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Large battered Cod and mushy peas.

gooner10

gooner10

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Good evening folks. Had my usual Friday cheat tea of large battered cod and mushy peas at 6.00 p.m bloods before tea were 5.2 . Took my normal 1000 mg of Metformin after meal.Two hours later 7.8 .Four hours later at 10.00 p.m down to 4.2 . I don't think I have ever been that low since I was diagnosed in 2008 . Should I expect such a drop or is this normal ? T.I.A
 
Probably an over enthusiastic insulin response to the carbs in the batter and peas has caused more to be pumped out than was absolutely necessary. You're over stimulating your pancreas with the food and it's responding.. not sure I'd recommend doing it too often though.
 
gooner10 said:
Good evening folks. Had my usual Friday cheat tea of large battered cod and mushy peas at 6.00 p.m bloods before tea were 5.2 . Took my normal 1000 mg of Metformin after meal.Two hours later 7.8 .Four hours later at 10.00 p.m down to 4.2 . I don't think I have ever been that low since I was diagnosed in 2008 . Should I expect such a drop or is this normal ? T.I.A
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It's one of my goto cheat meals. Jumbo Cod in batter. Down in one. Well necked. Not so bad on the blood at all. That is if I buy from one shop. If I get it from the Chinese Takeaway, then I get problems. Their batter seems to be more carby. I am on a small dose of Gliclazide, so my sugars often drop lower than my pre-meal reading. Rejoice. Your pancreas is working.

PS having had a couple of strokes, the term TIA has a different meaning.
 
Love a battered cod . . . I'm naughty & love the real chips & a garlic dip as well.
Then I take the dog across the 4 fields across from the house, 40 mins, podcast.

This would be a once a month treat, it's the way it has to be.
I caught one on my CGM when I did the dog & all on it.
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bulkbiker said:
Probably an over enthusiastic insulin response to the carbs in the batter and peas has caused more to be pumped out than was absolutely necessary. You're over stimulating your pancreas with the food and it's responding.. not sure I'd recommend doing it too often though.
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Could I cause damage to the Pancreas ? And do you feel that once a week is too often ?
 
Oldvatr said:
It's one of my goto cheat meals. Jumbo Cod in batter. Down in one. Well necked. Not so bad on the blood at all. That is if I buy from one shop. If I get it from the Chinese Takeaway, then I get problems. Their batter seems to be more carby. I am on a small dose of Gliclazide, so my sugars often drop lower than my pre-meal reading. Rejoice. Your pancreas is working.

PS having had a couple of strokes, the term TIA has a different meaning.
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Sorry about the abbreviation never give it a thought .Hope you are fully recovered :sorry:
 
gooner10 said:
Could I cause damage to the Pancreas ? And do you feel that once a week is too often ?
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You're obviously still pumping insulin, the reading in the 4s shows that your beta cells are alive & well.
My non-medical opinion is that your first phase insulin response is blunted, like all T2s.

Imagine being the 3rd of the population (soon to become 50%) who have insulin resistance/pre-diabetes & don't know it.
Your ahead of the game, enjoy that battered cod cause you're eating to your meter.
 
gooner10 said:
Could I cause damage to the Pancreas ? And do you feel that once a week is too often ?
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Well it certainly won't do it any good.. you are already an insulin over producer being a T2 so "forcing" your pancreas to make more would be adding to your insulin resistance and over working the poor thing. It depends where you are on your T2 journey. Once a week might be ok for you but remember your pancreas has probably been overproducing for years before your diagnosis so...
 
Oldvatr said:
It's one of my goto cheat meals. Jumbo Cod in batter. Down in one. Well necked. Not so bad on the blood at all. That is if I buy from one shop. If I get it from the Chinese Takeaway, then I get problems. Their batter seems to be more carby. I am on a small dose of Gliclazide, so my sugars often drop lower than my pre-meal reading. Rejoice. Your pancreas is wo Lost halrking.
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gooner10 said:
Sorry about the abbreviation never give it a thought .Hope you are fully recovered :sorry:
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Thanks. I am here, so yes. I worked on past NRD after them, so I was still employable. Lost half my braincells but educated the others to take over. Still play guitar on stage too. Not too badly affected thankfully.
 
gooner10 said:
Good evening folks. Had my usual Friday cheat tea of large battered cod and mushy peas at 6.00 p.m bloods before tea were 5.2 . Took my normal 1000 mg of Metformin after meal.Two hours later 7.8 .Four hours later at 10.00 p.m down to 4.2 . I don't think I have ever been that low since I was diagnosed in 2008 . Should I expect such a drop or is this normal ? T.I.A
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Fantastic i will have to try that next week i bet i dont get such good bloods.

Sparklebrightisright62.
 
Riva_Roxaban said:
I lost interest on the "mushy peas" bit, they are not a substitute for double dipped fried chips cooked in beef dripping. :arghh:
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I have to politely disagree here. Mushy peas are the food of the gods! Especially with a generous dollop of good mint sauce.

Perfection on a plate. Or a Styrofoam cup if you get them from the chippy!

:):):)
 
Really mushy peas is a thing? I used to smash peas though my fork when I was five, just after my mother demanded I eat them.
 
LaoDan said:
Really mushy peas is a thing? I used to smash peas though my fork when I was five, just after my mother demanded I eat them.
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Mushy peas are made from dried marrowfat peas rather than the garden peas you are probably familiar with.
 
gooner10 said:
Good evening folks. Had my usual Friday cheat tea of large battered cod and mushy peas at 6.00 p.m bloods before tea were 5.2 . Took my normal 1000 mg of Metformin after meal.Two hours later 7.8 .Four hours later at 10.00 p.m down to 4.2 . I don't think I have ever been that low since I was diagnosed in 2008 . Should I expect such a drop or is this normal ? T.I.A
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It is normal to go lower than 5 some times.
It could be a good sign that your insulin response is improving and your spare glucose stores are a little lower.

I have had worries when my Libre 2 has reported me in the low 3s and finger prick in the low 4s but that is probably just me worrying.

I am still trying to work out why some days I am more or less steady around the 5s, and other days I'm up and down like a yo-yo.

My suspicion is that the delicate balance between insulin and glucagon isn't as delicate any more so BG readings tend to overshoot.

I would be happy with those results but others might not.
 
Battered cod & a few of hubby’s chips last week resulted in BS level of 18.5. This week any carbs are pushing me above 16 with the highest being 22. Low carbs (milk in coffee and a daily apple) is letting me achieve between 9-12 most days. My morning fasting levels are mostly 10. So I am in awe of your post cod and mushy pea BS levels.
 
If I have a carb heavy meal, which I do sometimes, I always drop low at about 3 hours - it is sometimes in the 3's. My liver kicks in and brings me back up. I don't feel ill in any way. It is a touch of reactive hypoglycemia I believe. This happened after my home OGTT test.

I had a wonderful battered cod and chips at the Blist Victorian Village in Telford recently, all cooked in beef dripping the traditional way. Scrumptious. We have a deep fat fryer at home and make our own chips in either lard or beef dripping. As long as I don't overdo the portions my bloods are fine afterwards, but that is me. I have always been able to cope with spuds in small portions.
 
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