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<blockquote data-quote="Lamont D" data-source="post: 1954514" data-attributes="member: 85785"><p>It is called glucose dumping.</p><p>It is because you have a weak initial insulin response, probably.</p><p>Like me, if I have over 5% (ish) carb content, my blood glucose levels rocket and spike in double figures, within an hour or so, depending on what else I had with the carbs.</p><p></p><p>It is so individual what and how quickly you spike.</p><p>I have been told I'm carb intolerant, and I suspect it is similar to what you are experiencing.</p><p>The quick spike and quick drop in blood glucose levels is why you feel awful, the rollercoaster ride upsets the balance of hormones and your brain is trying to correct by telling you to eat something, and trying to correct the imbalance of hormones by overcompensating by a second insulin response, which causes the quick drop.</p><p>The hypo like symptoms just add to the misery.</p><p>Low GI carbs are if you have carb intolerance, does not make any difference, the glucose derived from the food is what spikes regardless of how high or how low GI it is. </p><p>A carb is a carb.</p><p>Very few dieticians or doctors or dsns understand Hypoglycaemia and the impact that certain foods have on your health.</p><p>I often say, that if you had an allergy, would you eat something that triggers the allergic reaction. </p><p>The reaction to carbs that I suffer from, is as similar to an allergy even though it is my intolerance and causes the symptoms and the rollercoaster ride of blood glucose levels!</p><p>The two hour mark for testing is used for certain reasons, if you are looking for diabetics. When I wrote the sticky on the forum about testing to find the food I was intolerant to, I have always said, that testing at one hour is as relevant as the two hours readings, you should find especially with the libre, that if you have carbs, you spike within a certain time frame, as you have said, within an hour or so. </p><p>If your pre meal or fasting reading is in the normal range (4-6mmols), and you fall down back to normal levels, within two hours, that proves you are non diabetic.</p><p>So like me I use three readings, pre meal, one hour and two hours. You could also at some point take the readings at three hours, four hours just to see what happens.</p><p>Is your fasting levels when you get up always in normal range?</p><p>Keep testing, it will help your medical team understand what is happening.</p><p>Ask for a referral, you need tests to get a definitive diagnosis.</p><p>Let us know how you get on.</p><p>Best wishes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lamont D, post: 1954514, member: 85785"] It is called glucose dumping. It is because you have a weak initial insulin response, probably. Like me, if I have over 5% (ish) carb content, my blood glucose levels rocket and spike in double figures, within an hour or so, depending on what else I had with the carbs. It is so individual what and how quickly you spike. I have been told I'm carb intolerant, and I suspect it is similar to what you are experiencing. The quick spike and quick drop in blood glucose levels is why you feel awful, the rollercoaster ride upsets the balance of hormones and your brain is trying to correct by telling you to eat something, and trying to correct the imbalance of hormones by overcompensating by a second insulin response, which causes the quick drop. The hypo like symptoms just add to the misery. Low GI carbs are if you have carb intolerance, does not make any difference, the glucose derived from the food is what spikes regardless of how high or how low GI it is. A carb is a carb. Very few dieticians or doctors or dsns understand Hypoglycaemia and the impact that certain foods have on your health. I often say, that if you had an allergy, would you eat something that triggers the allergic reaction. The reaction to carbs that I suffer from, is as similar to an allergy even though it is my intolerance and causes the symptoms and the rollercoaster ride of blood glucose levels! The two hour mark for testing is used for certain reasons, if you are looking for diabetics. When I wrote the sticky on the forum about testing to find the food I was intolerant to, I have always said, that testing at one hour is as relevant as the two hours readings, you should find especially with the libre, that if you have carbs, you spike within a certain time frame, as you have said, within an hour or so. If your pre meal or fasting reading is in the normal range (4-6mmols), and you fall down back to normal levels, within two hours, that proves you are non diabetic. So like me I use three readings, pre meal, one hour and two hours. You could also at some point take the readings at three hours, four hours just to see what happens. Is your fasting levels when you get up always in normal range? Keep testing, it will help your medical team understand what is happening. Ask for a referral, you need tests to get a definitive diagnosis. Let us know how you get on. Best wishes [/QUOTE]
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