Is 150 really that high after eating?

I'm still trying to understand what counts as a genuinely bad glucose reading with Type 1.

I keep seeing people online talk about staying under 140 or 150 as much as possible, and it's making me feel like I'm doing something wrong whenever my CGM goes above that after a meal.

For example, I'll eat, go up to around 150 or 160, and then come back down. I used to think that was pretty decent, but now I'm second guessing everything because some people seem to treat anything above 140 like a disaster.

Do you worry about every reading over 150, or do you pay more attention to how long you stay high and your overall time in range?

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@dineshkumar2 wks ago

I definitely don't panic over seeing 150 after food. For me there's a big difference between briefly reaching 150 and sitting high for hours.

@ganeshrao2 wks ago

That's basically what was confusing me. People just post a number without saying whether it was for ten minutes or half the day.

@anupsharma2 wks ago

Diabetes groups can seriously mess with your head if you compare CGM graphs too much 😂 Some people have incredibly tight control and post their best days. That doesn't mean everyone needs the exact same graph.

@shikha072 wks ago

This. I used to see those perfectly flat screenshots and wonder what secret information everyone had except me.

@ganeshrao2 wks ago

Yes 😂 The flat CGM screenshots are exactly what started making me question my numbers.

@ajaychauhan2 wks ago

I pay much more attention to patterns than one random number. What was happening before the meal, where did I peak, did I come back down, am I spending a lot of the day above my target range? One reading by itself doesn't tell the whole story.

@kunalmehta2 wks ago

Also remember that glucose targets can be individual. Pregnancy, frequent lows, age, medications and other health issues can all change what someone's diabetes team wants them aiming for.

@ganeshrao2 wks ago

Good point. I think I've been reading other people's targets and automatically treating them like they're supposed to be mine too.

@rameshreddy2 wks ago

My bigger problem was trying so hard to keep the graph perfect that I started correcting too aggressively and then dealing with lows. My endo basically told me to stop chasing every little bump.

@anjali-r2 wks ago

Nothing like getting annoyed at 160 and then ending up at 60 because you got impatient 😭

@rameshreddy2 wks ago

Exactly. Then you're eating carbs to fix the problem you created trying to avoid carbs 😂

@sagarpatil2 wks ago

I'm Type 2 and this is why I wish people would mention their diabetes type when discussing numbers. What someone with Type 1 on insulin is trying to manage isn't necessarily the same situation as mine.

@ganeshrao2 wks ago

Yeah, I've noticed a lot of discussions mix Type 1 and Type 2 together and then everyone starts arguing about what number is acceptable.

@rashmi042 wks ago

I look at time in range and my A1C with my diabetes team. If I start seeing the same high pattern after the same meal repeatedly, that's useful information. A single 150 on Tuesday afternoon isn't something I'm going to ruin my day over.

@suman192 wks ago

The CGM is supposed to help you manage diabetes, not make you afraid of every upward arrow.

@ganeshrao2 wks ago

I needed to hear that. I think I've started treating every rise like I failed some kind of test.