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Does fish lower blg levels?

cadd79

cadd79

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Hi, every time I eat fish I find my sugar levels stay low after my meal even if I have carbs with it. Does this happen with anyone else and does anyone know if fish oil capsules help keep healthy levels?
 
cadd79 said:
Hi, every time I eat fish I find my sugar levels stay low after my meal even if I have carbs with it. Does this happen with anyone else and does anyone know if fish oil capsules help keep healthy levels?
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If you're eating fish such as salmon or mackerell for example, then their fat content can dampen any potential BG spiking effect from the carbs you're eating along with the fish.
 
I find if I eat fish (predominantly Salmon) that I can get away with a few boiled new potatoes without any effect on my levels, which is a bonus as with Chicken it spikes me so I avoid. I think it is to do with fat/oily content of the fish.
 
For some reason my fbgs are usually lower after fish the previous night. My fbgs are generally around 6-6.3, but if I've had fish it will be around 5.5-5.7. That's not just oily fish, but also cod and (a few) chips.
I do take Omega 3 pure cod liver oil capsules, but those don't seem to affect my bs levels.
 
I agree with the fatty fish keeping things slow and low. When I eat chicken I always have to have avocado with it so I don't spike. I eat avocado with every mealmas it helps keep everything slow and low with its fat and fiber content
 
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