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does porridge cause you bg spikes?

Porridge used to be my everyday breakfast, when i started testing i was seeing jumps from 6-9 so i stopped it. I do miss it though.
 
This morning I had a sachet of Dorset Cereals cranberry porridge
Blood level pre was 6.0 2hrs post was 7.
I know that I shouldnt use this sachet type porridge but I find it fab for me as I know exactly whats in there, its an exact amount and is really tasty . I fill the sachet line with 3 parts water and 1 part milk and it is made up with large oats.
I add nothing else, its not the largest portion in the world and not the cheapest but I went 5 hrs before feeling a little hungry . It has small particules of dried cranberry so its not bland and it doesnt need anything adding to it.
 
Fat will smooth a spike for me.
I have posted on here before that I used to have 100g of wholegrain oats (groats) soaked in hot water in a vacuum flask overnight and then reheated with cream, butter, coconut oil, berries, cinnamon, seeds and nuts. It never spiked me. I only needed a light lunch after that.
Not much use if you're in a hurry though!
 
I eat 35grams of porridge in the manner @catherinecherub states, which raise my count by 1.2 mmol around 3 times a week. I also sneak in cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
 
I have recently been diagnosed with pre diabetes. After a meal of porridge and some dried fruit which I thought was ok it was 11.2mmols/L after 2hours. So have avoided having this meal again.
 
Mauraid said:
I have recently been diagnosed with pre diabetes. After a meal of porridge and some dried fruit which I thought was ok it was 11.2mmols/L after 2hours. So have avoided having this meal again.
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Hi Mauraid and welcome to the forums. You've replied to a very old 2017 thread and are unlikely to get any replies from the original posters.

Both porridge and dried fruit are very high carb content in both starchy and sugary forms. I've excluded both from my eating plans for the last four years. Unfortunately the standard NHS "healthy eating" advice pushes you towards carbs - much of what is recommended as "healthy" is anything but for someone with insulin resistance and high blood glucose.
 
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