After meal blood sugar spike
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I've been monitoring my blood sugar in the last couple of months because of increasing Hba1c levels, though my highest overnight fasting level was 89. Thought I was doing pretty well -- my highest 1 hour post prandial reading had been 140 -- until this afternoon. One hour after eating a tray of takeout sushi from the grocery store I got a reading of 236, immediately followed by a reading of 244 (to make sure it wasn't a machine error).
ve become a bit more careful with diet and exercise. I got a meter for periodic checks. I always fast around 73-78. Yet after carby meal(pizza, burgers and fries), I tend to go up between 140-180. I HATE sticking my finger, and get worked up thinking about doing it at 2 hours. I'm sure sticking myself effects me, as if I stick myself then check 3 times in a row I see a steady rise. Anyway. I saw the Dr. I had normal fasting, and a A1C of 5.5.
s better to take it after a meal than not at all, because it will bring your blood sugar down after a big meal, and without the Novalog it would presumably spike up. But my experience is with type 1, not type 2, and I don't know if there are issues/risks there. For a type 1 would assume it's better to take after than not at all, but I don't know about type 2.
Good luck with it!
Sometimes after I work out my blood sugar spikes and I feel really sick. The other day when I left the gym my blood sugar was normal but when I got home it had doubled (from 7 to 14) and I was burning ketones. Any ideas? It only happens once in a while! What is the recommeded way to treat this? I find giving an insulin bolus and eating something helps but would like to avoid the whole situation from happening!
If you load up on simple carbs, like sugary, processed foods, breads, potatoes, etc, you will spike your blood sugar, causing insulin to spike, as well. Your body eventually becomes resistant to insulin and you end up gaining, rather than losing.
Eating healthy foods throughout the day and keeping portions in check, will do the best toward losing weight.
If you notice any symptoms like foggy vision or start to feel very thirsty, or go frequently to empty your bladder, and especially after eating too much sugary foods - or feel very sleeping after having a meal, make an appointment to see your doctor. He can send you for a glucose test, or send a blood sample to check your HbA1C levels.
Other symptoms to watch for is if you get a headache or start to feel very nauseas when you feel hungry.
4 is prediabetis (on two separate tests)
while your fasting is OK you clearly have problems with carbohydrates they raise your BG and then you crash after. reducing your carbs will reduce your post meal BG spike and that may reduce your hypoglycemic reactions.
You eat carbs your pancreas makes insulin but does not shut off so you go hypoglycemia.
I am a 28 year old female diabetic who was diagnosed when I was 9. I used to be on a regimen where I used both Regular, NPH, and Humalog to balance my blood sugars but it required a lot of effort and a lot of test strips which are so expensive, even with insurance! In January 2005, my endocrinologist started me on Lantus to try to find some balance with my sugars. My a1c readings have been under 6.
I was just wondering if taking medication, which I truly do not want to do, would allow me to eat pasta, rice, potatoes, etc. which all seem to really spike my blood sugar. I usually have one slice of whole grain bread a day.
Checked my BS this am before my breakfast - 14.1, only a handful of unsalted peanuts at 9pm last night. Breakfast - oatmeal with milk, an egg, half a Mandarin orange and coffee. Will check in a couple of hours and see what's what.
I wanna know it is recommended for after or before a meal. Please do reply. I get a spike after meal which goes up to 170-230 range and after 3/4 hours of a meal my blood sugar is 90-100. I thnk I can well cope with that spike with these exercises. end of query.
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Anulom vilom - breathing in and out, through each nostril, should be for about 2.5 seconds, and the anulom vilom cycle to be done for 15 to 30 minutes.
A low carbohydrate diet would probably help you manage your blood sugar. You can also use your meter to see which foods spike your blood sugar and which don't. Then avoid the foods that spike you. Generally people find that grains and processed foods, aside from sweets spike sugars. Somepeople are ok with fruit others are not. This is called eating to your meter....
Hope this h elps.
I just started monitoring my blood sugar. You can still eat carbs, just space them out throughout the day.
For example for breakfast I have two pieces of peanut butter toast and drink water and that keeps mine under control.
A snack between meals would be like an apple (which is a carb) and a beef stick.
Basically the first week you pretty much test out foods that don't spike your blood sugar. I test an hour after each meal and in the morning before breakfast.
For diabetics, their body does not respond to the elevated blood glucose adequately. They need to control their blood sugar with changes to diet and exercise and often medication. Do you take any medications for your blood glucose?
If you do not understand what changes you need to make, you should speak to your doctor about what is recommended for you specifically. Your doctor may have a sample diet menu or be able to recommend a nutritionist to help you understand the proper diet.
I am a 36yo female and i have had my heartrate increases after every meal exceeding 120-125bpm. I have had this condition going on over a year now. I was checked for HBP which came back normal, i was placed with a heart monitor for 24hrs which came back normal. I have cut down on caffeine but noticed no diffrence. Is this a normal condition? What should I do?
BTW. I used to be a personal trainer. If you are weight training for 2 hours a day and concerned with diabetes, I'd change your split and do about 1 hour a day. After an hour of heavy weight training, your testosterone will lower, and cortisol will raise to give you energy. Cortisol screws with insulin, and raises glucose levels. So if you eat a revovery meal after with carbs, and that cortisol is still in your systems, it will spike blood sugar.
What you don't say is if you are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes! If so, you should be doing your testing two hours after your meal to get an accurate reading (and it should be back down to under 140 at that point). If you are just wondering if you are diabetic, then if you are spiking to 196 that is not a good sign and you should be tested.
I have GD and I meet with a nurse about every 2 weeks or so to go over my meal log. They would like me to eat 30-45 grams of carbs for breakfast, 15-30 for snacks in between meals, 45-60 for lunch and 45-60 for dinner. There are a bunch of veggies and some other foods that are considered "free foods" meaning they don't spike your blood sugar at all and someone will go over all of that with you. Avoid soda, cereal, and sweets as they tend to cause a spike.
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