I only test once a day in the morning. After eating most of the packet of cashews last night I was 6.4 this morning which is lower than the previous three days, so it seems I'm ok with them.But you still need to test. It's possible some of us have a special cashew nut metabolism.
Hi ickihun, I buy Low Salt which with the small amount I use [ never cook with it] I think the tub will last me years. I buy Aldi Cashews unsalted too they are lovely Aldi do other unsalted nuts too have you tried them?@Robbity I took the loss of salt too far and I consumed too much salt.
Salted butter, stock cubes, pork scratchings and salted peanuts.
I now buy lidl nuts unsalted.
I have salt which is added to products but I now don't add salt.
Everyone is different.
I took it too far.
@amgrundy i have tried lidl's almonds, walnuts and now cashews.Hi ickihun, I buy Low Salt which with the small amount I use [ never cook with it] I think the tub will last me years. I buy Aldi Cashews unsalted too they are lovely Aldi do other unsalted nuts too have you tried them?
I've seen mentioned that if you eat too much protein a surprisingly large amount of it turns into glucose, that's why we talk so much about LCHF. I find fat helps a lot, fills me up nicely and have no effect whatsoever on my BG.Three hours after meals (without any carbs other than what is in veg) my blood sugars are usually around 6.8. I can't seem to get them down any lower.
The comments about salt are of interest. Although the pundits say salt depletion goes with LC diets, they put forward an increased intake of fluid as the reason, which I do not subscribe to. I can see no mechanism that explains this. If it was due to fluid intake, then it should affect potassium levels too.
I believe that the greener a banana is, the lower carb value it has. yellow or black ones are the ones to avoid......... My go to solution then in addition extra fluids, was (a no-no now unfortunately!) a banana a day for potassium.
.Robbity
Hi Yes I wondered that too as they do not alter my BG readings either.I can eat cashews with no problems too, I did wonder if the fat content was helping
I had some this week, and noted that my bgl rose by nearly 2 mmol/L but this was about 4 hours after I had finished eating them. They were roasted, not plain. I cannot say it was due solely to the nuts but I was surprised to get a rise where I normally get a drop due to fasting.Hi Yes I wondered that too as they do not alter my BG readings either.
My morning fasting levels are usually around 6.8 - 7.
Recent research has confirmed that our bodies manufactures all the cholesterol it needs from fat and proteins, and it does not require or use any dietary cholesterol that we may eat in our food. Its the wrong sort and has the wrong biocodes.Very interesting. Does anyone consider the cholsterol implications of too many nuts. In terms of this it appears that walnuts and almonds are better. With no extra salt and oil. My cholesterol was slightly raised in a 3 month period when I ate both brazils and pistachios. I now weigh all nuts and am strict about them. They are on the menu daily, just not too randomly.
There is no dietary cholesterol in nuts.
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