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Type 2 Cake makers and icing sugar. Does it affect blood sugars

midiansangel

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Hi all, I bake cakes, I don't eat cake, but I bake a lot.
Powdered sugar or icing sugar is a big part of what I use.
Can inadvertently breathing in the icing sugar dust that floats about when baking have an impact in blood sugar levels?
I know this might sound like a ridiculous question, but I genuinely need help with this.
Blood review was not good again today. Diet and exercise is perfect and this is the only thing I can think that might affect my levels.
 
I imagine it depends on how much icing sugar and for how long.
We are all very different and react differently to different carbs.
Therefore, the best way to tell is to test before and after icing to see what happens to you.
 
What's your diet and what was the HBA1c?
 
I bake a lot too and haven’t noticed a difference. Just don’t sample!!
 
helensaramay said:
I imagine it depends on how much icing sugar and for how long.
We are all very different and react differently to different carbs.
Therefore, the best way to tell is to test before and after icing to see what happens to you.
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You know, I didn't even think of that (if the was a facepalm emoji, I'd be using it about now)
Thank you
 
bulkbiker said:
What's your diet and what was the HBA1c?
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I have a low carb vegetarian diet and my HBA1c has not been doing so good. Needing to check everything so I can help myself
 
Flora123 said:
I bake a lot too and haven’t noticed a difference. Just don’t sample!!
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I have a sampler because I hate cake, with a passion.
I'm glad you haven't noticed a change. Maybe I'm grasping at straws working out every little change so I can help myself.
Cheers for replying, maybe it's the same for me. Hopefully. Or maybe a dust mask
 
Do carry on baking if you love it (I couldn't unless I wore boxing gloves to stop me licking my fingers..!). Unless you are sticking out your tongue to catch that sugar dust, I doubt this is the problem.
Re blood review, I'd go back to basics because something in your diet/lifestyle is not working for you. There will be some ideas here that you can think about if you are willing to share what you consider to be your perfect diet/exercise lifestyle and are open to the possibility of doing something different...
 
Adore cake art, but hate cake
I'll get this sorted, I think, just get annoyed as I feel I can't possibly do any more to help myself.
Excellent diet and pretty active. But I might take your advice and check out something totally new for me
 
NicoleC1971 said:
Other things would be hormonal changes, illness, stress and weight gain?
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Hormones? Hormone changes can do that? I am "of a certain age"
Allrighty then, time to step it up a notch and make even more changes. Could be fun
 
Sorry about that... on the plus side eating loads of plants, lovely fats and exercising should help all of those other symptoms.....
 
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