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<blockquote data-quote="ZoeinKent" data-source="post: 2450689" data-attributes="member: 542191"><p>Thanks so much to everyone who replied - very much appreciated.</p><p></p><p>I'd love to try a CGM, but the cost is prohibitive, especially as hubby isn't a fan of my testing.</p><p></p><p>To add to the story, I continued to test 2 and 3 hours post-spud, and got 4.7 both times - so a slight rise, but not much at all. I wondered if I'd missed a huge spike in the first half-hour, which might then be reflected in this morning's fasting reading. But I got a 4.1, the lowest it's been in months!</p><p></p><p>To add to the confusion, I had my normal lunch today (low-carb bread, peanut butter, salad) and got a 4.9 afterwards, where usually I'd be late 5s/early 6s! </p><p></p><p>I have a few unscientific musings about what might be happening:</p><p></p><p>1) I wonder if my tummy bug gave my pancreas a real break and it's feeling revved up and ready to go now (who knows how long that'll last!). It could have had a similar effect to intermittent fasting, I guess?</p><p>2) My test strips could somehow have become contaminated (unlikely).</p><p>3) I lost a kilo after the tummy bug. But I was already very thin, so I doubt the difference between 53 and 52 kilos would be that significant?</p><p></p><p>As ever, this condition is a mystery to me!</p><p></p><p>Thanks so much again for the replies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ZoeinKent, post: 2450689, member: 542191"] Thanks so much to everyone who replied - very much appreciated. I'd love to try a CGM, but the cost is prohibitive, especially as hubby isn't a fan of my testing. To add to the story, I continued to test 2 and 3 hours post-spud, and got 4.7 both times - so a slight rise, but not much at all. I wondered if I'd missed a huge spike in the first half-hour, which might then be reflected in this morning's fasting reading. But I got a 4.1, the lowest it's been in months! To add to the confusion, I had my normal lunch today (low-carb bread, peanut butter, salad) and got a 4.9 afterwards, where usually I'd be late 5s/early 6s! I have a few unscientific musings about what might be happening: 1) I wonder if my tummy bug gave my pancreas a real break and it's feeling revved up and ready to go now (who knows how long that'll last!). It could have had a similar effect to intermittent fasting, I guess? 2) My test strips could somehow have become contaminated (unlikely). 3) I lost a kilo after the tummy bug. But I was already very thin, so I doubt the difference between 53 and 52 kilos would be that significant? As ever, this condition is a mystery to me! Thanks so much again for the replies. [/QUOTE]
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