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T2s : What was your PP blood glucose after lunch/dinner

Your post prandial reading means little on its own. What is important is the difference between pre and post meal.
 
Guzzler said:
Your post prandial reading means little on its own. What is important is the difference between pre and post meal.
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Thanks. According to advice on the forum, the difference between pre and post reading should not be more than 2 mmol/l and I do check before meals but sometimes my pre-readings are already a little high like 6.8 and then PP the result is 9 or so which is worrying. My doctor has said nothing about any target BG values I need to keep which I think would be age-related - Diabetes 101, and American Diabetes Association websites have an upper limit for older people than DCUK. I am learning a lot from this forum, thanks again.
 
If you are reducing the carbs in your diet then your pre prandial readings should gradually fall. Concentrate on the differences and keep them as low as you can and are comfortable with. Keep it up, you are on a learning curve as to what you as an individual can do to improve the management of this condition. Best wishes.
 
I ask a question is your Blood monitor working correctly???
I use a Caresens N monitor and its all over the place any comments on that .
 
gungerdin said:
I ask a question is your Blood monitor working correctly???
I use a Caresens N monitor and its all over the place any comments on that .
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I suppose my blood monitor is working correctly.....I use Accu Check Active.... and like it when I get a good pp result of 7.3 after lunch today :)
 
SZB2357 said:
Thanks. According to advice on the forum, the difference between pre and post reading should not be more than 2 mmol/l and I do check before meals but sometimes my pre-readings are already a little high like 6.8 and then PP the result is 9 or so which is worrying. My doctor has said nothing about any target BG values I need to keep which I think would be age-related - Diabetes 101, and American Diabetes Association websites have an upper limit for older people than DCUK. I am learning a lot from this forum, thanks again.
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I am interested in where you found different targets for older people, and what is defined as "older". Have you any links?

Clearly, the higher you start the higher you will finish, but once you get your post meal increase down to well under 2mmol/l you will see your base levels drop. (base levels are the pre-meal, fasting and bedtime ones)
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Could it be your meter readings are all over the place because your blood glucose levels are?
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I think the higher readings are due to my carb intake rather than a faulty meter. Since I feel I have not been able to have an effective control of the carbs and portions....have realised one cup of rice or one homemade pita bread along with curry + veg salad + yoghurt results in elevated BG while if I eat half the bread it is better also due to osteoarthritis my exercise is limited to some walk on days when my knee pain allows me to. Still, I shall look into getting another meter to compare results.
 
SZB2357 said:
I think the higher readings are due to my carb intake rather than a faulty meter. Since I feel I have not been able to have an effective control of the carbs and portions....have realised one cup of rice or one homemade pita bread along with curry + veg salad + yoghurt results in elevated BG while if I eat half the bread it is better also due to osteoarthritis my exercise is limited to some walk on days when my knee pain allows me to. Still, I shall look into getting another meter to compare results.
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Sorry, there are some crossed wires here. I was replying to @gungerdin about meter inaccuracy.

No need to get another meter unless you want a spare one for emergencies. Using 2 meters leads to confusion and is not a good idea. If you carry on as you are doing you will get there. You are already learning about portion control (eating half the bread). Try that meal again with no bread - or with half the rice, or no rice and extra veg. It is all trial and error, but you need to keep a detailed food diary and be structured with your testing.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
I am interested in where you found different targets for older people, and what is defined as "older". Have you any links?

Clearly, the higher you start the higher you will finish, but once you get your post meal increase down to well under 2mmol/l you will see your base levels drop. (base levels are the pre-meal, fasting and bedtime ones)
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Thanks. Slowly I am learning from you all on the forum which is a blessing. I shall look up the older people (60 and above) targets and let you know. I am 66 :)
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Thank you. I am 70 but don't regard myself as an older person. Not yet anyway!
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I'd definitely agree with you! And I've passed the three quarters century mark and see absolutely no reason why I would need to aim for different "oldie" targets - which I've never come across either! I'm still perfectly capable of working to and achieving the standard recommended ones. :p

Robbity
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Thank you. I am 70 but don't regard myself as an older person. Not yet anyway!
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Robbity said:
I'd definitely agree with you! And I've passed the three quarters century mark and see absolutely no reason why I would need to aim for different "oldie" targets - which I've never come across either! I'm still perfectly capable of working to and achieving the standard recommended ones. :p

Robbity
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Hi! @Bluetit1802 and @Robbity count me in your team of young and sparking girls. I had just quoted what was mentioned as targets on that particular website :happy:
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Could it be your meter readings are all over the place because your blood glucose levels are?
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That sounds logical .I am or was pre diabetic and got my 90 day reading down to 4.7 or 85 .So being a smarty pants i stopped checking .And never checked again for a couple of years .Then last month i checked with my monitor bang 24 panic got a 90 day blood test it was 11 .So for the last six weeks i put my self on a strict diet and forced walking 8kilometors a day .And very rarely get a reading under 13 .on my monitor .Yesterday i walked 12 kilometres forced walk ,did a check monitor reading 8.9 , 4 hrs after lunch which was a salad brown bread sandwich .So i think my monitor is dodgy .I reckon I'm fit fitter than most .
I feel no symptoms .And still not on medication i refuse it .And by the way I'm 74.
I know they did a check on the caresens n monitors.And i under stand the result was they have a tendency to read 10 to 20% higher ?
 
gungerdin said:
That sounds logical .I am or was pre diabetic and got my 90 day reading down to 4.7 or 85 .So being a smarty pants i stopped checking .And never checked again for a couple of years .Then last month i checked with my monitor bang 24 panic got a 90 day blood test it was 11 .So for the last six weeks i put my self on a strict diet and forced walking 8kilometors a day .And very rarely get a reading under 13 .on my monitor .Yesterday i walked 12 kilometres forced walk ,did a check monitor reading 8.9 , 4 hrs after lunch which was a salad brown bread sandwich .So i think my monitor is dodgy .I reckon I'm fit fitter than most .
I feel no symptoms .And still not on medication i refuse it .And by the way I'm 74.
I know they did a check on the caresens n monitors.And i under stand the result was they have a tendency to read 10 to 20% higher ?
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Please do not blame your meter! All meters must pass the same accuracy standards, which currently is plus or minus 15% for 95% of the time, but more stringent than that for readings under 5.6mmol/l. So your meter may well read 15% higher, but it may also read 15% lower. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/blood-glucose-meters/blood-glucose-meter-accuracy.html

Exercise put blood sugar levels up in many people, and although the salad was good, the brown bread won't have helped. Try some structured testing:
Test immediately before you eat
Test again 2 hours after first bite without exercising
Look at the rise from before to after.
That needs to be under 2mmol/. (preferably a lot less) More than that and there are too many carbs in that meal.
Keep a food diary including portion sizes and record your levels alongside then look for patterns and tweak your food according to what your meter tells you. You may need to eliminate something (such as bread) or reduce portion sizes (one slice instead of 2)

Although exercise is good for our general health, it isn't necessary to go overboard with it unless you enjoy it. Diet is the key. It is often said that a 20 minute brisk walk is all that is needed.
 
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