does porridge cause you bg spikes?

Well I did have porridge and golden syrup this morning and I have BG 8.4

 

9.15am(I hour) was 9.4 1 hour after Porridge,10.15am(2 hour) 6.1and ,I don't know what the reading means as I am still learning @ickihun what would be an acceptable level be ,doesent everyone get spikes when they eat porridge ,and does it mean that its alright for me to continue eating it.Thank you

 

If that was a 2 hour reading, I dread to think what your 1 hour reading would have been after golden syrup!

 

That was after 2 hrs

 

Now sitting at 5.0 is this a worry?

 

After three hours that's not bad.
I'd throw the golden syrup away though.

(Although I was feeding my mum porridge and golden syrup over Christmas, she's non diabetic, and needs to put on weight, so it was as much golden syrup as porridge, definately not good for us though.)

 

Was just a small amount to give bland porridge a taste that's all

 

Golden syrup is all sugar. Sugar is what we don't want - even a small amount. You recovered well to get back to 5, but honestly, I would ditch the syrup next time.

 

sorry, the golden syrup has to go!
Porridge is tricky because, yes we need the goodness out of the it, but the spikes can be too high if you have, like me an intolerance to grains of any type!
It was porridge I had eaten on the morning of a doctor's visit, that my GP seen me hypo in front of her! That was two and a half hours after eating a small bowl made with water! (As directed by my dietician!!!!) Grrrrrrr!!!!

Testing and getting the portion size is Important. Your result after two hours would have my alarm bells ringing if like my wife been that high! (She is T2)

 

I think sitting at 5.0 2 hrs after is ok

 

Something I've noticed with the Freestyle Libre that I'm using at the moment is that there isn't always an easy explanation for peaks and troughs.

My "treat" of the week is toast on Saturday and Sunday. Yesterday my BG went up like a rocket from 7 something before breakfast to 16 after breakfast (poached egg, toast). Just as well I was playing golf (badly), it dropped back to 7 something by the time I finished. This morning toast again, but with very lean bacon and it hasn't gone above 10 and now dropping. Might be the fat, but bacon was very lean.

I probably won't be trying porridge, although those little packets that you add milk to and microwave are very tempting.

 

What was your meal pre reading?
Everyone who eats a modicum of carbs will get spikes.
The trick is to eat foods or little enough of food, to spike you too high.
Say for instance, your pre meal reading was 6mmols,
You had a small potato and some veg, with a few slices of meat.
The potato would spike you higher than the veg and the Meat.
The spike could be 8mmols at one hour.
You need to get back around 6 again, to be sure the spike is not too high after two hours.
You eat to your meter.
If you find that by two hours, you are above 6mmols, then something in that meal is not good for you! And I'm certain it would be the potato!
Of course, fat plays an important role in slowing the digestion process slowed down to offset any carbs.
Getting the balance right is so important to help your diet.

 

ok so... porridge is bland (agree completely) not especially good for Type 2s either... so why eat it?
Bacon and eggs so much nicer, more filling and more importantly no spike. If you are frightened of bacon (some people seem to be) then just eggs..

 

Still trying to navigate round all this

 

But you said you were 8.4 after 2 hours, and dropped to 5.0 later on.

 

While you have the benefit of the Libre it is the right time to experiment with food choices. Perhaps try 2 poached eggs with your toast? Then try your porridge. You'll never know otherwise. May as well make the best use of your Libre that you can.

 

It is early days for you @James1968
You may find that if you buy the really rough oats, use a smaller portion and add seeds and crushed nuts plus a few berries that it will work for you.
Everyone is unique as to what they can and cannot eat and also the amount of carbs that they can safely eat.
it is good that you are experimenting as that is the only way to learn. It takes a while for everything to come together and the worst thing that can happen is when you experience information overload. Take it slowly as it is a marathon as opposed to a sprint.

 

Good afternoon @Lamont D and thank you for your friendly and helpful post,most appreciated my friend