Blood glucose help

(Mandy) #1

Hey all,

I’ve been attempting to keep a better eye on things that may cause my glucose to spike. This came about when I checked one day after having my coffee with stevia and it had jumped a little but I am seeing the same on days where I only have cream in my coffee. Here is some data:

Day with coffee and cream and stevia:
8am - before coffee: 82
9am - after coffee: 94
9:30am: 82

Day with coffee and cream only:
8am - before coffee: 84
9am - after coffee: 92
9:30am : 82

Is 10 points enough to worry about as for a spike in my sugar? Could the spike only be my body reacting to eating (or in this case drinking).

Thanks for reading.

(Karen) #2

I have course have no idea. But I have read just the thought of food can spike your insulin a little bit. Or just putting something in your mouth and chewing. Just swallowing water for some people might actually give a little bump of insulin. At least that’s what I’ve heard. I’m thinking it’s not enough to worry about

(Mandy) #3

Thanks for the input Karen. It does appear to be a slight bump from whatever I put into my mouth.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #4

First off Mandy, I would give anything to get my blood glucose that low. Can you tell us what your reading is after eating a regular meal? I would be curious to compare. It doesn’t sound like anything to worry about.

(Mandy) #5

@Regina ha… Thankfully I’ve never had a serious blood sugar issue. Just trying to dial in swings to make sure it’s not causing me not to lose. After a normal meal, it rarely moves much. It may go to 90 ish after a meal but never over 100. The only good part is that it was only up 10 ticks for 30 minutes or so.

(Tony Battelle) #6

I don’t know what you are worried about. Anything under 100 is GREAT!. The TINY spike after coffee is most likely due to the protein in the cream. YES, protein does activate insulin, albeit a much lesser extent than carbs. Also, Stevia CAN cause an insulin response.
https://experiencelife.com/article/stevia-too-good-to-be-true/
So, as an experiment,
A) Make your coffee with gee instead of butter
B) Don’t add any sweetener.
But really from what you have said, you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #7

Actually, those readings are probably within the margin of error of your measuring device, so it’s really nothing to worry about. The other thing to bear in mind is that your glucose was stable after eating stevia, so it looks as though the stevia isn’t affecting your insulin any more than it’s affecting your glucose. That’s good, since a lot of people react to one or another of the artificial sweeteners with a glucose spike.

(Mandy) #8

Thanks guys. Your input puts my mind at ease. I don’t eat at a ton of stevia but wanted to make sure I could tolerate it when I do.