Libre sensor trail BSL spiked after eating Oats

[annabell1]

Decided to trail the Libre sensor, they had a trail for $15 so got one. Its interesting how food raises your blood sugar instantly. Today decided to trail how oats reacts so made baked oats for brunch oats, egg, low fat milk yoghurt cinamon ginger a bit of honey ½banana and 2 dates. We are told oats dates etc are good for diabetes yet its spiked my blood sugar after eating immediately to 12 mmol. And still going up. How can that be good for diabetic or anyone not diabetic. Does anyone have the same reaction to oats?

Thanks Anne

 

[Antje77]

Decided to trail the Libre sensor, they had a trail for $15 so got one. Its interesting how food raises your blood sugar instantly. Today decided to trail how oats reacts so made baked oats for brunch oats, egg, low fat milk yoghurt cinamon ginger a bit of honey ½banana and 2 dates. We are told oats dates etc are good for diabetes yet its spiked my blood sugar after eating immediately to 12 mmol. And still going up. How can that be good for diabetic or anyone not diabetic. Does anyone have the same reaction to oats?

Thanks Anne

Hi @annabell1 , all carbs (except fiber) turns to glucose in the body.
Oats, honey, banana and dates are all very high carb.

 

[Melgar]

Decided to trail the Libre sensor, they had a trail for $15 so got one. Its interesting how food raises your blood sugar instantly. Today decided to trail how oats reacts so made baked oats for brunch oats, egg, low fat milk yoghurt cinamon ginger a bit of honey ½banana and 2 dates. We are told oats dates etc are good for diabetes yet its spiked my blood sugar after eating immediately to 12 mmol. And still going up. How can that be good for diabetic or anyone not diabetic. Does anyone have the same reaction to oats?

Thanks Anne

I certainly do @annabell1 . The oats plus the banana, the honey and dates would have sent my blood sugars way up. As @Antje77 states, our bodies turn all carbs into glucose.

 

[becca59]

Hi @annabell1 I would suggest if you want to test oats you just try the oats. The lovely bowl you put together sounded tasty, but as a Type one I would have needed an awful lot of insulin to manage that.

 

[KennyA]

Decided to trail the Libre sensor, they had a trail for $15 so got one. Its interesting how food raises your blood sugar instantly. Today decided to trail how oats reacts so made baked oats for brunch oats, egg, low fat milk yoghurt cinamon ginger a bit of honey ½banana and 2 dates. We are told oats dates etc are good for diabetes yet its spiked my blood sugar after eating immediately to 12 mmol. And still going up. How can that be good for diabetic or anyone not diabetic. Does anyone have the same reaction to oats?

Thanks Anne

I'm interested to know who told you oats, dates, banana, honey etc are good for Type 2. They all are very high in carbs and sugars and I would expect to see my blood glucose rocket if I ate them - so I would be thinking twice before eating any of those foods.

 

[annabell1]

I'm interested to know who told you oats, dates, banana, honey etc are good for Type 2. They all are very high in carbs and sugars and I would expect to see my blood glucose rocket if I ate them - so I would be thinking twice before eating any of those foods.

Been told and been reading about fibre how its good for our bodies. Which is supposed to be good for our gut health and cholesterol levels. What,was interesting though today I had the leftovers and my BSL didn't spike like yesterday it stayed steady throughout the day which was interesting. I don't eat oats that often but wanted to see how it will react. It was interesting though that it hardly had any affect on my BSL after reheating the leftovers.

 

[KennyA]

Been told and been reading about fibre how its good for our bodies. Which is supposed to be good for our gut health and cholesterol levels. What,was interesting though today I had the leftovers and my BSL didn't spike like yesterday it stayed steady throughout the day which was interesting. I don't eat oats that often but wanted to see how it will react. It was interesting though that it hardly had any affect on my BSL after reheating the leftovers.

Fibre's one thing. but the impact of carbs - ie sugars and starches - on blood glucose levels is quite another. I get all the fibre I need from green vegetables. I don't think you need to eat carbs and sugars to obtain fibre.

Food in general has very little impact on cholesterol - around 80% of all your cholesterol (absolutely necessary for cell structures etc) is made by your liver.