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Effect of saturated fat

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sdgray22

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Can anyone tell me what kind if effect saturated fat has on your blood sugar reading. I used cocunut milk in a curry last night and although the carbs are low at 4g per 100ml the post effect has lasted a long time. readings at 2 hours after eating 9.4 that was about 8.30pm which I would expect for me I have not got my fasting readings down much past 7s yet but I am trying. Then before bed midnight reading was 8.5 so usually it goes down to a 7or if very good a 6 reading but then this morning 7.30am it was 9.4 again. I do have a history of my reading in the morning often being one point more than my reading on going to bed so thats in a way expected but what made me be an 8.5 last evening is it the saturated fat making the carbs slower in turning to sugar or more sustained sugar release. Do I need to be aware of fat as a problem. I am not very overweight so not really worried about the fattening factor just the readings.
 
Saturated fats shouldn't affect your Bg. However I'm certain that they probably do for some people. Not me
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Depends - did you have rice with your curry? I know that for me, ANY type of fat combined with carbs will raise my BG. The fat on it's own has a negligable effect.

This is certainly true for Thai Green Curry (Green Curry Paste w/Cocunut Milk) - one of my absolute favs!!!
 
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