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nickyb19

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Type of diabetes
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Trying to come off cereal bars which are still high in sugars,any ideas for homemade healthy snacks
 
nickyb19 said:
Trying to come off cereal bars which are still high in sugars,any ideas for homemade healthy snacks
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If you want to stick with bars, Carb Killa would be an option. Not home made, but convenient while weaning yourself off. Cold cuts, nuts, olives, cheese, pork scratchings... https://www.dietdoctor.com/search?s=snacks might help too.
 
My main go-to at first was the 20g packs of cheese - kept in the front of the fridge at eye height!
Nuts, olives, Cheesies, hardboiled eggs,
I do make low-carb cakes - and there are lots of recipes online for these. I cut them up and save some in the fridge and some in the freezer.
 
JoKalsbeek said:
If you want to stick with bars, Carb Killa would be an option. Not home made, but convenient while weaning yourself off. Cold cuts, nuts, olives, cheese, pork scratchings... https://www.dietdoctor.com/search?s=snacks might help too.
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As a Type 1 (which I realise the OP is not), Carb Killas are not friendly to my BG. If I only give myself insulin for the carbs my levels keep rising.
I do not know if type 2 would experience the same thing but I would definitely recommend testing before buying a big stash of them.
 
nickyb19 said:
Trying to come off cereal bars which are still high in sugars,any ideas for homemade healthy snacks
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Hi,

Welcome to the forum.

I notice from your profile you use “Tresiba.” (Insulin wise.)
Tresiba is a basal insulin designed to work in the background. Are you needing to snack due to lows?
 
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As a Type 1 (which I realise the OP is not), Carb Killas are not friendly to my BG. If I only give myself insulin for the carbs my levels keep rising.
I do not know if type 2 would experience the same thing but I would definitely recommend testing before buying a big stash of them.
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I’d echo this. As a diet controlled type 2 they send me into the stratosphere. And they contain maltitol, which in my view is one of the most effective laxatives known to man.
 
I've only conducted this test once so far, but, I tested at 9.2 the other night at 10pm. I had 50g of Pringles (a quarter of a tube / can). Tested again at midnight, was 7.2.

That's 28g of carbs.
 
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