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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2073656" data-attributes="member: 41816">Hi [USER=504675]@Diabetesdave1[/USER]People often report that the (occasional) carby evening meal results in lower fasting blood glucose readings the next morning.I have experienced it myself.Something to do with the pancreas having to work harder and producing more insulin than it is used to.But what usually happens is that people think 'hey!  I got away with that!  I do that more often...'and slowly and insidiously, their FBGs start to rise over time.The surprise lower FBG reading look good though, doesn't it?   Seems like a good thing (if you ignore the fact that it is preceded/caused by much higher numbers the night before).But really... it isn't.By surprising your pancreas with an unexpected load of carbs, and making it flog itself to bring the glucose down, you are causing beta cell damage (it is the beta cells that produce the insulin, and once they wear out, which they can eventually do, then injected insulin will be needed to manage blood glucose).  There is plenty of info on this on the <a href="http://www.bloodsugar101.com" target="_blank">www.bloodsugar101.com</a> website.As for pizza... have a google for 'pizza effect diabetes' and you will see that it is hard for the body to maintain stable blood glucose in the hours after the magic pizza combo of carbs, protein and fat.  Very hard.   Often the raised blood glucose continues far longer than it does for a normal meal, and may rise and drop in waves.  Type 1s can compensate for this using several bolus insulin injections.  Diet controlled type 2s can't.There is really nothing to say that your reading of 14 at 2hrs was anything like the peak.Here in the B household, pizza is definitely on the menu, but we don't buy the carb loaded ones.  We make 'em.  And it is amazingly easy!  If you google Fathead Pizza recipe, you will find a delicious low carb version that I think is nicer than any wheat dough pizza I have ever tasted.  Alternatively, something like Lo-dough will make a very quick, very easy pizza base.</blockquote>

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