Day 1
The first difference between us we predicted was correct….
After jabbing each other with the Libre sensor we both had a mini Kit Kat easter bunny. Ross’ blood sugar changed slightly but after 20 mins Sarah’s had crashed into the low range on the sensor. This straight away showed our very different reaction to a very high sugar food.
We then went to bed at the same time and woke at the same time. Sarah woke up twice in the night but Ross didn’t wake up. When looking at the blood glucose in the morning we could see that Ross’ was stable throughout the night but Sarah’s had dropped to a constant low. This could be the reason for waking up which we will explore over the next 2 weeks…
Day 2
As is often the way when you start logging, Sarah has been very conscious today and avoided any high sugar foods and her blood glucose has been stable.
Ross has had a very normal Monday and the highest spike was an incredibly big banana 🍌
Day 3
So last night we changed our evening snack…
I had apple and yogurt (my normal go to) and the glucose spike was low. Sarah decided to go with 3 quorn picnic eggs and glass of milk. This was a complete success as the spike was very small and there was no big drop in blood sugar through the night.
Unfortunately our little girl was up in the night with an ear infection so we couldn’t test if the normal blood sugar levels would mean Sarah wouldn’t wake up, as we got woken up anyway 🤣
In other findings today, Ross’ sensor stopped working, which apparently can happen with intense exercise. The run was a particularly hard one! .
Sarah tested the banana theory which was also a huge spike for her. One suggestion from Vic at the Studio is to eat it together with nuts to balance it out 🍌
Day 4
Unfortunately it seems that Ross has blown up his sensor as it still doesn’t connect. After 3 days of monitoring Ross is happy that his blood glucose levels are getting balanced well so has sent it back for a refund. Sarah will continue motoring and share any findings…
Sarah’s Summary
On Day 7 Sarah saw a huge spike after her hardest fitness session of the year. Fortunately the monitor continued to read fine. It does show that intense exercise can really spike your glucose levels but the benefits you get from the training certainly outweigh this.
Mornings have the biggest spikes so it’s really important to have a higher protein, lower carb breakfast. A white bagel send the glucose levels through the roof!
‘Put clothes on your carbs’ - have other foods together with the sugary and starchy ones to reduce the spike.
I have now started following the ‘Glucose Goddess’ on social media for lots or practical examples of how to reduce the sugar spikes.