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(I posted this in the Type 2 forum but think it should have been here)
Hello all, new person here (though reading from the shadows for a while).
One of the things I've been a little unsettled by since T2 diagnosis in March (HbA1c of 81) was what to do about my long-term habit of making my own bread (and eating a lot of it).
I didn't really do much in the next couple of months (other than take my twice a day Metformin) and wasn't paying much attention to what I was eating, just sort-of cutting down on anything too carby, though still eating plenty of bread. Then I had a (covid delayed) follow up and the blood test still showed HbA1c at 70 on 23 April, so as so many people do, I started to pay attention and got a meter (Tee2).
The Tee2 arrived the same day as a lockdown delivery of a 32kg sack of wholemeal and two 16kg sacks of strong white... timing eh?
It quickly became clear that white bread is a no-no. Even when sourdough it can provoke spikes of 2.5.
So the hunt started for things I can eat without overly spiking blood glucose. Wholemeal Sourdough was better, and brought the spike under or around 2.0 - but research here and elsewhere suggested Rye was worth a try.
Anyway, I do have good recipe/method for a 100% Rye that I've used in the past so I decided to test it. It takes about 36 hours & involves 500g wholemeal rye flour and 40g honey. I calculate that (accurately I hope) as, per loaf:
Calories 1641
Total Carbs 353g
Net Carbs 285g
Fiber 68g
Sugar 41g
Protein 39g
Fat 9g
I ended up with a 770g loaf and tried it out yesterday.
Lunch involving 30g carbs (26g of which from 70g of the bread).
That produced a two hour rise 5.9 > 7.3.
Dinner, after a 3 mile walk, was a 21g carb plate of assorted tasty things, pic attached, 15g from 40g of the loaf).
That produced a two hour rise 5.6 > 6.7.
this morning, as of 10am my fasting level is 6.1.
Am I right in thinking that's really not bad at all? Obviously I can drop (or eliminate) the honey to improve things even more.
Hello all, new person here (though reading from the shadows for a while).
One of the things I've been a little unsettled by since T2 diagnosis in March (HbA1c of 81) was what to do about my long-term habit of making my own bread (and eating a lot of it).
I didn't really do much in the next couple of months (other than take my twice a day Metformin) and wasn't paying much attention to what I was eating, just sort-of cutting down on anything too carby, though still eating plenty of bread. Then I had a (covid delayed) follow up and the blood test still showed HbA1c at 70 on 23 April, so as so many people do, I started to pay attention and got a meter (Tee2).
The Tee2 arrived the same day as a lockdown delivery of a 32kg sack of wholemeal and two 16kg sacks of strong white... timing eh?
It quickly became clear that white bread is a no-no. Even when sourdough it can provoke spikes of 2.5.
So the hunt started for things I can eat without overly spiking blood glucose. Wholemeal Sourdough was better, and brought the spike under or around 2.0 - but research here and elsewhere suggested Rye was worth a try.
Anyway, I do have good recipe/method for a 100% Rye that I've used in the past so I decided to test it. It takes about 36 hours & involves 500g wholemeal rye flour and 40g honey. I calculate that (accurately I hope) as, per loaf:
Calories 1641
Total Carbs 353g
Net Carbs 285g
Fiber 68g
Sugar 41g
Protein 39g
Fat 9g
I ended up with a 770g loaf and tried it out yesterday.
Lunch involving 30g carbs (26g of which from 70g of the bread).
That produced a two hour rise 5.9 > 7.3.
Dinner, after a 3 mile walk, was a 21g carb plate of assorted tasty things, pic attached, 15g from 40g of the loaf).
That produced a two hour rise 5.6 > 6.7.
this morning, as of 10am my fasting level is 6.1.
Am I right in thinking that's really not bad at all? Obviously I can drop (or eliminate) the honey to improve things even more.