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Jacket Potatoe

As an alternative I tried Aunt Bessie jacket sweet potato. 2 in a pack, I cooked/reheated one in the microwave and then had half hot - pleased to say it was tasty and no spike.
 
I have no problem with a small/medium jacket potato. So the answer is - it depends. We all have individual reactions to foods. However, I dont know what type of diabetes you have. I have a glucose meter (SD Codefree) and so I check before and after meals to make sure that something i eat is OK. This is the best way to know you own personal reaction to types and quantities of types of food and drink.
 
Art Of Flowers said:
Potatoes should be avoided. See https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes for some low carb recipes. :)
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Nope. This is not true. People should be trying carbs, testing, and seeing what type and quantity they can eat. This sort of extreme advice of yours, and others on here, is simply not true. It may be true for you, but not as a general post to someone who may, or may not, need to avoid them.

I say proceed with caution when it comes to carbs, and test before and 2 hours after to find out what you can and cant eat. This is in line with the advice from @daisy1 and other moderators on here.
 
Some people can eat potatoes, some can't. The advice to Eat To Your Meter is good :)

Please can members remember that we're all different and one size doesn't fit all. Each person should choose the diet that suits them and not feel a certain diet is compulsory.
 
eating to your meter is the best way to find out if jacket potatoes can be included in your diet.

as a handy guide here are the carb values for different types of potato

new potato - boiled in skins 15 carb per 100 gram
roast potato - 23 carb per 100 gram
old potato peeled and boiled - 19 carb per 100 gram
jacket potato ( flesh only ) - 18 carb per 100 gram
jacket potato ( flesh and skin ) 31.8 carb per 100 gram

as you can see there is quite a variance in carb values and testing ( approx. 2 hours after eating ) will point you in the right direction as to whether you are ok to eat.
 
himtoo said:
eating to your meter is the best way to find out if jacket potatoes can be included in your diet.

as a handy guide here are the carb values for different types of potato

new potato - boiled in skins 15 carb per 100 gram
roast potato - 23 carb per 100 gram
old potato peeled and boiled - 19 carb per 100 gram
jacket potato ( flesh only ) - 18 carb per 100 gram
jacket potato ( flesh and skin ) 31.8 carb per 100 gram

as you can see there is quite a variance in carb values and testing ( approx. 2 hours after eating ) will point you in the right direction as to whether you are ok to eat.
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I don't eat potatoes as I find it too difficult to stick to a small portion, however when my family have jacket potato they sometimes donate me the skin. In your table I would have expected flesh plus skin to have a lower value than just the flesh as the skin seems more like fibre than starch.
 
@Mr_Pot
my numbers are taken from the Collins gem calorie counter book
 
himtoo said:
@Mr_Pot
my numbers are taken from the Collins gem calorie counter book
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I have found my Carbs and Cals book, which gives about 21g per 100 for skin plus flesh and 16g per 100 for mashed potato. So although the figures differ it seems it is more with the skin on which surprises me. I see from the picture in the book that a "proper" size jacket potato, such as I used to have, is 348g with 75g of carbs! The saving grace with just eating the jacket is that they are very light.
 
serenity648 said:
Nope. This is not true. People should be trying carbs, testing, and seeing what type and quantity they can eat. This sort of extreme advice of yours, and others on here, is simply not true. It may be true for you, but not as a general post to someone who may, or may not, need to avoid them.

I say proceed with caution when it comes to carbs, and test before and 2 hours after to find out what you can and cant eat. This is in line with the advice from @daisy1 and other moderators on here.
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Why? there are no essential carbs and carbs raise our blood sugar to a greater or lesser extent so why run the risk?
Proceed with caution indeed would be my advice on carb consumption and minimise it wherever possible.
 
serenity648 said:
Nope. This is not true. People should be trying carbs, testing, and seeing what type and quantity they can eat. This sort of extreme advice of yours, and others on here, is simply not true. It may be true for you, but not as a general post to someone who may, or may not, need to avoid them.

I say proceed with caution when it comes to carbs, and test before and 2 hours after to find out what you can and cant eat. This is in line with the advice from @daisy1 and other moderators on here.
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You can only "eat to your meter" as long as your normal meter readings are low. If your blood sugar levels are very high and you are on a cocktail of drugs to bring these down then it is bad advice to suggest you eat high carb foods as this will cause or worsen diabetic complications such as neuropathy and blurry vision. You need to have blood sugars below 7.5 to avoid nerve damage.

When I first got my blood glucose meter about 6 weeks after diagnosis my blood sugar levels were about 10. I had cut out food with lots of sugar, but was still eating a lot of carbs, including jacket potatoes, rice and ready brek breakfast cereal. By steadily lowering my carb input my fasting blood sugars gradually dropped to around 6.2 in a few weeks.

Since the OP is having side effects from their diabetes medication it is important that their blood sugars can be well controlled by diet, thus lessening the need for medication. People are creatures of habit when it comes to what they eat and it does take a long time to reprogram the mind to eat different foods to improve their blood sugars. The best advice for recently diagnosed people is to avoid all high carb foods and start to eat low carb alternatives. See https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb.

Once you have got your blood sugars to the 4-7 range then you can experiment by eating some high carb foods to see how much you can tolerate.
 
Art Of Flowers said:
You can only "eat to your meter" as long as your normal meter readings are low. If your blood sugar levels are very high and you are on a cocktail of drugs to bring these down then it is bad advice to suggest you eat high carb foods as this will cause or worsen diabetic complications such as neuropathy and blurry vision. You need to have blood sugars below 7.5 to avoid nerve damage.

When I first got my blood glucose meter about 6 weeks after diagnosis my blood sugar levels were about 10. I had cut out food with lots of sugar, but was still eating a lot of carbs, including jacket potatoes, rice and ready brek breakfast cereal. By steadily lowering my carb input my fasting blood sugars gradually dropped to around 6.2 in a few weeks.

Since the OP is having side effects from their diabetes medication it is important that their blood sugars can be well controlled by diet, thus lessening the need for medication. People are creatures of habit when it comes to what they eat and it does take a long time to reprogram the mind to eat different foods to improve their blood sugars. The best advice for recently diagnosed people is to avoid all high carb foods and start to eat low carb alternatives. See https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb.

Once you have got your blood sugars to the 4-7 range then you can experiment by eating some high carb foods to see how much you can tolerate.
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I suggest you re-read the comments from the moderators.
 
I love potatoes, all kinds:)

There is no reason for you to follow a dietary plan that eliminates (or highly restricts) carbohydrates from your diet - unless your meter suggests you do.

Likewise, and I do believe that this is an important point to raise, if you wish to follow a "low carb" diet - it is not compulsory to eat huge levels of fat.

Your meter will be your best friend in this situation however.
 
I eat one low carb Spud Lite cooked in it's jacket several times a week.
 
I used to eat a lot of potatoes and stopped eating them until to just recently. But I always enjoyed baked potatoes with lashings of butter. If one likes Maris piper or maris bard, King Edwards or redskins they can be delicious. Some varieties I would not give them house room. I now have one baked usually less than 4oz eaten with above ground vegetables and clean protein and fats. Plenty of butter and I don't peak much over 7.0 afterwards, even if I finish with yoghurt and blueberries! However, eat your potatoe after eating the veg and protein first, then it gets digested more slowly. Derek
 
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