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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2226132" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi again [USER=520250]@Automon[/USER] I went to bed early last night, so couldn't respond then.</p><p></p><p>Looking at your numbers, as you and HSSS have discussed, the chips are obviously the cause of the rise.</p><p></p><p>But the bg lowering after food is more of a question. Here are your numbers again:</p><p></p><p>9.2. 5.8 Omlette veg</p><p>8. 5.9 omlette veg spam</p><p>7.4 5 Sweet pots chops veg</p><p></p><p>Those are quite significant decreases in blood glucose at 2 hours.</p><p></p><p>Of course, it is impossible for anyone on an internet forum to know exactly what is happening, but I can throw out some suggestions, and you can see if you think any of them apply.</p><p></p><p>- your blood glucose was high before eating because of exercise, or stress, and would have fallen anyway, with the food choices making very little impact because they are low carb</p><p>- your body is settling down now that you have been on LC for a while, and is coping much better overall</p><p>- your medication (Gliclazide) is working very effectively, alongside the amount of carbohydrate you are now eating</p><p>- could these three meals have been higher in fat, and higher in fibre than usual? Sometimes fat and fibre will cause a slower release of glucose.</p><p></p><p>It could be one or more of these things (I am just speculating) or it could be something else that I haven't thought of.</p><p></p><p>One thing I will suggest is that you continue to monitor your blood glucose carefully.</p><p>Gliclazide is one of those diabetes medications which can cause hypos, and since you have dramatically reduced your carb intake, and your body is still adjusting, then your medication may need adjusting too. Gliclazide comes in several different doses, I believe (not used it myself), so you may need to talk to your doc or nurse about lowering the dose.</p><p></p><p>In the meantime, do you know what a hypo is? (I expect you were told about them when you were put on the medication)</p><p>And are you aware how to treat a hypo?</p><p>These last questions are just in case your current low carb eating combined with your current medication, pushes your blood glucose too low.</p><p></p><p>And finally, I want to congratulate you. What an incredible achievement to lower your blood glucose levels so much. An HbA1c in the 160s is extremely high indeed. To be having readings like this is very impressive. Do you feel any better for it? Or does it feel weird after getting so used to the high levels that these low levels now feel weird?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 2226132, member: 41816"] Hi again [USER=520250]@Automon[/USER] I went to bed early last night, so couldn't respond then. Looking at your numbers, as you and HSSS have discussed, the chips are obviously the cause of the rise. But the bg lowering after food is more of a question. Here are your numbers again: 9.2. 5.8 Omlette veg 8. 5.9 omlette veg spam 7.4 5 Sweet pots chops veg Those are quite significant decreases in blood glucose at 2 hours. Of course, it is impossible for anyone on an internet forum to know exactly what is happening, but I can throw out some suggestions, and you can see if you think any of them apply. - your blood glucose was high before eating because of exercise, or stress, and would have fallen anyway, with the food choices making very little impact because they are low carb - your body is settling down now that you have been on LC for a while, and is coping much better overall - your medication (Gliclazide) is working very effectively, alongside the amount of carbohydrate you are now eating - could these three meals have been higher in fat, and higher in fibre than usual? Sometimes fat and fibre will cause a slower release of glucose. It could be one or more of these things (I am just speculating) or it could be something else that I haven't thought of. One thing I will suggest is that you continue to monitor your blood glucose carefully. Gliclazide is one of those diabetes medications which can cause hypos, and since you have dramatically reduced your carb intake, and your body is still adjusting, then your medication may need adjusting too. Gliclazide comes in several different doses, I believe (not used it myself), so you may need to talk to your doc or nurse about lowering the dose. In the meantime, do you know what a hypo is? (I expect you were told about them when you were put on the medication) And are you aware how to treat a hypo? These last questions are just in case your current low carb eating combined with your current medication, pushes your blood glucose too low. And finally, I want to congratulate you. What an incredible achievement to lower your blood glucose levels so much. An HbA1c in the 160s is extremely high indeed. To be having readings like this is very impressive. Do you feel any better for it? Or does it feel weird after getting so used to the high levels that these low levels now feel weird? [/QUOTE]
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