A question - lows and highs

[Darbs]

Hi all

I posted on here last year as I was concerned I might have pre diabeties but after bloods GP said my levels were fine.

I have a pancreas problem so more at risk so I bought a monitor - 6 months or so ago I was getting some highs so had the test done and it came out fairly low. I started testing again recently and this week got a 3 after eating my breakfast so not sure how low it was before - and then today up to 8.6 after a meal. Could it be if I have a few lows and a few highs it would affect the test results? I plan to track my results for a week or 2 and see - I've only done a few but the low did concern me - I know low is good but isn't 3 (after eating) too low?

Thanks

 

[Lamont D]

Hi @Darbs

How and when do you test?

If you test randomly, you won't get a proper understanding of what's happening.
Let us know.

 

[Darbs]

The test when I got 3 was 30 mins after I ate breakfast - I usually test in morning before food (forgot that day so did test after food) and 2hrs after eating (the 8.6 was 2 hrs after dinner). To add I don't eat proper meals as food causes me a lot of pain with my pancreas problem. I do eat way too much sugar as I try to eat low fat and tend to eat a lot of carbs - porridge / cereals / cereal bars / ice lollies - I've been tracking my food on my fitness pal mainly for fat content and my sugar intake is way too high. But finding it hard knowing what to eat with less sugar but less fat too

 

[Lamont D]

The 3 might have been a rogue reading, I'm only guessing.
Why can't you eat full fat things like cream and butter? is it because they cause you pain?
Have you been advised by a dietician to eat those low fat things.
Low fat means high sugar.
The likes of what you have posted would make me really ill.
I eat full fat as they are good for your blood glucose levels and your pancreas doesn't have to work so hard.
If you have pancreas problems, or prediabetic, we would recommend low carb diet.
Don't eat processed food, that's just as bad, cook from fresh, and eat lots of veg except spuds and starchy varieties. Leafy salad veg are good and low in carbs fruit is ok.
Hope this helps.

 

[Darbs]

Yes I have to limit fat as I have an inflamed pancreas (chronic pancreatitis) and whenever I eat this causes me more pain, the higher fat content the harder the pancreas works to release enzymes to digest the food - even taking enzyme supplements.

Yes processed food isn't good either - it would be easier if I didn't have to eat at all. I will try and eat low carb as I think my current diet isn't good. I've been under a dietician in past but she despaired at me eating porridge for dinner but when a meal is going to make my pain much worse it's easier to have something you know won't cause too much upset. I'll try making small changes and see how it goes and keep an eye on the sugars. Thanks

 

[Lamont D]

Yes I have to limit fat as I have an inflamed pancreas (chronic pancreatitis) and whenever I eat this causes me more pain, the higher fat content the harder the pancreas works to release enzymes to digest the food - even taking enzyme supplements.

Yes processed food isn't good either - it would be easier if I didn't have to eat at all. I will try and eat low carb as I think my current diet isn't good. I've been under a dietician in past but she despaired at me eating porridge for dinner but when a meal is going to make my pain much worse it's easier to have something you know won't cause too much upset. I'll try making small changes and see how it goes and keep an eye on the sugars. Thanks

Let us know how you are doing.

 

[jeanie99]

I have to be careful also with high fat because my cholesterol is higher than doc thinks is good for me and I refuse to go back on Statins. I have other problems also high blood pressure and heart valve disease.
I make my own soup and eat it generally for breakfast or lunch using
any veg sweet potatoe, carrots,celery, peppers, onions, whatever I have left also add to the mix like cauli, broccoli or cooked left over veg.
To this I add lentils and sometimes porridge oats that have been soaked first overnight, this makes the it taste creamy.
I use garlic and chillies to taste and black and white pepper NO SALT. You can swop around the ingredients as you wish, it's always a good healthy soup.
This makes a thick soup in 30 minutes just mash up the ingredients after boiling with a potatoes masher
and there is enough for 7 meals to freeze so very convenient.
You can buy lower fat and sugar yogurt, just need to check out the labels
I buy
Onken Natural 100g is 2.4 saturates,3.4 sugar
Milbona Natural 100g is 2.5 saturates 3.9 sugar (lidles)
Most manufacturers tend to up the sugar when reducing fat so watch out for this.

I eat this with Hartleys 10 cal fat free jelly, fat trace sugar trace per 100 gram or pot 1.3 car


Cottage cheese
Goldessa from Lidles 100g saturates 3, sugars 2.8
Tesco healthy eating 100 g saturates 1.1, sugars 3.9

I also eat tinned mackeral but drain any sauce off, as much as you can and rinse with water while in the tin, this can be added to all sorts of dishes try and be creative.