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Worried about my blood glucose level

biren1973 said:
Thanks for your reply. One thing I noticed on my bg machine. After yesterday's high bg , my hba1c on bg machine jumped from 5.3 to 5.5. How accurate is the bg prediction?
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Not very if you only test occasionally. Hba1c takes into consideration 2-3mths of higher sugar in your blood. Meters aren't designed to test for hba1cs. A different measurement.
Meters are to let you know your trend. Bgs getting higher or lower. No more.
 
ickihun said:
Not very if you only test occasionally. Hba1c takes into consideration 2-3mths of higher sugar in your blood. Meters aren't designed to test for hba1cs. A different measurement.
Meters are to let you know your trend. Bgs getting higher or lower. No more.
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I need to test at the end of this month, quite excited to see what results is it coming even after dieting.
 
biren1973 said:
I checked this morning and it was 5.8. Do you mean I may get high bg again today at some point because of yesterday's food?
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Once your body has processed the stuff that created it and came back down to normal levels, its not likely that you will suddenly start going in the opposite direction again ( at least I never have during my numerous mistakes. ) You may find you run a bit higher on average for a little bit until its worked through completely, and your blood glucose numbers might be a it more volatile for a little while - that is probably because when you ate the food , you also increased the levels of insulin in your body and it takes longer for that to work through than the glucose.

Have a read of this .

http://meridianvalleylab.com/Kraft-Prediabetes-Profile

This shows what happens to someone with insulin resistance when they have a dose of pure glucose You will see a very similar effect when you eat a high carb meal. There are various kinds of delayed responses. The second series of charts outlines 5 different types of response all of which can occur in diabetic people. If you divide the glucose numbers by 18, that will then be similar to the numbers you recorded. I have attached that here. You will see that your responses fall easily into these ranges.

It sounds from the data you supplied as if your data on this particular occasion looks like pattern 111(b)
 

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CherryAA said:
Once your body has processed the stuff that created it and came back down to normal levels, its not likely that you will suddenly start going in the opposite direction again ( at least I never have during my numerous mistakes. ) You may find you run a bit higher on average for a little bit until its worked through completely, and your blood glucose numbers might be a it more volatile for a little while - that is probably because when you ate the food , you also increased the levels of insulin in your body and it takes longer for that to work through than the glucose.

Have a read of this .

http://meridianvalleylab.com/Kraft-Prediabetes-Profile

This shows what happens to someone with insulin resistance when they have a dose of pure glucose You will see a very similar effect when you eat a high carb meal. There are various kinds of delayed responses. The second series of charts outlines 5 different types of response all of which can occur in diabetic people. If you divide the glucose numbers by 18, that will then be similar to the numbers you recorded. I have attached that here. You will see that your responses fall easily into these ranges.

It sounds from the data you supplied as if your data on this particular occasion looks like pattern 111(b)
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Excellent explanation
 
biren1973 said:
Hi

I usually have 6 or 7 , 2 hours after my dinner. But tonight I went to a restaurant with my family and couldn't control myself and as a result, I had an South Indian dosa (made of rice and semolina) . I checked on the net before eating which says 17g per one dosa.

But to my surprise when I checked 2 hours after food, it came out 9.6. Then thought it might have dropped down to normal level 3hours after food, but to my surprise I tested three times and each time it came different.
1st time: 10.6
2nd time:11.2
3rd time: 10.2

It's very high for me for type2, never gone up to that level.

My medicine metaformin is also finished and I m not taking as need prescription to get from pharmacy. Also I usually walk 4 to 5 kms, but today I didn't walk much.

I will check tomorrow morning to see if it is high or not.

I m worried and wondering if the food contributed much than exercise. I m not counting medicine as yesterday I didn't have medicine but bg was 6.2.

If it continues to be high, am I type1? I m trying to understand diabetes, but the more I dig , the more I get worried.

Regards
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Chill out I've been t1 for 35 years if you want to bring it down drink plenty of water it helps to flush everything out give it a couple of days and if it doesn't go down then contact diabetes team they usually have a great store of good advice

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jackors said:
Chill out I've been t1 for 35 years if you want to bring it down drink plenty of water it helps to flush everything out give it a couple of days and if it doesn't go down then contact diabetes team they usually have a great store of good advice

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catapillar said:
No. High blood sugar in a type 2 diabetic is just that: high blood sugar in a type 2 diabetic. Diabetes of any type can cause high blood sugar.

High blood sugar doesn't make you type 1, it makes you poorly controlled type 2. The blood sugar levels you have mentioned aren't in actual fact that high, for a random blood sugar to be diagnostic of diabetes it would have to be over 11.1. Certainly diagnosis of type 1 usually takes place when blood sugar levels ar over 20 or 30.

The difference between type 1 and type 2 isn't how high the blood sugar level is. The difference is the cause of the diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder. Type 2 diabetes is caused by well everything else like lifestyle (stress, shift work, diet & exercise), hormones (PCOS), other medication (long term steroids for asthma etc). If your diagnosed type 2 you remain type 2 no matter how high your blood sugar goes or how you are treated. Unless this was a misdiagnosis and antibody testing shows you have always had autoimmune type 1.

Metformin is a cumulative drug. It works by the build up of the drug in your system. Missing one day might not make any difference to blood sugars that day. The difference might come in the next 4-5 days as it drains out of your system.
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ickihun said:
Yes your food caused these high bgs. For sure.
What most of us type 2s who post here we try and avoid such carby foods but as a one off it seems to come part and parcel of type 2 diabetes.
You will have experienced this before but was nieve to it as you didn't test.
Keep those one offs for special occasions? Many eat such meals weekly or a few times a week which can contribute to type 2 diabetes.
You will have your eyes opened but your rationale will put you in a good management place. Test test test to see.

Like others have explained a type 2 cannot turn into a type 1 but type 1s can also develop type 2 ontop of type 1.
Have a look at the low carb programme on this forum. It's very good.
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Hi. I don't eat bagels with cream cheese and butter anymore. My bg rises to above 17. It's something my body finds difficult to digest. By constant testing you will find other foods or combinations which your body doesn't like. Like others have said you should keep taking your meds regularly. You do know you don't have to pay for them? I follow a LCHF diet these days and my HBA1C is now 49. I will say don't beat yourself up about your meal out. I believe once you see the benefits of a new lifestyle you do make better choices. But if you really want to eat something again do it. Enjoy it. Eat less of it. But know it will affect you. And know you will only do it very rarely. Then go for a walk when you get home. Good luck.
 
biren1973 said:
I need to test at the end of this month, quite excited to see what results is it coming even after dieting.
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Let me know your exciting news as soon as its confirmed. I too will look forward to it. My last one was 48. Both dns said they'd never seen a 48 before.
I was very very surprised.
 
jackors said:
Chill out I've been t1 for 35 years if you want to bring it down drink plenty of water it helps to flush everything out give it a couple of days and if it doesn't go down then contact diabetes team they usually have a great store of good advice

Sent from my PRA-LX1 using DCUK Forum mobile app
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Really! Does drinking plenty of water help reducing bg. I will try from tomorrow and see if any difference?

Regards
 
Hi i had my morning sugar level at5.6 before i ate anything and after i had a bowl of oats in morning 2 hrs later i check it as 7.9 very confused plz help got my test done it was 4.7 very confused plz help
 
Yes it really helps to flush everything out and I was in hospital recently for unrelated matter and because nurses in ed were not able to cope with a carb counting diabetic my bg was sky high and soon as I insisted they get diabetes team down water was ordered and by next day bg was within normal limits

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Rvsid said:
Hi i had my morning sugar level at5.6 before i ate anything and after i had a bowl of oats in morning 2 hrs later i check it as 7.9 very confused plz help got my test done it was 4.7 very confused plz help
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Are you confused because oats took you higher but hba1c test gave you 4.7? Or the test you refer to is a meter reading?
 
biren1973 said:
Hi

I usually have 6 or 7 , 2 hours after my dinner. But tonight I went to a restaurant with my family and couldn't control myself and as a result, I had an South Indian dosa (made of rice and semolina) . I checked on the net before eating which says 17g per one dosa.

But to my surprise when I checked 2 hours after food, it came out 9.6. Then thought it might have dropped down to normal level 3hours after food, but to my surprise I tested three times and each time it came different.
1st time: 10.6
2nd time:11.2
3rd time: 10.2

It's very high for me for type2, never gone up to that level.

My medicine metaformin is also finished and I m not taking as need prescription to get from pharmacy. Also I usually walk 4 to 5 kms, but today I didn't walk much.

I will check tomorrow morning to see if it is high or not.

I m worried and wondering if the food contributed much than exercise. I m not counting medicine as yesterday I didn't have medicine but bg was 6.2.

If it continues to be high, am I type1? I m trying to understand diabetes, but the more I dig , the more I get worried.

Regards
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I think that lack of your normal exercise will also have been a contributing factor to the high BG readings.
 
masonap said:
I think that lack of your normal exercise will also have been a contributing factor to the high BG readings.
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That's right @biren1973 . A small portion of metabolic control involves exercise. Diet mainly thou. Thanks for reminder @masonap . I disregard as I'm hugely disadvantaged exercise wise. It does play a part.
 
biren1973 said:
Really! Does drinking plenty of water help reducing bg. I will try from tomorrow and see if any difference?

Regards
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Dehydration can effect health. Drinking plenty of none sugary drinks is an excellent habit to uphold.
 
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