Well, to start, I'm a type 2 diabetic doing a low-carb hi-fat diet. I am also doing 2x850mg metformin pills per day and trying to eat all the right foods which even have a whisper of possible lowering BG possibilities, like cinnamon, nuts, goji berries , apple cider vinegar,etc
My levels are not particularly high, nor low. In general have to be careful what I eat or I will spike upwards. Fruit will spike me, for example.
At the moment a normal morning reading would be around 140 and in the evening 115.
Last summer I went to Hawaii to visit my son and his wife who live there. He has a diet very similar to mine, more or less described as paleo. However, they do eat out a lot at restaurants. So I was included. I felt like I was on a cheat holiday, so at restaurants I would occasionally have some pizza, or nice pita bread, or a fruit smoothie.
Arriving home I would notice that my blood sugar would spike up to 180 or so after a meal like that. But the weird thing was that only a couple of hours later, my BG would constantly be sitting at below 100, at 90 or 85. A strong rebound. I struggled to understand what was happening.
Anyway, I didn't think much about it, arriving back home and watching my blood glucose levels creep up...
Anyway, the day before yesterday I treated myself to some creamed coconut. It's pure, but very sweet. So yesterday morning I was surprised to see my BG at 200... I reviewed the previous day and thought about the creamed coconut I had been unable to resist. Usually I'm very good at keeping away from these foods.
I figured my BG would be going down over the course of the day, or maybe two days, and would hit my "normal "levels. Last night my BG, taken twice from disbelief, was 78 and 90.
This morning's reading was, in a carryover, I reckon, 111.
So it seems that there is some sort of equal and opposite reaction to upward spikes. Could it be that I need a cheat day every so often. I am not understanding this phenomena. Can anyone comment on my practical experience? Thanks
My levels are not particularly high, nor low. In general have to be careful what I eat or I will spike upwards. Fruit will spike me, for example.
At the moment a normal morning reading would be around 140 and in the evening 115.
Last summer I went to Hawaii to visit my son and his wife who live there. He has a diet very similar to mine, more or less described as paleo. However, they do eat out a lot at restaurants. So I was included. I felt like I was on a cheat holiday, so at restaurants I would occasionally have some pizza, or nice pita bread, or a fruit smoothie.
Arriving home I would notice that my blood sugar would spike up to 180 or so after a meal like that. But the weird thing was that only a couple of hours later, my BG would constantly be sitting at below 100, at 90 or 85. A strong rebound. I struggled to understand what was happening.
Anyway, I didn't think much about it, arriving back home and watching my blood glucose levels creep up...
Anyway, the day before yesterday I treated myself to some creamed coconut. It's pure, but very sweet. So yesterday morning I was surprised to see my BG at 200... I reviewed the previous day and thought about the creamed coconut I had been unable to resist. Usually I'm very good at keeping away from these foods.
I figured my BG would be going down over the course of the day, or maybe two days, and would hit my "normal "levels. Last night my BG, taken twice from disbelief, was 78 and 90.
This morning's reading was, in a carryover, I reckon, 111.
So it seems that there is some sort of equal and opposite reaction to upward spikes. Could it be that I need a cheat day every so often. I am not understanding this phenomena. Can anyone comment on my practical experience? Thanks
