no reason
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After every meal do you sit calmly, quietly waiting for the time to do your post meal test, or do you just get on with life. Housework, gardening, shopping, office work, a disagreement with someone, I could go on, the list of things other than food that can affect our glucose levels is almost endless.
And we also have to take the 15% +/- accuracy of our meters into account. Your actual level could be the same as the last time you ate that meal but your meter could be recoding a different number up to 15% higher or lower.
The truth is that our meters give us a rough idea of where our glucose levels are, they are a useful tool but certainly not accurate enough for us to worry about small differences in results.
 
Earlier and now I go about my usual stuffs. I will keep this ±15% leeway in mind for future tests.
 
Thanks for the tip!
 
moraccomoo said:
How long did it take to stabilize?
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About 4 months, but it wasn't a linear process - some days were better than others. We are all different, so your body may operate to a different timescale.
 
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