What was it before the breakfast?They are just mixed.
Ashamed to admit this but last week I eat a takeaway pizza, 10” then cheesecake afterwards and my BG was 15 before bed. Now I know this is because I eat all that rubbish. But then today for example I had my breakfast at 9 this morning, 2 weetabix. Took my Bg before having dinner at 12.30 and it was 9.3 and I have no idea why. I feel unwell at the minute and very stressed so not sure if that is the cause. I just find time all so confusing and complicated on top of my existing mental health issues, it’s just tipping me over the edge
I are i can see where you are coming from. That is alot out I would have assumed that too. Is it possible you are coming down with something as that can effect levels often before it's obvious.I didn’t test before breakfast as I have tested weetabix lots before and I have always read around 5.3/5.5...2 hours after, just I just assumed it was something I could handle x
They are just mixed.
Ashamed to admit this but last week I eat a takeaway pizza, 10” then cheesecake afterwards and my BG was 15 before bed. Now I know this is because I eat all that rubbish. But then today for example I had my breakfast at 9 this morning, 2 weetabix. Took my Bg before having dinner at 12.30 and it was 9.3 and I have no idea why. I feel unwell at the minute and very stressed so not sure if that is the cause. I just find time all so confusing and complicated on top of my existing mental health issues, it’s just tipping me over the edge
Thank you. I may have to so that. I have been looking at a Low Carb, High Fat diet to try and have been looking at some keto baking recipes for a little treat on a weekend, but like everything else the info on weather Keto and LCHF are good for diabetics is so conflicting, it just ends up confusing me and I give up looking. XNumber 1, enjoy the pizza.
Number 2, enjoy the cheesecake.
Eating is nothing to be ashamed of.
You need to find a way forward to suit all your symptoms, and mental health is a large part in that.
It is very easy to fixate on nothing but BG, indeed some who have been on here years still do that at times.
This is one of the reasons nurses quite often advise against testing sometimes.
Looking at your Hba1c, you are already doing an amazing job.
Maybe try testing a bit less for a while, and concentrate on how you feel instead.
Diet, weight, exercise are all equally important in this.
I am unwell at the moment and really stressed so not sure if that could be effecting it x
Mike,Here it is!
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42 Factors that affect BG
A useful list for when you're making that 'piece of cake' calculation :) ETA: Article about the table: https://diatribe.org/42factorsforum.diabetes.org.uk
Thanks Becka, that's great. You confirmed what I thought too. A spike in the 30's isn't necessarily going to cause problems. We are all different, but in the 25 years I've had diabetes, I've never had any symptoms when blood sugar temporarily high. I've always dealt with them at meal time if not before. And yes, scary the lack of knowledge in healthcare professionals, hence why so many come to this forum for advice from the people who have first hand day to day experience with diabetes.Three of my usual evening fasting tests last year were above 30, which I double checked to make sure the reading was accurate. A 32.2, 32.3, and 30.5. They were not close together (a one-month gap, then a four-month gap) so I never went to A&E or sought urgent help. They also came as a big surprise as I was not feeling any symptoms from them.
I was obviously quite worried after the first one (which was pre-Covid) but all my attempts to request help in general from the surgery were ignored, despite me repeatedly pointing out those extreme readings. Then in summer the practice pharmacist needed to contact me about a prescription from a clinic, so I asked him for help and he told me such a high reading was impossible!
Mind, he then also told me that my average fasting levels being consistently around 13 in the morning and 15 in the evening did not imply anything about my overall level. Because my last HbA1c a year ago had been 7.2% / 55 mmol/L it was just a coincidence that I happened to have an exceptional spike just at the moments when I tested pretty much every day for the past six months. Apparently had I tested hourly they would have been much lower. Bizarre. And scary. I know he is not a doctor, but he is still allowed to give medical advice!
So in my case, what happens when your levels go high is not much. No one seems to care much and some people reveal staggering ineptitude. Otherwise, I never felt any different or seemed to suffer any ill effects. My foot check was good last December, and nothing new on my eye screening two weeks ago. And things are much better now thanks to a DSN who finally listened.