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Hi folks
I’m prediabetic and have got the Freestyle Libre 2 for the 2 week free trial. I’m a bit confused about BG pre and 2 hour post meal readings. I’ve read different things in different places. Which of the following is correct?
a) The reading 2 hours after the meal should ideally be back to your pre meal reading.
b) The reading 2 hours after the meal should ideally be equal to or less than 7.8.
c) some other rule?
Other questions:
1) Does it matter how high the spike in between the two readings goes?
2) What counts as a spike, rather than a general undulation up then down? Are there any figures as a guide for this?
3) If you follow any of the Glucose Goddess hacks to reduce the spike, although the spike isn’t quite so high, it takes longer for the glucose to be absorbed so stays in your blood longer, albeit at a less high level, so this will affect your post meal reading - i.e. it won’t be back to normal in 2 hours - how does this interface with a), b) or c) above?
4) The Libre comes with the range for reports already set to 3.9-10, although this can be changed. Is this the correct setting for someone trying to get out of the pre-diabetic range into the normal range? If so, why not 3.9- 7.8? I did try to ask Abbott this but they just kept saying to ask my GP. (Which I’m not going to do. You have to be dying to see my GP).
5) If your reading isn’t back to where it should be 2 hours after the meal, is it ok to continue eating similar meals provided you exercise after to bring the spike down quicker?
6) I’ve been doing VLCHF (<50g carbs most days) for a couple of weeks but haven’t seen a change in weight. I’ve got about 3 stone to lose. I think it’s because I’m eating too many nuts. Any suggestions on how to kick start the weight-loss? (Apart from stopping the nuts?)!
Thanks
Gillian
I’m prediabetic and have got the Freestyle Libre 2 for the 2 week free trial. I’m a bit confused about BG pre and 2 hour post meal readings. I’ve read different things in different places. Which of the following is correct?
a) The reading 2 hours after the meal should ideally be back to your pre meal reading.
b) The reading 2 hours after the meal should ideally be equal to or less than 7.8.
c) some other rule?
Other questions:
1) Does it matter how high the spike in between the two readings goes?
2) What counts as a spike, rather than a general undulation up then down? Are there any figures as a guide for this?
3) If you follow any of the Glucose Goddess hacks to reduce the spike, although the spike isn’t quite so high, it takes longer for the glucose to be absorbed so stays in your blood longer, albeit at a less high level, so this will affect your post meal reading - i.e. it won’t be back to normal in 2 hours - how does this interface with a), b) or c) above?
4) The Libre comes with the range for reports already set to 3.9-10, although this can be changed. Is this the correct setting for someone trying to get out of the pre-diabetic range into the normal range? If so, why not 3.9- 7.8? I did try to ask Abbott this but they just kept saying to ask my GP. (Which I’m not going to do. You have to be dying to see my GP).
5) If your reading isn’t back to where it should be 2 hours after the meal, is it ok to continue eating similar meals provided you exercise after to bring the spike down quicker?
6) I’ve been doing VLCHF (<50g carbs most days) for a couple of weeks but haven’t seen a change in weight. I’ve got about 3 stone to lose. I think it’s because I’m eating too many nuts. Any suggestions on how to kick start the weight-loss? (Apart from stopping the nuts?)!
Thanks
Gillian