I am diabetic for 13 years, take lantus 25 units at night and 1 mg day n night of glucophage. My fasting reading remains 100 to 115 with random from 140 to 190. The post prandial is 200 to 295. My hips 6.8 I am surprised that when my intake includes sugary items, readings come down as compared to routine meals. Pl explain.

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Dr. Pramod Kumar SharmaEndocrinologist39yrs exp

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Your pp blood sugar is high. Discuss with your doctor who will add some medicine.

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Dr. B JagadishDiabetologist10yrs exp

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Thanks for your Query. You need to reduce Lantus dose and add one Gliptin or Secretagouge in the morning to reduce post prandial sugar. For further information and advise you can book an online consultation with me on Lybrate. Thank you.

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Dr. Neha JainDiabetologist14yrs exp

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Yes it can happen, its a sign of insulin resistance that is fluctuation after eating carbs specially, so avoid carbs, years pp is high, which is not good consult to doctor.

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