Sudden Spike in Blood Sugar, I am in Shock!

[Atulvats]

I have been following a low carb diet since 3 Jun 2020 and today is 19 Nov 2020. No Roti/Chapati, no Rice, No Dal (they increase my sugar), no potatoes, bread, pasta, cereals, biscuits, etc. no Junk.

When I started my Fasting Sugar had been around 130-145 and PP between 130-150 (HBA1C was 6.3 in March 2020), slowly it started coming down; fasting Sugar between 104-118 and PP under 125. I take no medicines. Yesterday, I came back from the office around 6.30 pm and thought of checking my Sugar (lunch was taken around 2.30 pm), to my shock my sugar came 165, I checked it again immediately on a different finger it was 156. Had dinner around 9, checked sugar at 10.30 pm it was 127. This morning I checked my sugar at 5.30 am; it was 132 and then at 6.30 it was 133.

My daily diet is as follows: B'fast: 2 scrambled eggs, some peanuts, Pomegrenade, more than Spoon full of Amul Butter, Beets and Lassi (during summers, now I take tea or warm water). Luch 1 roti made from Badam, Coconut flour, and Isabghol, a portion of vegetable, and curd. Dinner: Brocolli, Bell peppers, Paneer (sometimes) sauteed in olive oil, butter, and a spoon of ACV sprinkled.

My question is why this sudden spike in Sugar? is there something wrong with my Accucheck machine and Strips or has something gone wrong with my body?

[namaha Administrator]

Dear Atulvats

We need to treat our diabetes holistically after understanding our own body & health conditions.

Do you have insulin resistance or Insulin deficiency? You should check your C-peptide level to understand that.

To help you understand, please go through this link below :

healthunlocked.com/diabetes...

We should always remember that diabetes is not only blood sugar control and HBA1c control...there are many ways and tricks one can control blood sugar temporarily.... such as low carb high fat diet which you have tried ..........But one need to be careful about Insulin Resistance which remains dormant in diabetes and may create blood sugar fluctuations and Health complications during course of time.

So apart from blood sugar control without any medication , we also need to remain alert on all tell tale signs of Insulin resistance (1) out of range Lipid profile (2) out of Healthy BMI range (3) higher hsCRP - A sign of body inflammation which affects all organs including pancreas beta cells and endothelial. (4) Blood pressure to remain within 120/80 without medication (5) disturbed sleep in the night - Sound sleep for 7-8 hours is a must.

You may like to read the post link given below .

healthunlocked.com/diabetes...

[gangadharan_nair]

Check your HbA1c.

Links:-

medlineplus.gov/ency/articl...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyca...

[Atulvats in reply to gangadharan_nair]

Its 6.2 tested yesterday on 20 nov 2020

[sandybrown in reply to Atulvats]

Your HbA1c has come down. From 6.3 mmol/L to 6.2 mmol/L, I take it, the unit of measurement is correct.!!

Is low carb diet helping you?

What blood check is important, three or four times a day or very 6 months?

Take care.

[gangadharan_nair in reply to sandybrown]

HbA1c is expressed in percentage (%) and not mmol/L. It is also noted that Mr. Atulvats is taking FBS and PPBS in mg/dL. Since HbA1c (6.2%)is more or less normal, there is no need to express anxiety. Research has also shown that people with type 2 diabetes who reduce HbA1c level by 1% are:19% less likely to suffer cataracts; 16% less likely to suffer heart failure; 43% less likely to suffer amputation or death due to peripheral vascular disease.

Mr. Atulvats has not mentioned about physical exercise. To control blood sugar, one has to walk briskly for 30 minutes daily.