Testing 1 hour after eating

HeatherP · #1 (**permalink**) 11-15-2004, 11:45 AM

Does anyone else test their blood sugars 1 hour after eating?

I eat/inject at 8 a.m. and check at 9 and 10 a.m. The reason I do this is that historically, when I've had the worst hypos they happened in that 9-10 time frame. So I check for my husband's peace of mind. (and my own to a degree)

I'm not having that problem anymore, but I'm still cking at 9 and 10 which I prefer to do. But has anyone here tested an hour after eating? And what are your levels?

I frequently am in the 200's at 9, but my levels at 10 are almost always perfect. Seems like I drop pretty rapidly.

I was wondering if anyone else does this and what the results are?

HeatherP

lgvincent · #2 (**permalink**) 11-15-2004, 11:48 AM

I can't afford to but I sometimes will do it. When I have done it, my blood sugar is usually in the 180 to 240 range but I've sometimes had insulin reactions too.

koblenz · #3 (**permalink**) 11-15-2004, 11:55 AM

Hi Heather,

I have similar results, but mine go a little closer to 11:00 AM. I will be in the low 200's an hour to 2 hours after. Then about 10:45 to 11:15, I drop like a rock! By 12:00, I am always in the 90-120 range. If I take more novolog in the morning, I drop much faster at 11:00 and have a hypo pre-lunch. If I take less, then I am high pre-lunch. The rest of my day I am a "model" citizen; no major variations.

My endo and CDE say it is most likely a morning insulin resistence. They say it is a fairly common condition of diabetics. This is one reason they are keen to get me on a pump. They say that I will be able to control this by setting a higher morning basal rate and keep the same bolus.

Anyway, that is what is wrong with ME! Hope that helps.

HeatherP · #4 (**permalink**) 11-15-2004, 12:00 PM

Thanks to both of you, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one running around with sugars in the 200's right after eating.

I drop really fast too Koblenz. It's almost like, if my sugar is under 180 one hour after eating, I can pretty much predict that I'll have a hypo by 10 a.m. And like you, the rest of the day I do quite well.

HeatherP

MarkMunday · #5 (**permalink**) 11-15-2004, 12:39 PM

Heather,

I have been testing at both 1 hr and 2 hrs after eating for some time. The height of the peak peak is determined by the amount of carbs in the meal. And I find that 40+ grams of carbs produces 220+ 1hr peaks.

The trick is inject just enough insulin to bring the bsl back into the target range after 2-3 hrs. I have always found getting this right really hard. But it becomes a lot easier when carbs are replaced with protein/fat. I have reduced the carbs to about 15grams per meal. And the bsl generally peaks at about 160 after an hour.

Cheers,

Mark

rzrbks · #6 (**permalink**) 11-17-2004, 04:07 PM

Heather,

I don't do it regularly but have once in a while. Like you I have found that 1 Hour B/Gs run near 200/11.1 but then 2 hour readings are "Just Fine"

Mostlt I know this without checking now, as my vision goes to &%&^% when my B/G goes above 130/7.2 and then settles back down after B/G returns below110/6.1