Ahhhhh. It’s Monday. That’s it. I woke up this morning and hit the old treadmill (30 Min/ 2.2 Miles 544 Cals) Took my 62,000,000 pills, and ate a three egg omlett with pepper jack cheese and salsa. Drank about 5 glasses of water and one Diet Mt Dew. Now I’m sitting here at work tired out of my mind and my BG level is 146. What the heck. I have been really watching my diet for 6 months now ( OK a few cheats, stupid carbs) I have been hitting the treadmill 6 days a week for 3 weeks now. Someone throw me a bone why is my BG so high.
Jim, I’m going to stick my neck out and let it get chopped. But you might be so tensed up about the high reading and your body will tell on you. The high reading is the way it reflects on your stress. I was the same way and I try not to cheat on my diet. But I could be guilty of it, nevertheless. My reading just a while ago (after “lunch”, two hours ago was 147. I don’t like that either, and I only had a low-fat turkey balona sandwich in two slices of whole wheat bread (Nature’s Own) with a dollop of salad dressing. Enough carbs, yes, but not enough for a high reading. Worrying about such things does not help anything.
Jim,
Okay, we will tell you what you already know. You are being a Very Good Boy. It could actually be the exercise that is elevating your BG. It took me a while, but I found this to be true when I work hard. I’m quite sure that doesn’t mean its bad for me (damn!!). You will probably be rewarded with a fabulous new a1c. You might also cut down on your pills. At .01 g of carbs each, I’m surprised you can make it out of the house!
Possibly because you are tired and stressed? Both of those things affect blood sugar.
Do you think it’s the tomatoes in the salsa? Some people are sensitive to those. It is a pain, when you eat something that you think is okay and then your meter say no way. I would eat some salsa again and test and see what happens. Although, I can eat something one day and then have different results on another day. Go figure 
I agree with Debb - it’s important to know what your fasting morning bs is to fully assess what’s happening. And I have also experienced the spike after exercise that Susan mentioned - but for me, it all traced back to my “background” or basal insulin.
Another point is that, like Susan said - you aren’t doing anything wrong. I have to constantly remind myself, even though I’m working so diligently, that when I get a bad reading it’s not my fault!! What it is, is a mystery - sometimes you can figure it out and sometimes you can’t.