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newbienosugar

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Hi there
I am new to diabetes and testing. From reading it appears that the glucose reading two hours after eating should be lower than 1 hour after eating - is this correct?

Should i be measuring time from when I start eating or when I finish.
In the tests so far I have started timing when I finished eating (may be 20 mins from when started)
The readings were:
9PM before dinner 10.2; 1 hr aftER 17.3; 2 hr AFTER 19.8
8am pre breaKFAST 12.8, 1 hr after 18.2; 2 hr 18.7;

What's going on please.
 
Yes blood glucose numbers should usually be lower 2 hours after a meal than 1 hour after( unless you have digestive problems such as gastroparesis)
What studies I've read find that the peak level is between 45 - 75 minutes after the first mouthful.
So timing should be after beginning your meal. However, unless you are doing some specific checking, perhaps on a new food, you don't need to time to the minute.
 
The timing of the peak glucose level is entirely dependent on the GI of the particular food and also it's Glycaemic load, how long it take to have the maximum effect on your Bg levels.

Normally as Hana states they peak should show up around 1 - 2 hrs, the 2 hr point is where you should be near to your pre meal levels. However don't always assume that they are going down.....they might still be on the way up !

If I take 2-3 GlucoTabs, or a sugary drink, to correct a hypo (low blood sugar) then the effect is felt in minutes (because it is high GI) and my Bg level will rise quickly, if I had stuffed myself with them then again the peak would be in a matter of minutes. It would also cause a significant rise in BG levels.

My own particular peaks are very close to the 2 hr marks normally, some foods it's 1 hr. Testing is the only way I know what is happening in MY body.

If I was to eat something like a Pizza, or other foods with a high fat content, this takes much longer to be absorbed in the bloodstream and so the peak could be at 3 - 4 hrs after you started eating.

The real answer is to test frequently 1,2 and sometimes even 3 and 4 hrs after meals and find your own peak with specific meals, they are not always peaking at the same time. Different people also find that they react differently to others.
 
newbienosugar said:
Hi there
I am new to diabetes and testing. From reading it appears that the glucose reading two hours after eating should be lower than 1 hour after eating - is this correct?

Should i be measuring time from when I start eating or when I finish.
In the tests so far I have started timing when I finished eating (may be 20 mins from when started)
The readings were:
9PM before dinner 10.2; 1 hr aftER 17.3; 2 hr AFTER 19.8
8am pre breaKFAST 12.8, 1 hr after 18.2; 2 hr 18.7;

What's going on please.
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Hi,

I'm a newbie too so finding that there is lots to learn and lots to observe (trial and error).

I see from your profile you are diet only, so am I.

Your readings seem higher than mine; I was 16 when tested at A & E on 1st of January this year but by simply adjusting my diet and cutting out alcohol altogether I'm regularly getting my readings below 7, which is the target set to me by the nurse.

My diet is nothing fancy, just simple stuff that any bloke who can't cook (that's me) can follow. Breakfast is usually porridge. Lunch is either soup (that Covent Garden branded stuff that comes in a milk type carton) or I'll have brown bread sandwiches with fillings such as sliced beef or tuna with a bit of Salad (ready made salad bags from the supermarket for less than £1). Evening meals are normally meat (red or white) and two veg, or salad.

My main changes are I've cut out all sugary snacks (chocolate, mars bars, etc). If I am hungry between meals I'll eat an apple or have a carrot and dip it in some Houmous (is that how you spell it? That Greek paste stuff), or a wholemeal pitta bread or some Ryvita. I used to love butter, but now only use Flora with omega 3 added.

I still like my bacon and eggs at the weekend, but have ditched all white bread and rolls for wholemeal.

Touching wood as I say it, it seems to be working for me and I'm determined to tackle betes myself without having to rely on prescribed drugs or insulin.

Thanks to this forum I've been reading up on a supplement called benefotiamine, which by the post on here plus research I've read is good for getting your BG down, particularly if you are T2 diet only. I've just send off for them online today and will report my results on this forum in due course. They cost approx £10 for 120 capules which you need to take once a day, so not a fortune to try them.

I hope that is of some use to you? Not very scientific but I'm just a simple guy. :D
 
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