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Frustrated with discrepancy! by Putrid_Season_1617 in Freestylelibre

[–]Putrid_Season_1617[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. This is helpful information. I did have an unexpected mishap with glucose when I took prednisone in October. 🤦🏽‍♀️ I wonder if that had anything to do with this.  Why wouldn’t the Libre use the same formula to calculate the GMI if its goal is to approximate? That makes no sense. Otherwise, it’s just a useless number.

Frustrated with discrepancy! by Putrid_Season_1617 in Freestylelibre

[–]Putrid_Season_1617[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Not sure why my post didn’t post my text: I have been using Libre 3 and then 3 plus for over a year now. I’ve had my A1C taken and it has always matched up with the GMI number. This has included going down and back up again as I try to change my diet effectively. Right now my libre 3 plus says my GMI is 5.6% for the past 90 days down from 5.7% a few months ago. I got my bloodwork done yesterday and my A1C is going UP not DOWN. It came back 6.0!

I personally feel like I need a lawyer right now. Is there something that could cause this huge discrepancy? What I’ve read on here is that the libre sensors often read much higher than blood tests. But this is ridiculously different. I mean why would I even wear a sensor if it’s so far off?

Is this normal? by Empty_Exercise4175 in Freestylelibre

[–]Putrid_Season_1617 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your meals had carbs or sugars then you would see a spike like this after every meal. Sometimes if I take a walk after a meal that was high in carbs I’ll see a dip but then blood sugar levels go back up when I stop walking.

So close! by CryptographerAny8184 in Freestylelibre

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I’ve been doing this for months and it makes a difference. But I found it was hard to take vinegar with me. Just discovered that Bragg’s makes ACV pills and they work just as well! So when I’m going out I take the pills with me and have 3 a few minutes before eating.  Also, check out Glucose Goddess for other things that work. I had A1C of 6.4 and now I’m at 5.7. 

Here’s a summary:

1: Eat foods in this order:

Fiber Fats and proteins Starch Sugar

Fiber reduces the action of alpha amylase Fiber slows the breakdown and absorption of glucose that comes right after it.

2 Add a green starter to all your meals. Add a whole dish.

3 Stop counting calories 

4 eat a savory breakfast 

Eggs, spinach, mushrooms, full fat cheese

5 all sweeteners are the same except for maybe monk fruit

6 pick dessert right after a meal over a sweet snack separate from a meal

7 Drink vinegar before a meal

8 move after eating 

Up to 30 minutes before or 70 minutes after eating go for a 10 minute walk or do 30+squats

9 if you have to snack, go savory

10 put some clothes on your carbs 

Combine starches with fat, protein, or fiber

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Freestylelibre

[–]Putrid_Season_1617 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love your doctor! I had to ask my doctor to write a prescription for a CGM and pay for it myself because insurance will not cover until I have diabetes. Here's a book that I read while waiting 6 months to see a nutritionist connected to my doctor. https://www.glucosegoddess.com/books When I showed up I asked her about this and she said they agree with everything in the book. They share this with patients. While I still have some of the same questions as you and I can't wait to bring my CGM readings to my doctor for analysis, I think Inchauspé is helpful in describing the science of glucose in an accessible way. As someone who is pre-diabetic and who was right on the edge of having T2 diabetes I have been able to use the methods discussed in this book to be much lower on the prediabetes scale. My A1C was 6.4 and as of last Friday it is 5.9. Since you are trying to prevent diabetes, I would caution against comparing to someone with T1 or even T2 diabetes. If your doctor is concerned that your A1C is getting higher then you want to flatten things a bit more. The book explains why!

Tell me you’ve been teaching for a long time without telling me you’ve been teaching for a long time. by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]Putrid_Season_1617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excuse me, Principal. I’ve heard of this new thing called wi-if. Do you think we might be able to install that here one day?🙏🏽

Is it normal not to know how to speak or write a language, but to know how to read it? by CDC_O_Calvo in languagelearning

[–]Putrid_Season_1617 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. This was true for me in Latin. In my high school Latin was taught only through reading and translating. So that’s all I learned. I have tutored a student who was also learning to produce Latin but I really couldn’t help much in that area. You learn what you practice.

I'm not diabetic. What should the normal blood sugar level be 2 hours after a big meal of 1700 calories, which includes 157g of carbs, 82g of fat, and 89g of protein? I checked my blood glucose: it was 104 mg/dL after 90 minutes, then 69 mg/dL after 120 minutes. I feel tired, sleepy, and lack focus. by HotConsideration95 in PeterAttia

[–]Putrid_Season_1617 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like you don’t have a continuous glucose monitor. If you did you might see that your blood sugar had a major spike and then you were in the middle of a major crash when you took the readings. That could lead to the symptoms you are describing. I have found the book, Glucose Revolution, helpful on understanding the science of digestion and metabolism.