Blood sugar of 200... Would love to hear opinions if you can relate
I recently ate a meal of fried vegetables, a little bit of pork, and maybe 1/4 a cup of white rice. My blood sugar shot to 198 within half an hour or so and has not gone back down to normal levels. I've been wearing a Dexcom CGM-type monitor and it's not super accurate, so I tested with a fresh blood test strip to be sure, and it read 198.
Google says normal blood sugar should pretty much never get this high. I'm slowly coming to terms with the fact that I might have pre-diabetes or even diabetes from/with PCOS.
I started working to book an appointment with a general practitioner about this. I've been avoiding the idea of medications for a long time but GLP-1 drugs are looking less taboo after seeing my body react so extremely to a little bit of simple carbs.
Can anyone relate? Anyone else have a similar experience, and maybe try medications to deal with it?
I'd love to hear your stories and any advice you have! I research a lot and it'll be a few weeks before I see a doctor, so I've got lots of time to figure out the best angle here.
Also, if it matters, I had my A1C tested like 6 years ago and it was normal. This was before I was diagnosed with PCOS but I already was drinking literally 400 oz of water a day and trying to find the problem. I still drink a ton of water daily (and take lots of PCOS supplements daily as well)