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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2413753" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>...Porridge and weetabix are basically pure sugar, so you might want to rethink that... But then, you don't have to take my word for it, just check your meter. I was told about the complex carbs too, and that I should have plenty of (citrus) fruit. If I'd listened to my dieticians, I'd be on insulin now. Or dead, considering the state my liver was in. Complex carbs don't really matter all that much, as simple or complex, we have to deal with them no matter what. And we can't, not very well anyway. A T1 needs to know what is low GI and what isn't so they can split their insulin dose for instance, but for a non-insulin using T2 it's just a carb is a carb is a carb, really. The cheese is zero carb, so quite safe far as blood sugars go, and they'll keep you feeling full. Eggs, sausages etc sound absolutely perfect.</p><p></p><p>Really, when you get a lot of contradicting advice, and you don't know who to believe, just trust your meter. Test before a meal and 2 hours after the first bite, (if there's a lot of liquid involved like milk for weetabix or porridge, you might want to check at the 1 hour mark as well, as that gets absorbed quicker so you'll catch the spike), and you're aiming for a rise of no more than 2.0 mmol/l after those 2 hours. If it's higher than that, that meal just wasn't for you, no matter who came up with the idea of having it.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2413753, member: 401801"] ...Porridge and weetabix are basically pure sugar, so you might want to rethink that... But then, you don't have to take my word for it, just check your meter. I was told about the complex carbs too, and that I should have plenty of (citrus) fruit. If I'd listened to my dieticians, I'd be on insulin now. Or dead, considering the state my liver was in. Complex carbs don't really matter all that much, as simple or complex, we have to deal with them no matter what. And we can't, not very well anyway. A T1 needs to know what is low GI and what isn't so they can split their insulin dose for instance, but for a non-insulin using T2 it's just a carb is a carb is a carb, really. The cheese is zero carb, so quite safe far as blood sugars go, and they'll keep you feeling full. Eggs, sausages etc sound absolutely perfect. Really, when you get a lot of contradicting advice, and you don't know who to believe, just trust your meter. Test before a meal and 2 hours after the first bite, (if there's a lot of liquid involved like milk for weetabix or porridge, you might want to check at the 1 hour mark as well, as that gets absorbed quicker so you'll catch the spike), and you're aiming for a rise of no more than 2.0 mmol/l after those 2 hours. If it's higher than that, that meal just wasn't for you, no matter who came up with the idea of having it. Good luck! Jo [/QUOTE]
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