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<blockquote data-quote="Annb" data-source="post: 2087785" data-attributes="member: 25851"><p>Oats of any kind push my BS levels up significantly. I no longer eat porridge, which I used to eat in the traditional Scots way - a little salt and cream or creamy milk. It was great, but I always felt hungry very soon after eating. Once I started checking levels after eating, I realised that even small amounts with relatively few carbs, still pushed the levels up well above where I wanted them to be.</p><p></p><p>Very occasionally these days, my level drops below 4.5, at which point I know it is in freefall so I eat an oatcake to push it back up. Today, in the absence of anything else to eat after a fasting blood test in the morning, I had an oatcake with a bowl of kale soup. Usual result - straight up to 9.6. It has taken until tonight to drop again to 4.9 and I can't go into the night with it that low, so just had another oatcake. It will be high in the morning but I can't risk it dropping any further.</p><p></p><p>Actually, oats are worse than wheat for me and wheat is worse than potatoes. So I try to avoid them all as much as possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Annb, post: 2087785, member: 25851"] Oats of any kind push my BS levels up significantly. I no longer eat porridge, which I used to eat in the traditional Scots way - a little salt and cream or creamy milk. It was great, but I always felt hungry very soon after eating. Once I started checking levels after eating, I realised that even small amounts with relatively few carbs, still pushed the levels up well above where I wanted them to be. Very occasionally these days, my level drops below 4.5, at which point I know it is in freefall so I eat an oatcake to push it back up. Today, in the absence of anything else to eat after a fasting blood test in the morning, I had an oatcake with a bowl of kale soup. Usual result - straight up to 9.6. It has taken until tonight to drop again to 4.9 and I can't go into the night with it that low, so just had another oatcake. It will be high in the morning but I can't risk it dropping any further. Actually, oats are worse than wheat for me and wheat is worse than potatoes. So I try to avoid them all as much as possible. [/QUOTE]
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