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jlauro on 23 March 2018
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JRPGfan said:
jlauro said:

Two points...  160 is not high, as long as it doesn't stay there.  That is perfectly normal after 1 or even 2 hours after eating.  If it never falls below 160 than it's high....  (actually, if it never falls below 120 it's high...)

Don't think you mentioned what type of soda, but check the carbs on it...  generally soda is very bad for diabetes unless it's diet (0 carb).

If changing diet (such as less carbs), or increasing the amount of exercise you probably will need less medication and can possibly even get off of it, but you will want to talk to your doctor about it.  

"In a person without diabetes, blood sugars tend to stay between 70 and 100 mg/dL (3.8 and 5.5 mmol). After a meal, blood sugars can rise up to 120 mg/dL or 6.7 mmol. It will typically fall back into the normal range within two hours."

Usually you ll get a device that can meassure it in mmol.

And you ll  be told to keep your blood sugar around 4 to 7.

If type 1 : you ll get a long term working insolin, and a quick working one, and you ll have to jungle how much insolin to take vs your carb intake.

if type 2 : your out of luck, you have to "keep" it in normal range mostly via not eating carbs, and working out ect to keep it low. Those Pills dont really do much to regulate it if you have a bad case of type2 (ur body cant make use of insulin).  Healthy lifestyle is the only thing you can really do.

Do you have a reference for normal only rise upto 120???  I have seen different published opinions (between 140 and 200, with 200 being max for 1 hour), but never one that it remains that low after eating a large amount of carbs.  A quick google search came up with  "For someone without diabetes, a fasting blood sugar on awakening should be under 100 mg/dl. Before-meal normal sugars are 70–99 mg/dl. “Postprandial” sugars taken two hours after meals should be less than 140 mg/dl" from https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/blog/what-is-a-normal-blood-sugar-level/ " 

You can also get insulin for treatment of type 2. Doctors don't normally recommend it as the first treatment option for type 2, as it is generally easier to recommend a pill than a shot and does typically require closer (more frequent) monitoring.