"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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> Willy wrote:
>> "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Thurs
>>> BG before dinner 59
>>> Liverwurst & 2 eggs on buttered dark rye.
>>> One hour PP BG 79
>>>
>>> Fri
>>> BG before dinner 74
>>> 1/4 cup pinhead oats, liverwurst, Linburger, horseradish, 2 eggs
>>> One hour PP BG 98
>>>
>>> Sat
>>> BG before dinner 89
>>> 1/2 low carb bagel, cream cheese, smoked salmon, onion & tomato
>>> Two hour PP BG 129
>>>
>>> --
>>> Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their
>>> families! I've known US vets who served as far back as the Spanish
>>> American War. They are all my heroes! Thank a Veteran and
>>> Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ~Semper
>>> Fi~
>>
>>
>>
>> Nick, although I'm new to this, I find my 2 hour readings are where my
>> spikes really show up. I noticed your Thur and Friday readings were
>> at ONE hour, whereas your Saturday reading (which was much higher)
>> was at two hours.
>>
>> None of my business, but based on my own personal experience thus
>> far, it's the two hour number that matters most.
>>
>> Does everyone in the group tend to agree??? I'm very new to this, so
>> I could be wrong, but that is definitely what I find in my own
>> testing.
>
> No, some of my spikes are at 15 minutes, depending on the type of food and
> composition of the whole meal. A delayed spike (2 hours) may mean you have
> a lot of fat with your carbs or perhaps some gastroparesis. What
> drugs/insulin do you take, if any? Traditionally, doctors have advised to
> test at 2 hours to see if your bg's are back within normal range. If you
> are spiking at 2 hours then you are not back in range and you may need to
> finetune your meals more. I have found that any spiking is well and truly
> over by the one hour mark for me.
>>
>> Willy
>
>


I take 2x500 Metformin and 35 units of Novolin (at bedtime). I think
perhaps I must be one that digests slowly as My spikes consistently occur at
2 hours, and NEVER spike before that. I've been doing a LOT of testing
lately, and that's the case regardless of what I've eaten.

Willy