I do very well on LCHF and normally keep carbs well below 50g a day. I really miss fruit though, but am worried about the carb content.
How do you all respond to the sugar in fruit ?
Some have a fruit intolerance, which would explain why their blood glucose levels soar after fruit and of course different fruits. There is also the rest that can only tolerate small pieces like myself, so I share or have smaller pieces through the day. Berries, and small apples and pears are usually ok.
But as always, you have to find out for yourself.
Test, test, test! And record!
I'm on lchf and I just have full fat yoghurt with about a tablespoon of mixed berries immediately after my evening meal. It works for me. u just have to work out Wat is best for u. Everyone is different. I keep away from melon and grapes. I do sometimes put a little pineapple in aswell. Hope this helps.
Oops.. half an hour on and I'm 9.1Thanks. I've just been mowing our large lawn and really fancied a slice of melon for lunch... 6.2 before and only 6.0 five mins after...I'll test again in half an hour but I am thinking that the activity will make a difference too ?
Fruit is really quick release sugars.
It really depends what you are willing to tolerate by way of a sharp rise and fall.
People often have no idea how high the fruit sends them, because it has dropped again by the time they test. Although you can slow things down by eating fruit as a dessert after a meal, or by having it with cream. Fruit as a snack on an empty stomach is great for the digestion, but dreadful for blood glucose. It can be like riding a roller coaster.
May be worth testing every few mins until the bg has dropped back to the starting point, to see what really happens - then you can decide if those numbers fit in with what you consider good management.
(I tend to stick with a small portion of berries with cream, or a single orange segment. more than that, and I see a sharp rise, followed by a sharp drop. Both of which are outside my comfort zone)
There are no official guidelines on this at all. The usual guidelines just talk about numbers at 90 mins, I think - and you have already hit that target.
I am a little bit precious about fast rises and falls, because I have reactive hypoglycaemia, which means that if I spike too high, too fast, it triggers an excess of insulin, a rapid drop and a possible hypo. This doesn't happen for most people, so unless you have a history of hypos (which you would definitely know about!) you don't have to worry.
So really it is up to you to decide what you want to aim for. If I were you, I would run a few controlled experiments and see how different portion sizes affect you, and if you do better after meals, or with cream, and so on.
At least that way you are making an informed choice, rather than thinking that fruit is 'fine' because it doesn't show up at your 2 hour test.
Hope that helps.
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