some days my hubby eats well and his blood sugar is in the low 200s?

Question

and the next day he will splurge and eat things he knows is bad for his diabetes and have a blood sugar level of 120-140 2 hours after a meal. We are kind of new at this, can anyone help us - thanks

Answer 1

It's less to do with his "immediate" readings at any given moment than it is his overall average reading - I usually only check my sugar levels when I get up in the morning before I take my medication. Sometimes it's a little high (150+) other times it's low (less than 100) ...

Check his weekly average & monthly average based on a regular schedule each day. Don't be concerned about a single high reading once or a week or so... if he's consistently up past 150 (even at a fasting blood-sugar level) - talk to his doctor. Y'all might need to adjust his medication.

Answer 2

It depends a lot on carbs and the type and how much medicine he is taking. He might be eating more carbs on the day he eats well than he is on the days his eats badly. I know that it is funny but the true test of how high it really is going is to check 30 min to an hour after meals.

Answer 3

Diabetic Diet
by
Kendra Blanchette, RD, CDE
The diet that a person with diabetes follows to help manage his or her blood sugar levels is based on the same nutrition principles that any healthy person, with or without diabetes, should follow for good health.
The energy that we get from foods, measured in calories, comes from three types of nutrients: fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. Any food that provides calories will raise blood sugar. When foods are digested, they are broken down into the body’s basic fuel-- glucose, a type of sugar. The glucose is absorbed by the bloodstream, and is then known as blood glucose or blood sugar. In a person without diabetes, insulin is released by the pancreas after a meal or snack to allow the glucose in the blood to get into the body’s cells, where it is burned for energy. This brings the level of glucose in the blood back down to the normal range. If insulin is not produced or is not working properly, the glucose can not enter the cells to be used, and it builds up in the bloodstream. This results in high blood sugar, and this condition is known as diabetes.
Although all foods that provide calories are converted into glucose by the body, certain nutrients have a more direct effect on the blood’s glucose level. Fats in foods are eventually digested and converted into glucose, but this can take up to 6 to 8 or more hours after a meal, and the release of glucose into the blood is very slow ... Protein in foods (such as meats, poultry, fish, eggs, soy and other beans, and milk) takes about 3 to 4 hours after a meal to "show up" as blood glucose.
Carbohydrates, on the other hand, take only about half an hour to an hour after a meal to be turned into blood glucose.
Any food that is high in any type of carbohydrate will raise blood glucose levels. Foods high in carbohydrates include starches such as rice, pasta, breads, cereals, and similar foods.
The goal of a diabetes nutrition plan is to provide a mixture of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins at each meal at an appropriate calorie level to both provide essential nutrients as well as create an even release of glucose into the blood.
Overall, a nutrition plan for a person with diabetes includes 10 to 20 percent of calories from protein, no more than 30 percent of calories from fats (with no more than 10 percent from saturated fats), and the remaining 50 to 60 percent from carbohydrates.

Answer 4

my grandfather has diabetes too. and i good idea would be to eat crackers. like the cheese and penut butter ones. they are really good for your diabetes and should keep his blood sugar at a good level. and other than that just keep snacking all day. if he feels dizzy or anything like that just eat a snack.