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Normal blood sugars/testing non-diabetics

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MillieLouise said:
I'm 25 and was previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes which was diet controlled. My baby is now 6 months old. I had a follow up glucose tolerance test which revealed that I still have 'impaired glucose tolerance' so it looks like I was likely prediabetic before pregnancy. My fasting levels are perfect but I can spike high after meals (absolute highest I've seen is 10 and my 2 hour GTT reading was 9).f I've cut my carbs considerably (averaging about 100 - 150 a day tops) but am very thin so can't go any lower than that. Sometimes I seem to be able to get away with more carbs. However the other night as a test I had some cottage pie which sent me to 9 and I hovered around there for 3-4 hours which i know isnt good (potato seems to be the worst culprit for me). Generally though I have about 30g at each meal and reach a peak of up to 7.8. I often find my BG hovers between 6.8 - 7.8 for half an hour or 45 minutes and is generally under 6 at 2 hours.

So my question is, is it OK to spike to 7.8ish after meals every day? As I think I'd find it hard to manage on less carbs given my weight etc. And is it OK for it to stay around this level for 30ish minutes?

Do non-diabetics spike to 7.8 often? And finally, have any of you tested non-diabetics - if so what kind of readings did they get? This is to satisfy my own curiosity more than anything!
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Hi Millie...the nice guidelines for type 2'is between 4-7mmols before meals...and under 8.5 after meals...so far you seem to be meeting these targets...with the exception of the cottage pie...there is no need to starve yourself...you can still eat well and bring those levels down...I wouldn't worry too much at the moment...you seem to be on the right track...the guidelines are just that...and your health care team may have an individual plan for you when your diagnosis is confirmed...are you having any tests to confirm whether you are diabetic...or has that already happened?...that's not entirely clear from your post.
 
Non diabetics certainly do increase their BG to 7.8 after eating carbs, however I haven't ever seen any info about how long they stay there, sorry. ( but I think that's a question we could all tease-test our own doctors and nurses with - just to see if anyone actually knows !!)

I think I'd be pretty happy with those BGs, but you also know what you need to do if it requires dropping further - cos 100g a day isn't mega low, and protein is well known to ward off hunger better than carbs do at any time of day - and also makes the energy it produces last longer - so if you fancy a little snack - have a bit of eg cheese ! etcetera.
 
I saw some non-D continuous glucose monitor traces from HCPs the other day. I was more interested in how often they seemed to hit the high 3s, but will have to check for higher levels and how long they stayed there.
 
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