Through use of a libre monitor and finger prick testing, I’ve learnt I do not tolerate wheat at all. I can (although rarely do, it was part of testing to see what spiked my bg), ice cream, cake, chocolate with little effect, although I only had small amounts. Anything wheat based sees me spike to 8-9, although the spike is short lived. Rice, bread all have this effect. Potatoes in small quantities are ok.
Without the libre I wouldn’t have known this as2 hours after, generally they are back down to the middle 5s. I’ve had to self fund this as I’m diet controlled. I had my diabetic review this week and we chatted about funded testing, but as DN said, there is no money in the NHS. She was quite happy for me not to eat carbs. I’m one of her model patients apparently as although my fasting bg is around 6.5-6.9 (working on reducing this) by hba1c is 39-41.
Interestingly they don’t do fbg anymore to monitor you at my practice. She said now that once you have had 2 fbgs over 7, you are classed as diabetic so they do 6 monthly hba1c tests. I didn’t bother to ask if she read the report from the endocrinologist in which he said I was pre diabetic and this is why my hba1c was normal (this was before I started the low carb). He explained that it is the insulin resistance which causes my high fbg and it’s all linked to my pcos which I’ve had for 30 years.
To be fair I’m happy to be in the system as I get the 6 monthly bloods to see how it’s going and I get an annual retinal eye screen. She also does annual liver function tests, thyroid and god knows what and the last lot gave all come back within the normal range. Apart from cholesterol which is 6.8, although she knows I won’t take statins and it’s been that for some time. When we discussed it and I said it was probably because of the higher amount of fats I was eating, her reply was better higher cholesterol than high blood sugars!
My trigs are down to 0.8 though so I believe that’s good