As a T2 diet only I can tolerate a small amount of beetroot quite well, more if it’s pickled and it’s full of antioxidants, I can’t tolerate oats in even the tiniest amount, I agree fats are very important, Berries are great for me in small amounts but I can also eat small amount of apple, a small plum and a finger of pineapple (which many here can’t)
We are all very different and can tolerate different things in varying degrees and quantities, the best way to see if any food has an impact on you personally is test and see, whilst we can take advice from, books, forums websites etc nothing is set in stone as a no no unless you’ve tested for yourself.
Totally agree. This is what makes it tough. and why people shouldn’t jump in to tell others what a certain guru advises.
I can eat bananas no problem, I can eat one slice of seeded toast fine.
But even yoghurt with seeds and four blueberries will spike my levels.
I had my first meal out this evening. Fretted at the menu. Scared of carbs. Scared of the dressing ( did it have sugar in it?)
Realised as I was eating the roasted Mediterranean veg with goats cheese that I’d eaten potatoes!
I ate over half of them, resigned to getting a massive spike 2 hours later.
II was 9.1! Now I know that might seem high but it’s still early days for me and 9.1 is not terrible for me.
I’d eaten my usual late breakfast earlier which usually gives me a 7 or 8 and it was 10.1.
I think stress affects readings. I’ve had a busy day today, worrying about getting to a scan apt in time, testing, eating, getting ready to go and meet my friends, eating out for the first time.
Hopefully it will settle and improve.
Haven’t touched sugar or even sweetener since I started on MF.
It’s only been three weeks.
Still learning.
) is that EVERYONE is different. The rules are not hard and fast -apart from the obvious- and it’s a very tough and frustrating challenge: trial and error, laborious note making and comparison of the foods that spike sugars and those that don’t.
