How can I have a bg reading of 182 and then immediately eat a meal and get a reading of 88 two hours later? The first reading was fbg; the meal was breakfast. This just defies the whole premise that food elevates blood glucose-instead of lowering it. Especially when the meal was hot oat bran cereal with half a banana and walnuts. (more than half of my daily carb allowance in one meal) I think I'll just go 'eat worms'!

That certainly is the perception with those of us who have used or use a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) but do they really "read low".

First we need to understand exactly what they are "reading".

A Lab test, so when you go for A1C, 8 hour Fasting Test, A Random Test or an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) they are drawing blood directly from your veins.

Your veins contain the "most accurate" level of blood sugar "at the time of the test" because veins are "closest to the sugar source"… read more

My body is very much of and normal

Every 5 years the leading experts in the treatment of Type 2 get together at this big conference and make changes, based on new information, to the "consensus guidelines" that are used by the EU, UK and most of the Commonwealth and the United States, that become the national medical guidelines

So whether I post up something from the ADA's US Guidelines or from Diabetes Australia (or Canada or the UK), the only difference in the paragraph will be some spelling changes

Anyhow, in their latest… read more

I really watch my carbs, rarely have any sugars, and portion control. I have lost 40+ pounds in past 7 months and A1c has dropped from 6.6 to 5.4. My blood sugar before dinner is usually between 90-110. Bedtime (3+ hours after evening meal) is usually around 100-110. I cannot seem to get my morning fasting blood sugar consistently below 100 and even getting it down to 100-110 is not consistent. Am I doing something wrong or is this just as good as it gets? Thanks.

i am a type 1 diabetic.