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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 638333" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>It isn't as much an individual thing as to when you peak, it is more to do with what you ate and the ingredients of the meal. If the meal contains a lot of fat your peak will be later. Fat slows down the digestion, so your BS will rise more slowly and will also come back down more slowly, making a hump sort of curve, whereas a meal without fat but with a few carbs will peak much quicker making a more definite spikey point, like a mountain peak. Protein can also cause rises at some very odd times, many hours later sometimes.</p><p></p><p>When I test a new meal I test at 1hr and 2hrs. If the 2hr level is higher I test again at 2.5hrs. Initially, my peaks were evenly split between 1 and 2 hours, always coming down at 2.5hrs. Now my insulin resistance has improved I am finding most of my peaks at 1 hour and well on their way down at 2hrs. If there is a lot of fat in the meal, I find the 1hr rise and 2hr level much the same, but a lot lower than a meal without much fat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 638333, member: 94045"] It isn't as much an individual thing as to when you peak, it is more to do with what you ate and the ingredients of the meal. If the meal contains a lot of fat your peak will be later. Fat slows down the digestion, so your BS will rise more slowly and will also come back down more slowly, making a hump sort of curve, whereas a meal without fat but with a few carbs will peak much quicker making a more definite spikey point, like a mountain peak. Protein can also cause rises at some very odd times, many hours later sometimes. When I test a new meal I test at 1hr and 2hrs. If the 2hr level is higher I test again at 2.5hrs. Initially, my peaks were evenly split between 1 and 2 hours, always coming down at 2.5hrs. Now my insulin resistance has improved I am finding most of my peaks at 1 hour and well on their way down at 2hrs. If there is a lot of fat in the meal, I find the 1hr rise and 2hr level much the same, but a lot lower than a meal without much fat. [/QUOTE]
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