Due to some new research and a report titled “Guideline for management of Postmeal Glucose” that was carried out for The International Diabetes Federation we may need to be pricking our fingers even more frequently. Oh boy, how fun!

Warwick Medical School researchers looked at a range of studies that examined in particular the two hour post meal peak in blood sugars and found a substantial body of evidence that reducing postmeal plasma glucose is as important, perhaps even more important for achieving overall optimum HbA1c levels.

The researchers firmly believe that these sudden and dramatic increases in post meal “highs” can be more dangerous then a more constant elevated blood glucose or A1c. I know one thing… this calls for more research to be done on continuous glucose monitoring devices. I will curious to see how far these new findings make into clinical teaching. I guess this is why living with a chronic disease like diabetes can be so frustrating, every few months there is a new and improved way to do what you have been doing all along. No one can ever say we’re not flexible…

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Post Meal Sugar High Just As Important As Fasting Blood Glucose

“Mommy, what would happen if you only had 1 ice cream cone, and then didn’t eat anymore for a few weeks?” And there is always, “Can’t you just have some of the cake, we won’t tell daddy”! That always makes me giggle. Like if we don’t tell anyone about the tasty food that there will be no ramifications. Oh, to be young again.

But my oldest did her best to explain her mommy’s health condition last week at book club. “If my mommy eats too much sugar then we have to give her an extra needle to see what her sugar temperature is measuring and that would take too much time. And her fingers are so sore now and she doesn’t like to prick them. I think she is scared of the needles and I have to do it for her. She is like a big baby sometimes. But that is because of the diahetees!” Uh huh, that is right y’all, we have diahetees! Ah, out of the mouth of a babe. Haha.

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My Kids Closely Monitor My Diabetes…