What have you eaten today?

[robert72]

I also had Black Farmer sausages, but could not get cauliflower for the mash, as Sainsbury's had none so I had to make do with cabbage.

Just after supper my BG was 10.4 and 90 minutes later I had to rage bolus as I was 12.4 (not seen a number that high in several months).

Obviously the cauliflower situation caused much stress

 

[Debmcgee]

I also had Black Farmer sausages, but could not get cauliflower for the mash, as Sainsbury's had none so I had to make do with cabbage.

Just after supper my BG was 10.4 and 90 minutes later I had to rage bolus as I was 12.4 (not seen a number that high in several months).

Obviously the cauliflower situation caused much stress

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Reckon it could've been the gravy...! X


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[robert72]

Reckon it could've been the gravy...! X


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Yes, gravy can be sneaky carbs but I had accounted for that. Woke up with a 10 this morning so I think it might be time to adjust basal.

 

[Debmcgee]

Eek!

I've only ever had one reading under 6....

One day!


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[sanguine]

Porridge with some cream and berries spiked me to 10.0 yesterday at 1 hour (from 6.4) but was back to 5.7 after 2 hours (admittedly after a 20 minute walk). A small slice of toast with my eggs this morning spiked me from 6.5 to 8.7 at 1 hour, again back to 5.8 after 2 also with a short walk. So that's bye-bye porridge I think, but I'd hate to give up my occasional slice of toast!

 

[hanadr]

Breakfast: cup of tea [I left for the gym at 0700!] Lunch Home made cauliflower soup reheated from yesterday + I slice Burgen toast. dinner will be a vegetable terrine . Also home made from one of my most usful recipe books.
Hana

 

[Debmcgee]

Porridge with some cream and berries spiked me to 10.0 yesterday at 1 hour (from 6.4) but was back to 5.7 after 2 hours (admittedly after a 20 minute walk). A small slice of toast with my eggs this morning spiked me from 6.5 to 8.7 at 1 hour, again back to 5.8 after 2 also with a short walk. So that's bye-bye porridge I think, but I'd hate to give up my occasional slice of toast!

See now if that was me, I'd still have the porridge as I'd take the 2 hour reading and as it's 5.8 I think that's good. Am I wrong to look at it this way? What number would you have been happier with after an hour?

Should I start testing myself an hour after food?

Thanks x


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[sanguine]

Thanks Deb. I might try the porridge again without the exercise and see what that is at +2. Maybe I'm being too hard-core here, but at the moment I'm looking to my next HbA1c test in 5-6 weeks and trying to get through what seems like a wall on my fasting readings! It's all good experimentation though.

 

[Debmcgee]

Thanks Deb. I might try the porridge again without the exercise and see what that is at +2. Maybe I'm being too hard-core here, but at the moment I'm looking to my next HbA1c test in 5-6 weeks and trying to get through what seems like a wall on my fasting readings! It's all good experimentation though.

I'm still clueless with everything. I'm so scared I'll fail because of my niaivity.

I have porridge oats pretty much daily and add nuts and seeds to it to slow down the absorption if carbs. My rule is it needs to be under 7.8 as per the guidelines but I'm now thinking this could be wrong????!

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[sanguine]

I think you're doing fine Deb, 7.8 is the benchmark at +2 hours you are quite right, so maybe I shouldn't be worrying too much about the occasional porridge

 

[Debmcgee]

I think you're doing fine Deb, 7.8 is the benchmark at +2 hours you are quite right, so maybe I shouldn't be worrying too much about the occasional porridge

I would

But you've got me thinking now I'm not stringent enough. Eek!!


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[sanguine]

But you've got me thinking now I'm not stringent enough. Eek!!

I hope not, we all need to do whatever we are comfortable with. I went straight from 300g+ carbs a day to 50g as for me I felt I could cope with that better than counting down in a gradual reduction, knowing things like 'this is my last day with 2 slices of white toast' etc etc. Basically I closed my eyes and jumped into LCHF fortunately without significant 'DTs' or cravings, but that's not for everyone.

Anyway, before we take this thread too far OT I've had breakfast for lunch (bacon/mushroom/tomato) and will have baked mackerel and salad for dinner later.

 

[Debmcgee]

I've had

Muesli and coffee

Coffee

Salmon salad

Greek yoghurt and strawberries

Pesto chicken with roasted veg


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[cold ethyl]

Ooh roasted veg. Might do some tomorrow to have in salad with feta.

Breakfast Quorn sausage, turkey rasher, mushrooms, tomato
Lunch - last of chicken and feta , salad
Evening- pot roast brisket with mound of runner beans, tablespoon carrots, cauli cheese and bit of gravy. Just sniffing hubby's yorkshire puddings was enough.
Drinks- decaff coffee and lactofree, sparkling water

 

[Weird Science]

B/fast: Whey protein shake
Lunch: Som Tam again and some cheese as mid afternoon snack
Dinner: On my way to get a large doner kebab, been looking forward to this all day!!!


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[skal]

Mmmmmm doner....... Mmmmmmmm..... Drool.....

 

[Bluetit1802]

See now if that was me, I'd still have the porridge as I'd take the 2 hour reading and as it's 5.8 I think that's good. Am I wrong to look at it this way? What number would you have been happier with after an hour?

Should I start testing myself an hour after food?

Thanks x


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I test at 1hr. 2hrs. and if it isn't on its way down significantly, again at 2.5hrs. My peaks are about equally a mixture of all 3 of these times, and it depends on what type of food it was. Fast acting carbs peak a lot earlier. Lots of fat with the meal slows it down. I try not to be hard on myself if I peak at 1 hour and it is higher than I like because non-diabetics will spike at 1 hour and this is normal. Its the 2+ hours that are more important for us when testing meals - but @sanguine is right that all the readings will count for HbA1c averages.

Sanguine, I would accept the rise for the toast as acceptable because the rise was fairly reasonable, it was just the starting point that was a tad high, and this is my problem!

 

[Scimama]

Boring day today (food wise - spent too long sorting out car problems)

Breakfast - scrambled eggs (cooked in butter and little bit full fat cheese), black coffee
walked with family - 1 hour
Lunch - veg and lentil soup
Dinner- cheese omelette (needed something quick as recovery truck was on its way), diet coke
Treat - stressful day so indulged with an Atkins chocolate brownie bar ( yummy)

 

[Weird Science]

@skal
It was lovely thanks, and polished off with a fresh-ish coconut


Got myself some 90% chocolate bars, going to try a square later tonight


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[Avocado Sevenfold]

Odd day of carberific snacking. In no particular order

Cheesy omelette
Cheese on toast (livlife)
Salted cashews
85% choc
Creamy decaf
Diet decaf coke


[Pussycat update: his X-ray today was not good news. His treatment plan is gentle so that he can enjoy being a cat and not a patient.]