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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1805930" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>Depends on what you mean by higher levels. If they're running around >10 for long periods, it suggests underlying problems, but I've seen cgm traces from non-T1s showing a natural spike to 8 and 9 after meals, because that's just what happens normally when glucose is being distributed around the body, like a motorway gets busier at rush hour. Of course, we can cheat a bit by pre-bolusing to get a downward curve instead of a spike, but it often doesn't work. If it doesn't, and we get a short spike to 8 or 9, I don't sweat it because that happens in non-Ts. If it's a wild bounce up to above 10, revisit ratios or decide that meal isn't for me.</p><p></p><p>I'm reminded of how Bernstein decided 4.6 was the perfect level. Meter salesmen visited his office and he noticed their levels were generally around 4.6. That's not science.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1805930, member: 374531"] Depends on what you mean by higher levels. If they're running around >10 for long periods, it suggests underlying problems, but I've seen cgm traces from non-T1s showing a natural spike to 8 and 9 after meals, because that's just what happens normally when glucose is being distributed around the body, like a motorway gets busier at rush hour. Of course, we can cheat a bit by pre-bolusing to get a downward curve instead of a spike, but it often doesn't work. If it doesn't, and we get a short spike to 8 or 9, I don't sweat it because that happens in non-Ts. If it's a wild bounce up to above 10, revisit ratios or decide that meal isn't for me. I'm reminded of how Bernstein decided 4.6 was the perfect level. Meter salesmen visited his office and he noticed their levels were generally around 4.6. That's not science. [/QUOTE]
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