Hell my wife has type 2, but her body produces almost no insulin and she has to supplement with both insulin and drugs that stimulate the little insulin production her pancreas is capable of. We can eat perfectly, and her sugars will still be fucked without her medicine. The medicine means she doesn’t hit 300 from eating veggies and meat, but it still spikes no matter what she eats.

[–] shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago

Meat and veg contain nearly no carbs though. Insulin is the "key" allowing for cells to uptake glucose, aka carbs, from the blood to make ATP. So a rise in ones blood glucose after a meal of just meat and veg doesn't exactly make sense. I'm type I, so my islet cells have been killed off by my immune system, meaning I can't produce insulin. Type II is associated with the cellular insulin receptors not working as efficiently, which the body attempts to fix by increasing insulin production. Unfortunately, this increased metabolic demand leads to dysfunctional islet cells over time due to the prolonged cell stress. I know it's a small thing, but diabetes is an invasive disease and the more you know, the better control one can maintain! Maybe check the sauces used in the meat and veg meal? This is likely the source of the carbs leading to the high blood glucose level after eating.