3 hour spikes

[Lori M.]

Is it anything to be really concerned about if it takes 2 1/2 to 3 hours to come back down to normal after a meal? I've had a few times where I would test 2 hours after a meal and it wouldn't be much different than what it was before I ate, then I would test again 30 minutes later and it would have spiked up (usally in the high 140's to low 150's) then I would test again in another 30 minutes and it would be way down again. :dontknow:

[Harold]

Would be concerned if it was happening more than 12% of the time and doing something different if it approached 25% of the time. Your A1c will be affected and show an increased percentage as a result. Heat and activity level both come to mind first when looking for a reason for a delayed spike. Although they may both delay digestion they are not the only cause. Besides if your testing 30 minutes apart you may not really be catching the spikes. Seen my bg's vary by 50 to 80 points in as little as 15 minutes, and have seen it spike twice within the two hour mark with the second one lower than the first by 30 to 50 points. It is easy to become a bit obsessive about monitoring, but with the current technology availible to us it quickly becomes fruitless doing it every day for type 2's not on insulin. However when your experimenting with new foods or diets it becomes invaluable. Which makes it easy to become obsessive about it and leads to burnout. My first year I monitored every other day four times a day. Then after feeling I had accomplised the habit switched to three days a week. Now I don't worry about it inbetween times, but if I feel off or weird out comes the meter.

[nantomsuethom]

It depends on what Thomas eats. If he eats something like pizza, ice cream or mac and cheese, it takes a little longer for his bg to go up. It almost always takes 3 hours for him to come back down to normal after a meal bolus.