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M&M Peanuts

lynn007

lynn007

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I know I'm not suppose to but I just eat a large bag on these has any one else and does it make your sugar levels high? I just need a treat today been feeling so ill lately.
 
Do you test your BG levels?
I love peanut M &Ms and allow myself a small handfull, ( that is the palm of the hand any more than that is a fistfull) per day and they do not affect my levels but a large bag :eek: I think that's asking for trouble. Agreeably, the nuts are good and only minimum chocolate on the coating but carbohydrate is sugar and m & ms contain 58.8grms per 100 grm of which 53.3 sugars per 100 grms this is much too high. If you are testing take a reading an hour after eating them and another reading after another hour. Your levels should be between 4.5 and 8.5 I would be surprised if you were between those figures, a treat is a treat but you are way beyond a treat with a large bag, you are just feeding yourself sugar and as a diabetic you should know better
 
poohtiggy said:
Do you test your BG levels?
I love peanut M &Ms and allow myself a small handfull, ( that is the palm of the hand any more than that is a fistfull) per day and they do not affect my levels but a large bag :eek: I think that's asking for trouble. Agreeably, the nuts are good and only minimum chocolate on the coating but carbohydrate is sugar and m & ms contain 58.8grms per 100 grm of which 53.3 sugars per 100 grms this is much too high. If you are testing take a reading an hour after eating them and another reading after another hour. Your levels should be between 4.5 and 8.5 I would be surprised if you were between those figures, a treat is a treat but you are way beyond a treat with a large bag, you are just feeding yourself sugar and as a diabetic you should know better
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you have no right to judge another person's eating habits! A treat once in a blue moon is normal for anyone, not just diabetics. With the right insulin their blood sugar could very well remain in target and on top of that those numbers are not true for every diabetic. My targets are above 4.5 and below 8.5. Sugar is not the devil. In moderation any food group is fine and so the odd large bag of m&ms is not going to hurt anyone.
 
It comes down to personal choice I think and also how much you want to get to normal levels and keep them steady. The OP did not state whether she was type 1 or two but as a type two myself I gave that advice, I don't think any type two would eat that amount of sugar in one go. A mini bag maybe but not a large bag, OP asked a question , I replied but I certainly wasn't judging
 
endocrinegremlin said:
you have no right to judge another person's eating habits! A treat once in a blue moon is normal for anyone, not just diabetics. With the right insulin their blood sugar could very well remain in target and on top of that those numbers are not true for every diabetic. My targets are above 4.5 and below 8.5. Sugar is not the devil. In moderation any food group is fine and so the odd large bag of m&ms is not going to hurt anyone.
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The op is type two and cannot bolus for treats, if as poohtiggy says a handful is a treat not a bag full.
Even in moderation, sugar, carbs, and eating too much is detrimental to their health.
They could have an average fasting/ hba1c in double figures and treats like that could make it worse and symptoms would be awful.

Once in control and near normal blood glucose levels, then a small treat is less harmful.
So what would you suggest for me?
Because I cannot have treats of any sort except low carb ones!
 
@lynn007 is a Type 2 and has been diagnosed less than a month.

Don't worry too much Lynn, we all have days when we fall off the wagon. The secret is not to make it a regular occurrence. Your readings will suffer but if you keep to the straight and narrow it may take a couple of days to get them back to a safe reading.

Don't beat yourself and don't have a guilt trip as this will cause you stress and raise your blood sugars.
 
catherinecherub said:
@lynn007 is a Type 2 and has been diagnosed less than a month.

Don't worry too much Lynn, we all have days when we fall off the wagon. The secret is not to make it a regular occurrence. Your readings will suffer but if you keep to the straight and narrow it may take a couple of days to get them back to a safe reading.

Don't beat yourself and don't have a guilt trip as this will cause you stress and raise your blood sugars.
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my bloods today from 8am to now is as follows,,,6.2,8.6,7.2,6.1, and now 9.7 after all the chocolate and a mince pie and that will be my treat for a month. I have always had a sweet tooth and found it difficult stopping my chocolate, cakes biscuits. I do not drink and gave up smoking 2 years ago. Think I am allowed a treat now and then..
 
Everyone can have a treat, nothing is off limits within reason, don't beat yourself up Lynn for having a treat, we all need treats now and then

I don't like any nuts so they are not the treat for me, now barbecue beef or steak flavoured crisps now you're talking LOL
 
If you fall off the wagon, get back on straight away. Don't beat yourself up,

The side affects will be punishment enough - you don't need to be too hard on yourself!
 
Yes, the occasional treat is fine but I don't think a large bag of M&M's is something we should be condoning on a diabetes forum. As for being judged, if you don't want to be judged, don't post about it. The OP asked if it would raise BG levels so obviously required feedback. I appreciate she may be relatively newly diagnosed bit surely that is the most important time to offer sound advice ?
 
dannyw said:
Yes, the occasional treat is fine but I don't think a large bag of M&M's is something we should be condoning on a diabetes forum. As for being judged, if you don't want to be judged, don't post about it. The OP asked if it would raise BG levels so obviously required feedback. I appreciate she may be relatively newly diagnosed bit surely that is the most important time to offer sound advice ?
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Valid point, and combine that with some encouragement not to give up because you fell off the bandwagon. It happens to many of us. Keep on going!
 
@lynn007 just wanted to let you know you're not the only one who gets a bit carried away sometimes. Every now and again I fall off the wagon but I get myself back on track asap as well. It is of course best to try and avoid sugar spikes from eating too much of certain items but I know from my own experience that sometimes it just happens. :)
 
I think most people will fall off the band wagon, but if you don't feel well to begin with, a whole bag will make you feel worse on the blood sugar front.

I think the trick is to find a comfort food that won't affect your sugars as much as peanut m&ms.
 
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