Eating high carb food raises your blood sugar very quickly. This sharp rise is followed by a drop in blood sugars about 2 hours later, which is why if you eat a lot of carbs you never feel full and need to constantly eat. If you cut out a lot of the carbs and eat more fat (cheese, full fat yoghurt, nuts, avocados etc) then you will feel full for longer and wont need to be constantly snacking.
A blood sugar reading of 6.2 is not that bad. You just need to be careful of how much carbs you eat, so cut back on the breakfast cereals, potatoes, rice and pasta.
Fasting readings are very unreliable as many factors come in play, not just food. Diabetes is no longer diagnosed on fasting readings. The diagnostic test is called the HbA1c which measures average 24/7 blood sugar levels over the previous 2 to 3 months. If you haven't had this test, and if you are concerned, then it would be a good idea to ask for the test.
Hi yes I had this done , was told it was borderline and to monitor readings and keep a food diary etc
Thanks for your reply
Testing readings and keeping a food diary is excellent advice, providing you test before and after eating, not just fasting.
When you start to lower blood glucose you can get various unpleasant reactions - eating fewer carbs is, after all, the removal of an addictive substance.
@Willow83
Try doing a one off test when you eat a meal with lots of carbs and testing your BG every 15 minutes for 5 hrs after the meal (while not doing any acitivty), if you see that your BG drops to below what it was before the meal after being high, then posts all the numbers here and someone will explain to you what is going on.
I will try that thank you although 5 hours is ages without more food at the minute
It may seem a long time, but leaving big gaps between meals is a good thing to do. It gives your pancreas and digestive system a rest, and helps with blood sugars. As we get BS rises after eating, and as our insulin response is impaired in some way, it takes longer for our BS to come back down to where we started. If we eat again while our BS is still elevated, the post meal level will be that much higher, and so on throughout the day. It is worth a try at least. If you feel hungry and crave something to eat, try something with zero or almost zero carbs - a piece of cheese, or an egg, or just a coffee with cream. Maybe even a cup of tea would help. It is trial and error.
Yes thank you totally makes sense! I'm in a bad habit of eating two hourly constantly believing my sugar was low I'm going to try my very best thanks so much for your help and advice
I think the word "habit" says it all.It isn't necessary to graze. You can always test if you think your sugars are low. I don't know what your family situation is or whether you live alone or go out to work, but if practically possible, it is an idea to have up to 3 set meal times where you actually set the table and sit down at the table to eat, and try to stick to this with just a few drinks in between.
Did you get the actual number of your Hba1c? If not please ask for this as it is important to know where you are starting from so you can check your progress.Hi yes I had this done , was told it was borderline and to monitor readings and keep a food diary etc
Thanks for your reply
Did you get the actual number of your Hba1c? If not please ask for this as it is important to know where you are starting from so you can check your progress.
I didn't realise you were hospitalised when diagnosed, hope you are recovered.
This may make a difference to a fasting reading if you were ill at the time? That is were the HBA1C comes into play as it covers the previous 3 months and would be more accurate if you were well during that time.
Stress, illness, infections, medication and even a cold can have an impact on blood sugar levels.
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