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Odd readings??

sshaw99

sshaw99

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HI since being diagnosed just over a week ago I've been testing before eating and 2 hours after.
This week I've experienced some odd readings which I can't explain as I've eaten the same things for lunch, so was expecting a similar rise each day.

Readings are as follows:
Monday before lunch - 8.0, 2 hours after 10.3
Today before lunch 6.0, 2 hours later 10.7

As I say, lunch each day consisted of the same thing - tuna sandwich in brown bread and an apple - so why the different spikes? I tested immediately before eating and then exactly 2 hours later both times? I have an office based job so is unlikely to be due to a different amount of physical activity after eating? Could it be that I'm still adjusting to a change in diet so my BG readings are variable at the minute or could there be another explanation?

Thanks,
Steve
 
sshaw99 said:
HI since being diagnosed just over a week ago I've been testing before eating and 2 hours after.
This week I've experienced some odd readings which I can't explain as I've eaten the same things for lunch, so was expecting a similar rise each day.

Readings are as follows:
Monday before lunch - 8.0, 2 hours after 10.3
Today before lunch 6.0, 2 hours later 10.7

As I say, lunch each day consisted of the same thing - tuna sandwich in brown bread and an apple - so why the different spikes? I tested immediately before eating and then exactly 2 hours later both times? I have an office based job so is unlikely to be due to a different amount of physical activity after eating? Could it be that I'm still adjusting to a change in diet so my BG readings are variable at the minute or could there be another explanation?

Thanks,
Steve
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I'd have questions regarding the bread and the apple may well be a "no no" given it's release of sugars :)
 
HI Mike,

I understand your comments but am curious as to why when nothing else changed from yesterday to today, why my readings 2 hours after lunch were so different - one day a rise of 2.3 and today 4,7. This seems a significant difference to me when nothing I did was different.
 
There's usually other factors that come into play. Stress, exercise, water you're had to dilute blood sugars, faulty strips ... any number of things.

I'd test again and cross check the results. One thing I can tell you is apples are certainly not good for me and many others on this forum.

Try an avocado instead :) Good luck

Mike
 
As above or wot he said.

It may be the size of the apple or if the apple is riper or you had a different loaf of bread. Also you do get discrepancies with your testing.
It is not unusual at all. Try and find some lower carb options for work.
 
It may be the same spike and your pancreas is managing to maintain you at the same upper level. It probably has had to work harder on the first time as you started higher. Or, it could be the 15% error in the meter reading between tests so this could account for a -15% to +15% tolerance between them. All you can do is look for trends and not expect exactly the same results each and everytime you have the same food.
 
sshaw99 said:
HI since being diagnosed just over a week ago I've been testing before eating and 2 hours after.
This week I've experienced some odd readings which I can't explain as I've eaten the same things for lunch, so was expecting a similar rise each day.

Readings are as follows:
Monday before lunch - 8.0, 2 hours after 10.3
Today before lunch 6.0, 2 hours later 10.7

As I say, lunch each day consisted of the same thing - tuna sandwich in brown bread and an apple - so why the different spikes? I tested immediately before eating and then exactly 2 hours later both times? I have an office based job so is unlikely to be due to a different amount of physical activity after eating? Could it be that I'm still adjusting to a change in diet so my BG readings are variable at the minute or could there be another explanation?

Thanks,
Steve
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As time passes this will happen again and again. It is very common. Slices of bread in the same loaf are never the same weight, and the typical carb values stated on the label are just that, typical, and may vary from slice to slice. Apples all vary in size or ripeness. It is also possible you missed your peak the first time and were still on the way up at 2 hours. Nothing to concern yourself about, but it looks to me like you can't cope with that lunch at the moment. I would try again with one slice of bread at some point, and no apple, or just half an apple.
 
this is too difficult two said:
hey nosh, I am getting a GTT. how scary is that for you?:)
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I think that's good news!
Hopefully, the test will give you the reward your hard work deserves.
Be confident and I've found out that if you. Relax and don't fret and are calm, your BSLs react as normally as you can. Take your knitting or read something. Good luck! Let us know how you get on.
My last test I sat on a recliner with my mp3 and my kindle and ..................


I fell asleep!
Still didn't pass the test!
Failure!:(
 
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