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Brunneria

Brunneria

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Type of diabetes
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Diet only
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I go through phases. Sometimes it is all about the grain-avoidance (cos grains spike me), and sometimes it is more about intermittent fasting (trying to reduce my insulin resistance)

But sometimes there are some unexpected side effect/discoveries, and my eating pleasure expands delightfully.
And some of them are AWESOME.

I don't eat potatoes normally - too spikey.
BUT
if we go out to the local Carvery for a breakfast on a Sat morning, I get to pile their potato, onion, bacon and cheese hash onto my plate, and it doesn't raise my bg. Woot! Woot!
So I get to eat a portion of potato occasionally. Good eh?
- presumably it is Resistant Starch related

I don't EVER EVER EVER eat breakfast cereal - major spikiness, and then I feel cr$p all day.
BUT
have started making and eating this delicious stuff, and it doesn't even register on my Libre. I have it with diluted cream, instead of milk.
- it is ALL nuts and seeds and coconut, so the good fats, fibre, and general deliciousness are off the scale.

So, what unexpected delights have you discovered?
 
Brunneria said:
:D

I go through phases. Sometimes it is all about the grain-avoidance (cos grains spike me), and sometimes it is more about intermittent fasting (trying to reduce my insulin resistance)

But sometimes there are some unexpected side effect/discoveries, and my eating pleasure expands delightfully.
And some of them are AWESOME.

I don't eat potatoes normally - too spikey.
BUT
if we go out to the local Carvery for a breakfast on a Sat morning, I get to pile their potato, onion, bacon and cheese hash onto my plate, and it doesn't raise my bg. Woot! Woot!
So I get to eat a portion of potato occasionally. Good eh?
- presumably it is Resistant Starch related

I don't EVER EVER EVER eat breakfast cereal - major spikiness, and then I feel cr$p all day.
BUT
have started making and eating this delicious stuff, and it doesn't even register on my Libre. I have it with diluted cream, instead of milk.
- it is ALL nuts and seeds and coconut, so the good fats, fibre, and general deliciousness are off the scale.

So, what unexpected delights have you discovered?
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Woooooo..... That hash sounds terrific... I wonder how I'd react.

Not long now before I can test as I hit my 3 months mark, although struggling to get an appointment for lipids and A1C,so I may have to extend a few more weeks before testing.

Ah well...:)


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@Brunneria Your breakfast cereal sounds supiciously like the nut crunch I sprinkle liberally over my morning berries. I make up a huge bunch every so often - usually about 2 food cannisters worth. Usually blitz the various nuts (usually a package each of macadamias, raw cashews, almonds, hazelnuts), mix in pine nuts and pepitas, shredded coconut, a sprinkling of goji berries and sultanas. Brilliant stuff with berries, coconut milk soaked chia pudding and a small amount of plain Greek yoghurt. I'm addicted to the stuff :angelic:
 
I have a kind of nutty cereal breakfast too - sunflower, chia and pumpkin seeds, with some milled linseed, walnuts, usually some raspberries or blueberries, but occasionally some dried fruit instead, along with greek yoghurt and grated 85% chocolate. It's more yoghurt than seeds etc, but I love it more than any cereal. I do go through dental floss a lot more though.

I've also discovered scrambled eggs taste so much better the more butter you put in them - I haven't reached an upper limit to this rule yet, but I assume there is one, but for 3 eggs I'll put in about 30g/1oz of butter.

Also Cabbage Bolognese turns out to be nicer than the boring spaghetti-based original.
 
oooh! thank you - that has reminded me of the unbounded delight of CRACKSLAW!!!

Here you go. Don't knock it til you have tried it (it isn't a pretty thing, but it is delicious)

 
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Sadly, way too many calories for me, I would balloon back out again.

I'm one of the luckier ones, that can tolerate porridge for breakfast on occasions.
 
SunnyExpat said:
Sadly, way too many calories for me, I would balloon back out again.

I'm one of the luckier ones, that can tolerate porridge for breakfast on occasions.
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Oh I wish I could, as I used to eat it every morning for brekkie.

Unfortunately, once I'd been diagnosed and realised one small bowl with skimmed milk pushed my BG to 11-12, it had to be knocked on the head:)

You are one fortunate person:)


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SunnyExpat said:
Sadly, way too many calories for me, I would balloon back out again.

I'm one of the luckier ones, that can tolerate porridge for breakfast on occasions.
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Same here - I generally have bran flakes or hot oat cereal for breakfast during the week or eggs on seeded toast at week-ends.
 
Brunneria said:
oooh! thank you - that has reminded me of the unbounded delight of CRACKSLAW!!!

Here you go. Don't knock it til you have tried it (it isn't a pretty thing, but it is delicious)

Click to expand...

will give it a go, thank you.
 
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