Re: Numbers two hours after eating

[Guest guest]

> I read somewhere that if you have numbers that are higher than 120,

> two hours after eating, it means something. I don't remember what

it

> was though, and out of all the testing that I have done so far,

> fifteen of my numbers are above 120.

>

> Jo

GREETINGS --

As a Type 2 diabetic using insulin I follow the approach suggested by

Dr. Bernstein (an endocrinologist and also a Type 1 diabetic for 50+

years) -- the goal is to maintain BG's as close to normal as possible

round the clock, including after meals. He stated in his book that

the goal was to see no more than a 30 point rise in your blood sugar

at any point after eating. It's very normal for even a non-diabetic

to have a blood sugar rise after eating. The question is how high

does it rise, how fast, and how quickly does it return to normal

again?

The goal is to return to normal range readings within 2 hours of

eating (note that doesn't mean fasting readings, but within the range

of normal for blood sugar readings). However, many/most Type II

diabetics have a delayed or absent Phase 1 insulin response which

basically means that the insulin that would have been released as

soon as you begin to eat to help control the initial rise of blood

sugar doesn't happen or happens later than it should so we will see a

much quicker and higher rise in blood sugars after eating a meal that

contains the amount of carbs an average person would eat and then a

slow return down as the Phase II insulin response kicks in. It's that

initial spike that we seek to control with low carb as well as

keeping our blood sugars on an even keel between meals. Keeping the

post prandial rise small will also aid the body in being able to

bring the blood sugar back into the normal range again within 2

hours. The 120 mg/dL you referred to would be within a normal range.

wambo1941

[Guest guest]

This is a nitpick, but I was under the impression that Dr. B. was a

cardiologist.

[alldiabeticinternational] Re: Numbers two hours after eating

--- In alldiabeticinternational , " joeelliottjr "

GREETINGS --

As a Type 2 diabetic using insulin I follow the approach suggested by

Dr. Bernstein (an endocrinologist and also a Type 1 diabetic for 50+

years) --

[Guest guest]

Some of my numbers have been 120 and higher, while before eating, it

would be in the 90s-100.

Jo

> > I read somewhere that if you have numbers that are higher than

120,

> > two hours after eating, it means something. I don't remember

what

> it

> > was though, and out of all the testing that I have done so far,

> > fifteen of my numbers are above 120.

> >

> > Jo

>

> GREETINGS --

> As a Type 2 diabetic using insulin I follow the approach suggested

by

> Dr. Bernstein (an endocrinologist and also a Type 1 diabetic for

50+

> years) -- the goal is to maintain BG's as close to normal as

possible

> round the clock, including after meals. He stated in his book that

> the goal was to see no more than a 30 point rise in your blood

sugar

> at any point after eating. It's very normal for even a non-diabetic

> to have a blood sugar rise after eating. The question is how high

> does it rise, how fast, and how quickly does it return to normal

> again?

>

> The goal is to return to normal range readings within 2 hours of

> eating (note that doesn't mean fasting readings, but within the

range

> of normal for blood sugar readings). However, many/most Type II

> diabetics have a delayed or absent Phase 1 insulin response which

> basically means that the insulin that would have been released as

> soon as you begin to eat to help control the initial rise of blood

> sugar doesn't happen or happens later than it should so we will see

a

> much quicker and higher rise in blood sugars after eating a meal

that

> contains the amount of carbs an average person would eat and then a

> slow return down as the Phase II insulin response kicks in. It's

that

> initial spike that we seek to control with low carb as well as

> keeping our blood sugars on an even keel between meals. Keeping the

> post prandial rise small will also aid the body in being able to

> bring the blood sugar back into the normal range again within 2

> hours. The 120 mg/dL you referred to would be within a normal

range.

> wambo1941

[Guest guest]

I forgot to add that when it does drop, it drops fast. One time at

noon, it was 95. Two hours later, it was 137. At four that night,

it was 107, two hours later, it was 130, and when I did my bedtime

cheque at nine, it was 120. Does that help?

Jo

> > I read somewhere that if you have numbers that are higher than

120,

> > two hours after eating, it means something. I don't remember

what

> it

> > was though, and out of all the testing that I have done so far,

> > fifteen of my numbers are above 120.

> >

> > Jo

>

> GREETINGS --

> As a Type 2 diabetic using insulin I follow the approach suggested

by

> Dr. Bernstein (an endocrinologist and also a Type 1 diabetic for

50+

> years) -- the goal is to maintain BG's as close to normal as

possible

> round the clock, including after meals. He stated in his book that

> the goal was to see no more than a 30 point rise in your blood

sugar

> at any point after eating. It's very normal for even a non-diabetic

> to have a blood sugar rise after eating. The question is how high

> does it rise, how fast, and how quickly does it return to normal

> again?

>

> The goal is to return to normal range readings within 2 hours of

> eating (note that doesn't mean fasting readings, but within the

range

> of normal for blood sugar readings). However, many/most Type II

> diabetics have a delayed or absent Phase 1 insulin response which

> basically means that the insulin that would have been released as

> soon as you begin to eat to help control the initial rise of blood

> sugar doesn't happen or happens later than it should so we will see

a

> much quicker and higher rise in blood sugars after eating a meal

that

> contains the amount of carbs an average person would eat and then a

> slow return down as the Phase II insulin response kicks in. It's

that

> initial spike that we seek to control with low carb as well as

> keeping our blood sugars on an even keel between meals. Keeping the

> post prandial rise small will also aid the body in being able to

> bring the blood sugar back into the normal range again within 2

> hours. The 120 mg/dL you referred to would be within a normal

range.

> wambo1941