Help understand test readings 96/133

[CCTX]

I am using True2Go and I am getting these readings:

Morning (8:00 AM) 9-hr Fasting: 96 mg/dl
1-hr after 100+ gm of carbs: 133 mg/dl
2-hr after 100+ gm of carbs: 126 mg/dl
4-hr after 100+ gm of carbs: 88 mg/dl

According to this meter, it says < 110 fasting is considered normal. I am currently well overweight.
The meal was beans + bread + low-fat yogurt. I usually experience slow digestion with beans, if this
makes a difference.

I have two questions:
1) How these numbers sound in terms of pre diabete? Your help is greatly appreciated.
2) Is it normal to have the 4-hr postmeal lower than the morning reading?

Your help is greatly appreciated.

[xMenace]

Welcome.

Slightly high. I'd want them all about 10% lower. I think your carbs are too high. That's more than I eat most days.

It's a sugar management disease. Control your sugar.

Morning readings are often high due to our "dawn phenomenons". Search this topic.

[genie86333]

Welcome!

I agree with xMenace.

It was good for a test & didn't go into dangerous levels, but pre-diabetes progresses into full-blown diabetes & you won't be able to eat that many carbs for ever. It's best to get used to it now & cut down on carbs. This will help keep the diabetes from progressing as quickly & it will keep your numbers in safe levels longer.

[CCTX]

Thanks xMenace and genie86333.

I had that BIG meal for testing purposes.
How much effect that many carbs can have one the readings? Is there an average formula for how can carbs elevate mg/dl?

[CCTX]

By the way, can the dawn phenomenon happen to normal people as well or only pre/diabete?

[Subby]

I don't think there is a predictable impact of glucose for non diabetics, the best they seem to have are "thresholds" where they are confident saying at that point on, it becomes indicative of BG problems and classified diabetic.

An OGGT test is an example of this.

Looking at your results and your statement that you are quite overweight, that's where I would be putting my energy - a diet that not only takes the pressure off your pancreas (so significantly lower in carbs, and careful choice of carbs) but one that along with lifestyle changes, leads to getting the weight off and keeping it that way. Getting rid of visceral insulin resistance is something you could directly aim for.

[CCTX]

I agree.

My wife was just telling me that last week diet was very high in carb, because of high sweet and desserts intake. She thinks that might affect the readings. Is this really a factor?

Now, do these numbers classify me as Prediabetic?

[Moonglo]

Techinically most sources will say that prediabetes is not a factor until fasting glucose is over either 100 or 100. The problem is that your fasting number was dangerously close to 100 for a non diabetic. Combine that with the fact that meters can vary some, and that number could have actually been slightly higher anyways.

I think it's time to up the exercise, cut down the carbs, and see if that helps your fasting number to drop. If so, then you may still be able to delay the onset of diabetes or prevent it altogether. If not, I would strongly urge you to get to a doctor, because they can give you medication to help bring those numbers a little lower, which you may or may not only have to take temporarily, and which may, here again, keep you from developing full blown diabetes.