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- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
As I’ve shelled out for a Libre for 2 weeks I’m trying out different foods from the usual - things I’d like to eat but haven’t for the last few years because although I might catch an initial spike from finger prick testing I wouldn’t get the whole picture. Im prediabetic (hba1c now normal through low carb) but I know from testing the occasional “bad” food I still get a biggish rise in BG from certain things, so I avoid.
Today I tried a slice of the low carb “seedful” bread from Holland and Barrett - a bit pricey but often on offer and if ok I thought it might be good to have now and again. This is the third time I’ve tested it, each with different things on top, first time scrambled egg, the second time avocado and now smoked salmon and cream cheese. Each time I’ve had rises of around 2.4 - 2.6
I’m always confused by what is an acceptable rise - is it ok as long as it’s back down or no more than a rise of 2 by the 2 hour mark? Or does ANY rise of more than 2 indicate I shouldn’t eat that food again (or have a smaller quantity)
If I’d been finger pricking I most likely would have missed the top of the rise.
Today I tried a slice of the low carb “seedful” bread from Holland and Barrett - a bit pricey but often on offer and if ok I thought it might be good to have now and again. This is the third time I’ve tested it, each with different things on top, first time scrambled egg, the second time avocado and now smoked salmon and cream cheese. Each time I’ve had rises of around 2.4 - 2.6
I’m always confused by what is an acceptable rise - is it ok as long as it’s back down or no more than a rise of 2 by the 2 hour mark? Or does ANY rise of more than 2 indicate I shouldn’t eat that food again (or have a smaller quantity)
If I’d been finger pricking I most likely would have missed the top of the rise.
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