High BG reading

[nsh2111]

I have just started tracking my BS and today I noticed that I as 5.5 before lunch. I had brown rice and chickpeas curry with Greek yogurt.

It went to 10.2 in an hr and 2 hr later I am still 9.7.

This means rice and chickpeas are off the menu for me forever ?

On the other hand , I had oats this morning and my BS was back to where it started after 2 hr at 6.1

So confused about what to eat and not to eat.
N

 

[daisyduck]

You are doing the right thing and tracking what you eat with a meter. Try the rice and chickpeas curry separately . Try smaller portions. I can get away with a few chickpeas but not rice. Are you vegetarian ? If not add meat to your curry. Alternatively mushrooms. and low carb vegetables added will bulk it out without increasing carbs too much.
You look like you are OK with oats .. I'm not.. very envious.. but do test a few more times.

 

[nadentik]

I drink cinnamon tea every night. Has found recipe for diabetics on Russian-speaking site, I say on Russian. I'll send you the recipe:
Healing tea with cinnamon and ginger - recipe
You will need:

1. A piece of fresh ginger the size of a thumb
2. Fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons
3. Ceylon cinnamon, 1 stick
4. Honey, 1 teaspoon
5. Filtered water, 1 ½ Cup

How to cook:

1. Heat the water over medium heat in a small saucepan.
2. Cut the ginger.
3. When the water boils, add ginger to the pot.
4. Bring to boil.
5. Add cinnamon.
6. Let it brew for 5 minutes.
7. Strain the liquid into a Cup.
8. Add lemon juice, honey and stir.

 

[Mr_Pot]

I drink cinnamon tea every night. Has found recipe for diabetics on Russian-speaking site, I say on Russian. I'll send you the recipe:
Healing tea with cinnamon and ginger - recipe
You will need:

1. A piece of fresh ginger the size of a thumb
2. Fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons
3. Ceylon cinnamon, 1 stick
4. Honey, 1 teaspoon
5. Filtered water, 1 ½ Cup

How to cook:

1. Heat the water over medium heat in a small saucepan.
2. Cut the ginger.
3. When the water boils, add ginger to the pot.
4. Bring to boil.
5. Add cinnamon.
6. Let it brew for 5 minutes.
7. Strain the liquid into a Cup.
8. Add lemon juice, honey and stir.

The OP is type 2 so drinks with honey are probably not a good idea.

 

[nadentik]

I messed up the theme of the forum!
Sorry. I wanted to write here
What have you eaten today?

 

[nadentik]

The OP is type 2 so drinks with honey are probably not a good idea.

I'm sorry, I messed up the threads!

 

[Freema]

I drink cinnamon tea every night. Has found recipe for diabetics on Russian-speaking site, I say on Russian. I'll send you the recipe:
Healing tea with cinnamon and ginger - recipe
You will need:

1. A piece of fresh ginger the size of a thumb
2. Fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons
3. Ceylon cinnamon, 1 stick
4. Honey, 1 teaspoon
5. Filtered water, 1 ½ Cup

How to cook:

1. Heat the water over medium heat in a small saucepan.
2. Cut the ginger.
3. When the water boils, add ginger to the pot.
4. Bring to boil.
5. Add cinnamon.
6. Let it brew for 5 minutes.
7. Strain the liquid into a Cup.
8. Add lemon juice, honey and stir.

yes some kinds of cinnamon do lower blood glucose a bit, it is the "poisonous part of the cheap cinnamon that does the job, therefore do not consume more than a teaspoon a day, or a tablespoon every other day

 

[nsh2111]

You are doing the right thing and tracking what you eat with a meter. Try the rice and chickpeas curry separately . Try smaller portions. I can get away with a few chickpeas but not rice. Are you vegetarian ? If not add meat to your curry. Alternatively mushrooms. low and carb vegetables added will bulk it out without increasing carbs too much.
You look like you are OK with oats .. I'm not.. very envious.. but do test a few more times.

Thanks. Yes I will need to check individual items to be sure.

I am not a big rice eater so not an issue if I need to skip. Chicpeas I do like so will try them on own.

I eat meat too but not all the time. So far,eggs,oats, protein shake seems to be ok for me apart from veggies.

I do have cinnnaci in my tea in morning but it's the cheap store bottles. I was diagnosed two years back with hbac at 51, came to 46,44 on subsequent tests three months apart. Last one was back to 50 so now watching what I eat. Reduced levels in past were not by skipping carbs as I ate everything so not sure what's happening.

N

 

[Deleted Account]

Chickpeas (and other pulses) are odd - some people digest the carbs from them and some people do not.
As type 1, I had to work out which category I was in so I could calculate my insulin dose when I ate hummus (I use it in sandwiches as a flavoursome alternative to butter).
I guess the same is true for type 2 - you have to work out whether you digest the carbs or not (whether your BG rises) and decided whether to eat based on your discovery.

Just another example of how we are all different and what works for one person may not work for another so the only thing to do is test, eat, wait two hours, test.

 

[daisyduck]

I'm not sure if you have seen @daisy1 welcome post. Lots of tips on there.

 

[daisy1]

@nsh2111

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[There is no Spoon]

I'm sorry, I messed up the threads!

No apologise's necessary. I'm T2 and I eat honey.
But my daughter usual y eats it first.