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Food/carb queries+recipes
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SusieGriff
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It means a sharp rise in bg levels straight after eating. (and sometimes hard to get back down again) I'm new to all this too, (4m dx) so don't take this a 100% right, but I'm almost sure that's what it means.
Mark T
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That's how I understand it too, where you BG's go quickly high after a meal.
I always liken it to a set of building blocks, if a meal has 5 blocks I'm always trying to have the response as a non-spike set of 5 single blocks, rather than hitting a tower of 5 straight away (sorry, I've just spent a good hour with a 2 year old, this is where my brain is).
I always liken it to a set of building blocks, if a meal has 5 blocks I'm always trying to have the response as a non-spike set of 5 single blocks, rather than hitting a tower of 5 straight away (sorry, I've just spent a good hour with a 2 year old, this is where my brain is).
Robster65
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Both spot on replies and nice analogy Mark ! 
There's a certain amount of glucose in any meal and it will either seep into your bloodstream slowly or surge through and cause those building blocks to form a tower.
If you get a spike, your insulin levels (especially with diabetes) can't rise quick enough to bring it down to normal levels. With a meter, you can see the effect but without you can only guess which foods will do what.
Rob
There's a certain amount of glucose in any meal and it will either seep into your bloodstream slowly or surge through and cause those building blocks to form a tower.
If you get a spike, your insulin levels (especially with diabetes) can't rise quick enough to bring it down to normal levels. With a meter, you can see the effect but without you can only guess which foods will do what.
Rob
Alan S
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If you aren't testing how do you know how well you are managing?I do not do any testing at home....i am managing diet control at the moment!!! So far so good 🙂thank you for your replies.
EVE
An occasional A1c does not show your spikes. In my opinion the spikes can cause damage, especially to the eyes.
There isn't as lot of research on the subject yet. But let me put it this way. When they do the research and confirm my fears in 20 years time, I intend to still be able to read the news.
Please consider obtaining a meter and putting it to work.
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