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The mystry of blood sugar readings

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Hi

A quick question, I am of course aware if I eat a chips butty followed by mars bar or two my blood sugar will go through the roof. However I am struggling a little with my low carb diet.

After several week of regularly measuring 2 hrs post dinner (main meal) my findings seem to be that I must have a little amount of carbs with my dinner for the reading to be in the 5-6 range. Zero or very few carbs meals seems to always give me something in the range of 6-7. Not a lot of difference but it does seem to be a regular pattern.

Anybody else experienced this? It would be really good to understand what is going on.

Many thank

B (T2, diet/exercise controlled - no medication yet!)
 
It could be to do with the amount of fat in the meal too, as fats slow down carb absorption. Or the type of carbs?

or anything really, its not an exact science, unfortunately.
 
Your post meal or postprandial readings will depend largely on your pre meal readings, so unless you eat a very low carb diet your postprandial readings will almost always be a little higher so if you start out before eating at 6 you are unlikely to record a 5 after 2 hours postprandial.

A base pre meal level is as important as the postprandial reading.

I would always advise that whilst trying to reduce your bg levels you aim at a small differential of say 1 to 1.5 mmol/L higher postprandial readings, do this and all your readings will be reduced.

When I hear people say your postprandial readings need to be under "insert your favourite number" I always wonder what people who have higher numbers to start with think!!

You wont ever get a postprandial reading of 5.5 mmol/L if your pre meal reading is 9.5 mmol/L whatever diet you eat, so just work to reduce your overall readings bit by bit and aim for a small differential between pre and post meal readings :thumbup:
 
Sid wrote:

Your post meal or postprandial readings will depend largely on your pre meal readings, so unless you eat a very low carb diet your postprandial readings will almost always be a little higher so if you start out before eating at 6 you are unlikely to record a 5 after 2 hours postprandial.

A base pre meal level is as important as the postprandial reading.

I would always advise that whilst trying to reduce your bg levels you aim at a small differential of say 1 to 1.5 mmol/L higher postprandial readings, do this and all your readings will be reduced.

When I hear people say your postprandial readings need to be under "insert your favourite number" I always wonder what people who have higher numbers to start with think!!

You wont ever get a postprandial reading of 5.5 mmol/L if your pre meal reading is 9.5 mmol/L whatever diet you eat, so just work to reduce your overall readings bit by bit and aim for a small differential between pre and post meal readings :thumbup:
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Thanks Sid. I didnt know that. :thumbup:
 
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