First day of testing

[SlimLizzy]

XBX level 13, exercise programme

Pre breakfast 6.1
Tea, Yoghurt, prunes, almonds, tea calories 364, carbs 16
semi simmed milk (for tea and coffee all day)300ml Calories 149 carbs 15

Post 5.7
coffee

Pre lunch 5.7
Winter veg soup, water, tea. Calories 118, carbs 22

Post meal 5.5

Snack cooked crispy bacon, cup of tea Calories 117, carb 1

Pre dinner 5.3
Dinner roast pork, red cabbage casserole, green beans, carrots and courgettes calories 340 carbs 19
2 glasses prossecco calories 190, carbs 2
530 calories carbs 21

Post meal 4.3
Ok no really carb heavy foods here but still dont understand this at all, thought it is supposed to go up?

 

[kitedoc]

Hi @SlimLizzy, perfect BSLs. If you were to test a little later after meals, ? 2 1/2 hours or 3 or even 3 1/2, you may find a bit of a rise due to some of the protein which has been changed by your liver into glucose .
But also you are not having large amounts of carbs so no much of a rise would be expected and your pancreas is putting out insulin and is handling your food intake admirably it would appear.

 

[SlimLizzy]

26-01-19

XBX level 13
8am Prebreakfast 5.7
Tea, Yoghurt, prunes, almonds, tea calories 364, carbs 16
Post 6.4

Am wondering if this is stress related? Same breakfast as yesterday. Today had long phone call from son. He and partner both redundant.

2pm pre lunch 5.3
Lunch Winter veg soup, small piece 31g of Warburtons mixed grain and seed bread, water, tea. Calories 285, carbs 33

Post lunch 8.5 maybe bread is not a good idea, or maybe need to have with fat and protein, perhaps try tomorrow with pate?

Lemon and ginger tea

6.45pm Pre dinner 5.7
Dinner roast pork 60g, carrots 40g, rocket 45g with butter, celeriac 20g, roast potato 45g, gravy 2fl calories 525
8.47pm Post dinner 5.6

Maybe potatoes are better tolerated than bread, or I had calmed down a bit?

 

[Daphne917]

26-01-19

XBX level 13
8am Prebreakfast 5.7
Tea, Yoghurt, prunes, almonds, tea calories 364, carbs 16
Post 6.4

Am wondering if this is stress related? Same breakfast as yesterday. Today had long phone call from son. He and partner both redundant.

2pm pre lunch 5.3
Lunch Winter veg soup, small piece 31g of Warburtons mixed grain and seed bread, water, tea. Calories 285, carbs 33

Post lunch 8.5 maybe bread is not a good idea, or maybe need to have with fat and protein, perhaps try tomorrow with pate?

Lemon and ginger tea

6.45pm Pre dinner 5.7
Dinner roast pork 60g, carrots 40g, rocket 45g with butter, celeriac 20g, roast potato 45g, gravy 2fl calories 525
8.47pm Post dinner 5.6

Maybe potatoes are better tolerated than bread, or I had calmed down a bit?

@SlimLizzy have you tried the Tesco’s high protein bread which is 10g per slice - you may find that is better. I get on ok with it. I can also eat potatoes even jacket ones.

 

[SlimLizzy]

@SlimLizzy have you tried the Tesco’s high protein bread which is 10g per slice - you may find that is better. I get on ok with it. I can also eat potatoes even jacket ones.

Thank you for the suggestion, have some Hovis Lower Carb bread to test out first. Not a lot of point in filling the freezer with bread atm.

 

[SlimLizzy]

Hi @SlimLizzy, perfect BSLs. If you were to test a little later after meals, ? 2 1/2 hours or 3 or even 3 1/2, you may find a bit of a rise due to some of the protein which has been changed by your liver into glucose .
But also you are not having large amounts of carbs so no much of a rise would be expected and your pancreas is putting out insulin and is handling your food intake admirably it would appear.

am testing 2 hours after atm
Have to find a way to deal with this on auto pilot.

 

[SlimLizzy]

27-01
8am Cup of tea
9am Pre breakfast 5.9
Breakfast scrambled eggs. Spinach with butter, tea

11.06 am Post breakfast 5.9

2pm Pre lunch 5.3
Lunch 90g pate, Toast 31g Warburtons mixed grain and seed bread, Apple 80g, Water, tea
Small piece of toast and pate, not very satisfying, needs side salad?
Brisk walk to town and back, around 5k steps
4.11pm Post lunch 4.9
Snack tea and 30g nuts

7pm Pre dinner 5.3
Pork, green pepper and beans casserole, leeks fried in butter, carrots.
Yoghurt and berries
Glass of wine

Total calories 1440 carbs 71g
Totally stuffed, could not eat any more.

 

[Yellredder]

Sometimes I can have exactly the same thing for breakfast and on one day, my post meal levels have lowered - yet on other days they may have highered slightly, then on other days gone up more than the should. Odd.