Hi Guys, T2 newbie and very confused!!

[Markmids]

Hi guys
my names mark im 38 and I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 weeks ago, my HbA1c was 69 and i was told i could control my condition with diet alone, so since then ive been drinking more water and eating less carbs, reading the labels and so on, ive already lost some weight and feel the best ive felt in ages, anyway! even tho i wasnt given a blood sugar monitor i got myself one anyway and tested my self today! before eating i was 5.3, i tested myself 1 hour later and i was 12.3.then i tested myself 2 hours after eating and i was 7.7 so i thought oh well thats not to bad, but just out of curiosity i was just about to go to bed and i tested myself again and it had gone up to 10.3 i dont understand as ive only drank water since.. very confused!! im using the ACCU-CHEK Mobile monitor.
any advise would be a great help.. thank you for reading.

 

[Lynn Davies]

Hiya Mark - welcome to the forums. You will g t great advice from the experts round here.

Your blood sugar lev Les will settle down but at the moment your body is used to running on high glucose levels so it's possible that your liver is pumping out more glucose than you need. Once you get used to lower levels everything will settle down.

You have had some great numbers so you must be doing something right. Maybe you had a bit more carbs from a slow release source and that caused it to rise.

On the other hand it just might be because.

Oh the vagaries of glucose levels.

Don't sweat it just yet. Keep a record of your numbers and see if there is a pattern following certain foods that you've eaten.

Oh I got diagnosed just over 2 weeks ago so just as much in the dark as you but thanks to this forum I feel more in control.

 

[Markmids]

thanks Lynn for your reply, im still learning i guess, wish id have got diagnosed after xmas lol its going to be hard to resist all those chocies!! lol

 

[Lynn Davies]

Yeah I know what you mean Looking on the bright side we won't spend January trying to lose Decembers excess - lol

What I will say is 1 hour after eating is a bit too soon to test. Your body is dealing with what it has just eaten so your reading will be skewed.

 

[Northerner]

Hi guys
my names mark im 38 and I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2 weeks ago, my HbA1c was 69 and i was told i could control my condition with diet alone, so since then ive been drinking more water and eating less carbs, reading the labels and so on, ive already lost some weight and feel the best ive felt in ages, anyway! even tho i wasnt given a blood sugar monitor i got myself one anyway and tested my self today! before eating i was 5.3, i tested myself 1 hour later and i was 12.3.then i tested myself 2 hours after eating and i was 7.7 so i thought oh well thats not to bad, but just out of curiosity i was just about to go to bed and i tested myself again and it had gone up to 10.3 i dont understand as ive only drank water since.. very confused!! im using the ACCU-CHEK Mobile monitor.
any advise would be a great help.. thank you for reading.

Hi Mark, your one hour test shows quite a significant rise - 7 mmol/l - so this suggests that whatever you ate is hitting your blood sugar levels very fast. Our bodies release insulin in two phases, and in Type 2 diabetes the first phase is often slow, meaning that food gets the opportunity to digest and raise blood sugar levels before the insulin is peaking resulting in a big riser. The second phase then kicks in and brings your levels down again. I'd consider changing your breakfast to something lower in carbs e.g. scrambled eggs, and then testing at one hour and two hours to see what a difference this makes. Have a read of Test,Review, Adjust by Alan S for a good guide to efficient testing and how to improve your post-meal results 🙂

 

[Annette]

thanks Lynn for your reply, im still learning i guess, wish id have got diagnosed after xmas lol its going to be hard to resist all those chocies!! lol

Don't feel you have to resist everything, it'll just get you down. Its Christmas, after all! Just cut it back. Have one choc, preferably after a meal, so that will slow down its effect on your blood sugars. Or go for a brisk walk, then reward yourself with a little mincepie (or whatever you fancy).