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Blood sugars in afternoon spiking
my blood sugars are 133 in the a.m., however I get up at 4:30 a.m., take 1000 mg of metphormin , eat a small breakfast. At lunch which is anywhere from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. I eat and by the time 3:30 gets around my blood sugar is over 200! I take my metphormin again at around 4:30 or 5:00 with 5 mg. of glimerpiride and within an hour after I eat my sugar drops to 99-110. What's with the spike in the afternoon, I usually try to get a snack in around 12, but its' still high
Here's a breakdown on your meals:
Breakfast - Lowfat dairy milk contains 12 grams of sugar per 1 cup. Every 7 grams equals one heaping tablespoon of refined sugar making 1 cup almost 2 tblsp of sugar. Nasty. Instead, try sugar free almond or hemp milk. Read carefully the nutrition label for hidden sugars.
Not much could be found on Carnation sugar free instant breakfast. Contains about 27 grams of carbs. If your blood sugars elevate with almond or hemp milk find something else to eat such as oatmeal.
Lunch: Read the flour tortilla nutrition label carefully. Foods made with white flour will elevate your blood sugars. And, some tortillas contain high amounts of sugar to enhance the flavor.
Eggs and Fritos are OK.
This is an excerpt from an older posted comment of mine -
Besides watching sugar in your diet-- you also need to watch carbohydrates (starches) carefully too. For example-- things like breads, potatoes, pasta, crackers, white rice, etc [foods made with white flour], can cause a drastic rise in your blood sugar if you aren't careful. [They are converted to sugar after you eat them].
Other foods/drinks to avoid [example; dairy milk, fruit juices, energy drinks, Vitamin water] can also cause blood sugar to rise [so serving sizes and moderation are important]. With fruit it’s important to eat them with other foods to slow the absorption of fructose [fruit sugar]. Eat foods low in carbohydrates as carbs to diabetics does the same as sugar. Try to eat whole grains, vegies, poultry, fish and lean meats. Nuts are good snacks as they provide essential fats good for you.
HTH
Breakfast - Lowfat dairy milk contains 12 grams of sugar per 1 cup. Every 7 grams equals one heaping tablespoon of refined sugar making 1 cup almost 2 tblsp of sugar. Nasty. Instead, try sugar free almond or hemp milk. Read carefully the nutrition label for hidden sugars.
Not much could be found on Carnation sugar free instant breakfast. Contains about 27 grams of carbs. If your blood sugars elevate with almond or hemp milk find something else to eat such as oatmeal.
Lunch: Read the flour tortilla nutrition label carefully. Foods made with white flour will elevate your blood sugars. And, some tortillas contain high amounts of sugar to enhance the flavor.
Eggs and Fritos are OK.
This is an excerpt from an older posted comment of mine -
Besides watching sugar in your diet-- you also need to watch carbohydrates (starches) carefully too. For example-- things like breads, potatoes, pasta, crackers, white rice, etc [foods made with white flour], can cause a drastic rise in your blood sugar if you aren't careful. [They are converted to sugar after you eat them].
Other foods/drinks to avoid [example; dairy milk, fruit juices, energy drinks, Vitamin water] can also cause blood sugar to rise [so serving sizes and moderation are important]. With fruit it’s important to eat them with other foods to slow the absorption of fructose [fruit sugar]. Eat foods low in carbohydrates as carbs to diabetics does the same as sugar. Try to eat whole grains, vegies, poultry, fish and lean meats. Nuts are good snacks as they provide essential fats good for you.
HTH
breakfast was carnation sugar free instant breakfast with 1% lowfat milk,
snack was a boiled egg
lunch was a floured tortilla with ham
3/4 cup of fritos
water
next snack was another boiled egg
snack was a boiled egg
lunch was a floured tortilla with ham
3/4 cup of fritos
water
next snack was another boiled egg
sorry, new at this. 133 at 4:30 in the a.m. prior to breakfast. After eating it's usually 157. Went to the doctors today, he is trying me with 2 mg of the glimeride in the a.m. and 2 mg in the pm to see if it evens me out
Why your blood sugars elevate in the afternoon we can assume it's because of the foods you've eaten. Help us help you by filling in the blanks - what's for breakfast and what's for lunch and what is your snack consist of?
You posted "133 in the am" but left off the time. Is this prior to or after breakfast? And what are your postprandial [2-3 hours after eating] levels?
You posted "133 in the am" but left off the time. Is this prior to or after breakfast? And what are your postprandial [2-3 hours after eating] levels?
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