I Don't Understand Can Anyone Explain?

[Schlep]

I try to keep to a low carb diet with no medication. I have next to no sugar in my system except fruit. Type 2.

My morning numbers are usually between 8 andf 9. I know that is high but between me and the doctor we think we can get them down lower without the medication.

Now last night I really cheated and ate 2 small coffee crisp chocolate bars and expected my numbers to be through the roof this morning.

But no they are lower than they have been for over 2 months, this does not make sense to me, can anybody explain this to me?

Thanks

[Chris Graham]

What kind of fruit are you eating? Fruit can be very high carb and hard on your bg. Berries are lower in carb. The fat in the chocolate might have balanced the carbs in the crips. Good luck!

[Schlep]

What kind of fruit are you eating? Fruit can be very high carb and hard on your bg. Berries are lower in carb. The fat in the chocolate might have balanced the carbs in the crips. Good luck!


Actually I have not had any fruit in the last 4 days - I usually eat cherries and watermelon.

But only on the weekends as that is when I cheat a little and the weuight is still coming off.

[duck]

Schlep, without a lot of testing feedback, anything we offer right now is conjecture. How often do you test your sugars?

[Schlep]

Schlep, without a lot of testing feedback, anything we offer right now is conjecture. How often do you test your sugars?


Daily morning and night

[xMenace]

Do you usually snack before bed? There is a theory that some can go low in the night and cause the liver to kick in: releasing sugar to recover. There is also something called a Dawn Phenomenon which EVRYONE experiences to some degree. Many of us feel there is variation in our DPs, so this could be one of those variable days. Your pump might have had an off reading. The reading was within accepted vaiances. Water. Some claim dehydration affects the liver's release of sugar. Were you more hydrated than normal? Without a lot of testing with an accurate CGMS and elimination of all variables, you'll probably never know why this happens. It is all conjecture.

[amyjo29]

Diabetes is really weird... sometimes you can eat something and your fine and the next day you eat the same thing and your not. If you're T2 it's from the insulin resistance that you're body may be responding one day and the next it won't. Chocolate does have a lot of fat which will offset the carbs.

[princesslinda]

I think in order to get a true picture of your control you should be testing way more than twice daily. It's esp. important to test 2 hrs after the first bite of your meals, so that you can see how certain foods affect your blood sugar and be able to make better food choices. Your goal 2 hrs after first bite should be 7.78(140) or less. Personally, I try to keep mine under 120, the lower the better as long as i'm not 70 or less.

Different foods affect everyone differently. I can have 1/2 c. cantaloupe or watermelon with no problems, but grapes really raise my blood sugar and I have to avoid them. I know this because I tested 2 hrs after eating my grapes.

When I was first diagnosed, I kept a food diary, writing down everything I ate and corresponding blood sugars. It's really interesting to see how your blood sugar rises and falls throught the day.

If you can't afford to test that many times all the time, pick one day a week and test fasting, before meals and 2 hrs after first bite of meals. This will really help you know the type control you have.

[volleyball]

Your body is a machine and it does react predictably most of the time. The problem is the variables. You did not give us enough information to really help. You are not testing often enough for 1. You also did not give the specifics on the food you were asking about. And I don't think you have enough testing and history to know what affects your machine. Maybe you ate lower carb that day and did your walk. Maybe you slept well and fell well rested in the morning. Maybe you got some and feel more relaxed.

[Who?]

How much sugar you "have in your system." is not solely related to your intake. In order to manage your blood glucose you may need medication for a time. As others have said, there is not enough information in your post to permit very helpful replies.

You may need to reduce your overall eating, loose weight, and so on, as so many who post here need to do.

Try furnishing more info and we will be able to respond better.