Re: BG readings

On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:14:39 +0100, "GB" <NOTsomeone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Are you saying
that I shouldn't be having porridge at all? And I was feeling it was
supposed to be healthy....

Trust your meter. There are some benefits in terms of cholesterol that
oats give you (assuming you believe that lower cholesterol has any
benefits at all for women - not proven). However, if you're one of the
majority of diabetics whose blood glucose rises unacceptably with
porridge - then the risks outweigh the putative benefits.


Very odd. last night I had a a virtually nil-carb supper (checken breast and
green beans). 2 hrs later, my BG was 4.9. Then my son turned up with some
beigels and I had one. 90 minutes later, my BG was 11.1

For lunch today, I had Brocolli Cauliflower 1 Beigel 25 grams hard cheese 2
crackers an apple. So, same size beigel plus all the other stuff. At 1 hr,
my BG was 7.2 and at 2 hrs it was 8.7. So, why the discrepancy in BG?

Two reasons. The supper was very low fat; fat slows carb digestion
down. If you MUST eat bagels, you have just learnt that you need to
put butter, cream cheese, or something similar on, to give your
insulin production time to keep up. And half a bagel might be better
than a full one... The second reason is that we react to carbs
differently at different times of day. It's worth testing meals that
spike you at one time, at another, to see when you are most
carb-tolerant. My own limits are about 6g at breakfast, 20-30g at
lunch, and 40g at supper - if I wanted to, I could probably cope with
a bit of oatmeal then. That upside-down Alan eats museli as a bedtime
snack :P


I am so confused.

It IS confusing - that's a correct response! And what's worse is that
your response to foods may be completely idiosyncratic - that's why we
tell people about testing, and warn them that YMMV - your mileage may
vary. Also, high bg may leave you feeling stupid and depressed - not a
good combo to start a life-long fight against a chronic disease! But
it IS possible to get, and keep, control - and to slow down the
disease so it never bites. We have a couple of regular posters who
have had Type 2 for decades, and are still doing fine on diet and
exercise. And if it all gets on top of you - rant here! We've BTDT, we
know just how you feel, and we have endless patience for questions for
the same reason.

One day at a time - you're winning!

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.4% BMI 25
.