Well I'm going to have to kick Muesli into touch...

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Paul_c

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supposedly healthy breakfast according to my DSN...

30 grams Tesco's no added sugar muesli with skimmed milk and a handful of blueberries... no sugar...

before: 6.7 (fasting)

2 hours after: 9.5!!!

Think I'm going to have to make time to do fry-ups instead now... that or else cook something up in the evening to have the next morning.

Greek Yoghurt and nuts?
 
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Re: Well I'm going to have to kick Meusli into touch...

Greek yogurt with blueberries, raspberries or strawberries. Even a big frittata is good cold and sliced. Boiled eggs kept in the fridge, I eat mine with a chunk of cheese and olives. Pretend your in Greece.
 
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Re: Well I'm going to have to kick Meusli into touch...

I have either Greek Yoghurt with a few blueberries or scrambled eggs. I get the Yeo Valley Greek yoghurt which is so smooth and tasty that I often just have it on its own.

For scrambled eggs I add in a bit of cream and some French mustard and it is very tasty and fills me up for ages.

If you really love muesli you could try a tablespoon sprinkled onto yoghurt and see what happens ...
 
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Re: Well I'm going to have to kick Meusli into touch...

Paul_c said:
supposedly healthy breakfast according to my DSN...

30 grams Tesco's no added sugar muesli with skimmed milk and a handful of blueberries... no sugar...

before: 6.7 (fasting)

2 hours after: 9.5!!!

Think I'm going to have to make time to do fry-ups instead now... that or else cook something up in the evening to have the next morning.

Greek Yoghurt and nuts?
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Paul have a look at this link, scroll down to Breakfast Cereals, maybe you find something suitable amongst that lot, you could always add a few oats to the seeds and see how it would affect your bg levels.
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4871&p=296904&hilit=low+carb+muesli#p296904
 
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Re: Well I'm going to have to kick Meusli into touch...

Interesting, although I'm trying to restrict items to what I can get in the local shops cheaply. From what I can tell, a lot of those items tend to be sold in stupidly small quantities with a high mark-up :(

My local Julian Graves has closed down as well...
 
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You could also try scheduling intensive daily exercise an hour after breakfast -- this means I can get away with sprinkling granola on yoghurt & berries and even sneaking in a piece of low-carb toast occasionally while keeping levels low 2 hours after. Gives an extra incentive to exercise, which can't be a bad thing, and might mean that you could still have a modicum of muesli if you're very fond of it.
 
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If cost is a problem, then my suggestion of adding ground almonds to the mix is probably going to be too expensive, although Aldi is much cheaper for them.
 
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I agree with the exercise theory. If I don't get some work in after breakfast, my levels are not good - but if I do something to burn it off ... success!! I haven't eaten muesli since diagnosis. Have eaten porridge though ... 42g serving with milk will be ok with exercise. Almond porridge is even better! There's life after muesli!!!! :)
 
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Recently changed my breakfast to something that is cereal like and very tasty. I was doing 40g of Greek yoghurt + 10g strawberry yoghurt + 25g ish of berries. I now do that plus I add around half a handful of flax seed and a similar quantity of white Chia seeds. Mix furiously and wait a couple of minutes for it to swell up. Very quick just takes 40 secs to defrost the berries in the microwave and is remarkably filling.
 
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at the moment I'm unable to exercise in the manner I usually do as I've injured my knee meaning I can't cycle the 7 miles to work and back until it's better... I'm currently getting my exercise by doing a 30 minute walk after lunch around the industrial estate. Could do an additional 30 minute walk on arrival at work... oh well, best set off early then... :)
 
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OK, this morning it was 6.1 fasting level before breakfast and 6.2 2 hours after with a 30 minute walk when I arrived at work.

Unfortunately, the breakfast wasn't the same as my blueberries had gone manky so had to chuck them away. Added some Omega 3 seed mix instead. Will be looking into getting frozen blueberries for year round convenience.
 
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