Re: Quaker Oatmeal and Blood Sugar

Yes, it was a fasting test done as part of a regular annual physical. Blood
was drawn at 8:00am. My doc wants a second test done in a few weeks. I
also wonder how one food - in this case Oatmeal - would change my fasting
numbers. This is the reason for my original post. Lipids and other test
results were normal. Thanks for your assistance. I'll get a meter and
check before/after meals as you suggest, though I don't see how that would
relate to the fasting numbers long-term.

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> I assume it was a fasting test, what time of day. Was the test done using
> an amount of glucose and then the test at time intervals or was it from
> blood drawn or a glucose meter and a spot of blood. That number is a bit
> high for any of the test methods. Your bmi and exercise most likely rules
> out metabolic syndrome. Did your doc suggest a retest in the near future,
> if not I wuld have it done anyway. Get or borrow a meter and see what
> your numbers are before and 2 hours after starting a breakfast using your
> typical foods, this test is the best predictor of risk of metabolic
> disorders. I don't see anyway that one food regardless of amount will
> change one's fasting numbers, there is a metabolic reason for this.
> Normally the glucose control system fine tunes glucose over the long term
> within a narrow range independent of amount of carbohydrates or their
> source. There is one other thing that comes to mind but I would like to
> see your response to the above to exclude it.


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