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Re:Continuous glucose monitors reveal variable glucose respo... by e40 on Monday May 12, 2025 @04:00PM (#43966902)
Usually T2D is diagnosed based on a fasting glucose test. I also recently worse a CGM because I was borderline T2D and wanted to know how various foods impacted my levels. My peak was about 2 hours after the meal, so about 1.5 hours and change, given the lag of the CGM.

I also found that sweets not only spiked my values but did so over a 6-12 hour period! That was shocking. I have not had dessert for 107 days because of it. I plan to do a fasting test (and A1C) in August to see how many values are. I hope they are much lower, but we'll see.

EDIT: also, popcorn with nothing on it but salt gave me a huge spike.

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Re:Continuous glucose monitors reveal variable glucose respo... by zamadatix on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @09:55AM (#43973035)
Popcorn (even plain air popped) is more carbs as a percentage of mass (~70%) than eating a bag of Hershey Kisses (60%) so it's no surprise. I've always found starches to be the bigger culprit of my spikes than sweets since it's relatively easy to overlook and much easier to consume a large quantity without thinking about it.
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