Re: Re: Stress and blood sugar swings

October 30, 2001

> I do have another question for you all. I have been getting

> enough readings to find out that every time I eat one gram of a

> carb, my blood sugar reading goes up either 2 or 3 points.

**1 gram of carb will usually raise your blood sugar from 3-5 points,

depending on the glycemic index of what you ate.

> I have been reading the " Diabetes Solution " , but still have no

> idea how much of a swing is a safe swing.

**Some try to stay under 126, some under 140, some under 160. There have

been reports that complications can start at 126, other reports about the

other numbers. I aim for a spike no more than 126 and 140 is ok with me, if

it decreases rapidly a couple of hours after eating.

> When I woke up this morning my reading was 194, then I ate

> three eggs and one piece of toast. It went up 36 points.

***That's the toast, probably. Keep reading Bernstein and see what he says

about getting your fasting glucose number down. As I'm sure you know, 194

is way too high.

>

> I came home a ate some roasted chicken from the supermarket.

> I thought It would be zero carbs, but my reading one hour later

> went up 18 points. What happened?

***the markets put all sorts of stuff on their chicken to make it taste

better, probably sugar as well. If they prepare them on site, you could

ask, but lots are prepared elsewhere and shipped in.

>

> I just can't find out what is an expected swing, (or a safe swing)

> and what recovery time should be.

**See above. You should see a spike approx. an hour after eating, coming

down 2 hours after eating, and normal in 4-5 hours. Some people won't eat

again until their bs is in normal range. (80-120).

Keep reading :-)

Barb

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