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<blockquote data-quote="Grazer" data-source="post: 1985050" data-attributes="member: 31362"><p>You're obviously doing well, and understand the idea of using your meter to work out how many carbs you can handle. 3 to 4 higher at +2 hours is too much; 0.5 is great. So those 25 grams of carbs is about your level it seems, although the type of carbs can effect this - low Glycaemic index (low GI) carbs raise your blood sugar levels more slowly and give our tired pancreas time to deal with them.</p><p></p><p>As a refinement, try testing for the peak levels you reach. This isn't at +2 hours; that's the time at which we should be back to normal. Peak levels occur at about 45mins to 1 hour after eating according to the type of food. Ideally, it's good to restrict this to 7.8mmols, the max level any non-diabetic would ever get to. If you're not there yet, and you are recently on your diet I note, don't worry; levels will continue to improve with time if you keep eating the right things.</p><p></p><p>By controlling the peaks, as well as ensuring we're back to normal after 2 hours, gives us a great shot at really good HbA1c levels when the surgery tests us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grazer, post: 1985050, member: 31362"] You're obviously doing well, and understand the idea of using your meter to work out how many carbs you can handle. 3 to 4 higher at +2 hours is too much; 0.5 is great. So those 25 grams of carbs is about your level it seems, although the type of carbs can effect this - low Glycaemic index (low GI) carbs raise your blood sugar levels more slowly and give our tired pancreas time to deal with them. As a refinement, try testing for the peak levels you reach. This isn't at +2 hours; that's the time at which we should be back to normal. Peak levels occur at about 45mins to 1 hour after eating according to the type of food. Ideally, it's good to restrict this to 7.8mmols, the max level any non-diabetic would ever get to. If you're not there yet, and you are recently on your diet I note, don't worry; levels will continue to improve with time if you keep eating the right things. By controlling the peaks, as well as ensuring we're back to normal after 2 hours, gives us a great shot at really good HbA1c levels when the surgery tests us. [/QUOTE]
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