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Message: <blockquote data-quote="U.G" data-source="post: 2606245" data-attributes="member: 572510">Thanks for the quick response. Yup, it's the carbs. Starches are not my friend (I discovered in my pregnancy) and I gave up rice + potatoes and some other starchy foods about 15 years ago! I feel I can handle about 20 - 30 carbs at the very most at one time. But this depends on time of day (which is why I am testing for cortisol) - in the morning, up till about noon or so, my body does not like carbs. With the metformin, I was in a good (but higher than other post-meals) range, but without the metformin it doesn't matter what I eat - I will just be at a 7.2 or 7.5 after breakfast. So some mornings I'll have the low-carb bread with my eggs anyway and just go for a longer walk since I know I won't see lower numbers. Still looking for that perfect breakfast that will keep me in range <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> And yes, the metformin is pure evil. I don't ever hope to take it again. Not having too many bloaty foods - basically anything that goes into my gut makes me bloat immediately & I start getting a headache (I assume this is gut-related) + then check and there is a BG spike. So frustrating!</blockquote>

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