Is this normal?

[Troubled1]

My fasting bg was 11.8 today. I haven't eaten yet and at noon my bg is 4.7 the only thing other than green tea with a bit of milk and a coffee with cream is I had my Creatine supplement.

I have read (I believe Mayo Clinic)that Creatine can lower blood glucose and it is advised to drink plenty of water when using it. I lift weights and it has helped me up my reps. I have in the past noticed lower bg levels but nothing like a 7.1 drop in 5 1/2 hours. Maybe it was the rice last night that spiked my levels(which I now will remove from my diet).

Has anyone else experienced a drop in bg levels that much that fast?

 

[Bluetit1802]

Are you sure about both these levels? The fasting test was very high. Is it normally so high? If not, did you do a re-test in case it was a rogue reading? I imagine such a big drop is normal in 5 1/2 hours . I can't say it has happened to me as I am never high enough for such a drop.

 

[Troubled1]

Before bed my bg was 11.4 so I'm guessing it was right. I didn't do a second test. It didn't cross my mind. 2.5 hours after the 4.7 I'm now at 5.8.

 

[leslie10152]

My fasting bg was 11.8 today. I haven't eaten yet and at noon my bg is 4.7 the only thing other than green tea with a bit of milk and a coffee with cream is I had my Creatine supplement.

I have read (I believe Mayo Clinic)that Creatine can lower blood glucose and it is advised to drink plenty of water when using it. I lift weights and it has helped me up my reps. I have in the past noticed lower bg levels but nothing like a 7.1 drop in 5 1/2 hours. Maybe it was the rice last night that spiked my levels(which I now will remove from my diet).

Has anyone else experienced a drop in bg levels that much that fast?

I have experienced this myself. It usually occurs after a big spike, followed by insulin dose. I dropped 8 points over 6 hours after a particularly large spike rising to 23. The bgl's settled by next day.