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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1431554" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>The aim isn't not to go up. The only person with a blood sugar line that doesn't move is a dead person. Everyone, diabetic or not, will get a rise in blood sugar after eating.</p><p></p><p>The aim should be to keep blood sugar in a similar range to that of a non diabetic. It's worth noting that non diabetes can spike up to 11, that'll be rare, but possible and normal in a non diabetic after eating something sweet.</p><p></p><p>If your blood sugars moving loads when you haven't eaten the first move should be to have a look at your basal dose with a bit of basal testing. The job of basal insulin is to keep you stable when not eating or bolusing, you shouldn't really move much more than 2mmol up or down if you fast for 6 hours with the right basal dose - <a href="https://mysugr.com/basal-rate-testing/" target="_blank">https://mysugr.com/basal-rate-testing/</a></p><p></p><p>Then remember that the timing of your bolus can be crucial to help ensure the insulin is actually in on target and working when the food goes in.</p><p></p><p>Different foods can start effecting blood sugar at different times. A high fat meal might not let the carbs start to impact on blood sugar for 4/5 hours. This is known as the pizza effect.</p><p></p><p>Things other than food will impact on blood sugar: dawn phenomenon; stress; exercise; illness; lack of sleep; hormones, they'll all make the line move. Because you are a living breathing human.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1431554, member: 32394"] The aim isn't not to go up. The only person with a blood sugar line that doesn't move is a dead person. Everyone, diabetic or not, will get a rise in blood sugar after eating. The aim should be to keep blood sugar in a similar range to that of a non diabetic. It's worth noting that non diabetes can spike up to 11, that'll be rare, but possible and normal in a non diabetic after eating something sweet. If your blood sugars moving loads when you haven't eaten the first move should be to have a look at your basal dose with a bit of basal testing. The job of basal insulin is to keep you stable when not eating or bolusing, you shouldn't really move much more than 2mmol up or down if you fast for 6 hours with the right basal dose - [URL]https://mysugr.com/basal-rate-testing/[/URL] Then remember that the timing of your bolus can be crucial to help ensure the insulin is actually in on target and working when the food goes in. Different foods can start effecting blood sugar at different times. A high fat meal might not let the carbs start to impact on blood sugar for 4/5 hours. This is known as the pizza effect. Things other than food will impact on blood sugar: dawn phenomenon; stress; exercise; illness; lack of sleep; hormones, they'll all make the line move. Because you are a living breathing human. [/QUOTE]
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