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Type 2 Lower readings 2 hrs after brekkie

Peadair O Brionn

Peadair O Brionn

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Location
london
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Dislikes
having diabetes...... people who wear backpacks on the tube
So done my first reading before breakfast today it was 6.6
Had 2 ryvita with cheese and marmite and a cup of tea with1 Splenda .
Tested 2 hrs later 3 times and readings were
5.9 , 5.7 , 5.6
One after another . I thought the readings would go up as breakfast was about 14 grs of carbs
 
Peadair O Brionn said:
So done my first reading before breakfast today it was 6.6
Had 2 ryvita with cheese and marmite and a cup of tea with1 Splenda .
Tested 2 hrs later 3 times and readings were
5.9 , 5.7 , 5.6
One after another . I thought the readings would go up as breakfast was about 14 grs of carbs
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Fatty foods (like cheese) can slow down the absorption of carbs. Check later, see what happens.
 
Ahh ok .. I’ll do it again about 1 00 pm that’ll be about 1 hr before lunch and see . Thanks
 
Peadair O Brionn said:
Ahh ok .. I’ll do it again about 1 00 pm that’ll be about 1 hr before lunch and see . Thanks
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So ok . Checked blood again at 13 00 hrs got a reading of 5.6
Can this be right or should I wait till after s few days and see if this happens every day
 
It may be that your bs was higher before breakfast due to a liver dump in the night and therefore there was more storage space in your liver for the sugars from your meal.
 
So had lunch of 2 sausages 2 fried eggs 4 slices of bacon and 2 slices of Burgen bread with a cup of tea 1 Splenda before lunch blood reading was 5.9
Took reading 2 hrs later was 6.4 is this all good are these the type of readings I should be aiming for in the long term
 
So finished my first full day of testing before and after meals . Here are my results .
Brekkie . Pre 6.6 At 08:30 2hr after 5.9
Lunch . Pre 5.9 at 16:15 . 2 hr later 6.4
Dinner . Pre 6.1 at 8:55 .2 hr later 5.1
Are these what I should stick to ie meal wise am I doing the right thing and if I carry on in this vein will I get my results down to remission levels
Should I test before bed . What should I expect to be at so not to go to low while asleep
 
Many would murder for those numbers and you (IMO) are already there
 
Mike D said:
Many would murder for those numbers and you (IMO) are already there
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Thanks bud . Only diagnosed 3 weeks ago and very new to the testing regime . Thanks for the heads up . Just one thing What’s IMO
 
Yep you are doing great! Keep it up and you are going to like your hba1c results!
 
Wish I had those numbers after 3 weeks. Took me over to year to get anywhere near it. All good now though.
14g of carbs is not high. I have 20g per meal or 30g if it is low GI. Everybody is different though.
Glenn
 
Crocodile said:
Wish I had those numbers after 3 weeks. Took me over to year to get anywhere near it. All good now though.
14g of carbs is not high. I have 20g per meal or 30g if it is low GI. Everybody is different though.
Glenn
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Thanks for all the encouragement really am trying got diagnosed with a HbAc of 48 /6.5% . Though I think I had something to eat before the second test but can’t remember . Any way when the next one is taken I’ll find out ... BTW goin to bed now reading is 4.9
 
Eating before a HbA1c test won't affect the result. It measures the 3 monthly moving average.
 
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