Binge worse than expected. Me, or the carb count, or?

[MrsA2]

So yesterday was a good day up until 11pm.
I'd had a spoonful of yoghurt in the morning then a large frittata and salad meal at lunch time, for a day's total of 12g carbs
Then at 11pm, I had 1 square of a new Waitrose75% dark chocolate with ginger and turmeric BUT I didn't leave the bar in the cupboard and the next thing I knew I had eaten 6 squares (it was lovely). According to the packaging it is 38g per 100g so I had eaten 22.8g of carbs, late at night 11 hours after any other food. BUT still only a daily total of 34.8g
Feeling guilty I tested bg after an hour 10.5, not good, but hoping for a quick spike, stayed awake for another hour and it was 10.5 still!. A quick hand wash and testing the other hand was 9.5!
Went to bed , slept badly with guilt and getting very hot. Waking bg was 5.9, phew!

But I don't understand the large, sudden and prolonged spike. I have been trying OMAD and don't normally spike for 15-20g carbs in one sitting, so what was going on here? I've tested for 2 squares of chocolate before and had not had such a reaction

I'm wondering if the carb on the packaging is wrong as it seems low for the amount of sugar (7% of it was added crystallised ginger).

Thoughts?

 

[LaoDan]

Every time I cheat I totally stress about it and frantically measure, now I wonder how much the stress itself screws things up. Next time I’ll just think “yeah whatever “ and take a stroll around the block, maybe not even measure .

 

[EllieM]

Maybe acquire a taste for Lindt 95% chocolate - 7.5g for an 80g bar and it's hard to eat more than 2 squares at a time (10 squares per bar). I've binged on 4 squares but I really don't think you'd be able to manage a whole bar....

(And no, that is not a challenge)

 

[MrsA2]

Maybe acquire a taste for Lindt 95% chocolate - 7.5g for an 80g bar and it's hard to eat more than 2 squares at a time (10 squares per bar). I've binged on 4 squares but I really don't think you'd be able to manage a whole bar....

(And no, that is not a challenge)

Yep, thats my normal treat. This one was way too easy. I just don't understand why it caused such a spike

 

[Tophat1900]

It might just be the eating late at night, 23g of carbs and little in the way of fat possibly just allowed the carbs to hit the system hard at a bad time.

 

[Robbity]

Carbs and fats together in higher quantities than usual maybe? I've seen long high bumps rather than sharpish spikes when scoffing rather too much chocolate (in this case 200g worth of dark choc Lindt Easter Bunny containing carbs & fats in approx equal quantities, as logged on Libre sensor, with dividers at hourly intervals ):