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Reducing levels
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Inka
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Hi @Fruitcake 🙂
Are you on any medication? When you talk about the “right food”, what are you eating?
Yes, exercise can help a lot. A walk is great but even keeping active in the house can help rather than sitting down.
Are you on any medication? When you talk about the “right food”, what are you eating?
Yes, exercise can help a lot. A walk is great but even keeping active in the house can help rather than sitting down.
Toucan
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Hello @Fruitcake and welcome to the forum
As @Inka says it would be good if you could tell us a little bit more about what you eat and what sort of readings you are getting.
Also, how long after eating are you getting high levels? It is generally recommended to test about 2 hours after eating.
The main things that effect readings are what you eat, particularly the amount of carbs, and exercise, but there are many other influencers as well.
As @Inka says it would be good if you could tell us a little bit more about what you eat and what sort of readings you are getting.
Also, how long after eating are you getting high levels? It is generally recommended to test about 2 hours after eating.
The main things that effect readings are what you eat, particularly the amount of carbs, and exercise, but there are many other influencers as well.
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Welcome to the forum @Fruitcake
How long have you been living with diabetes? Do you take any medication? Or manage it with diet and exercise?
As others have said, portion size can be really important, as can the amount of total carbohydrate (not just ‘of which sugars’). All carbohydrate gets converted to glucose in the blood, so the trick is to find the types of carb and the portion sizes that your body can cope well with. Everyone is different, so it’s a bit of trial and error, but with a BG meter checking before and 2hrs after eating and aiming for a rise of 2-3 from the starting number you can gradually tweak and change your meals to suit your own individual metabolism 🙂
How long have you been living with diabetes? Do you take any medication? Or manage it with diet and exercise?
As others have said, portion size can be really important, as can the amount of total carbohydrate (not just ‘of which sugars’). All carbohydrate gets converted to glucose in the blood, so the trick is to find the types of carb and the portion sizes that your body can cope well with. Everyone is different, so it’s a bit of trial and error, but with a BG meter checking before and 2hrs after eating and aiming for a rise of 2-3 from the starting number you can gradually tweak and change your meals to suit your own individual metabolism 🙂
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