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<blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 2621721" data-attributes="member: 93179"><p>There's anold saying that "<em>One swallow does not a summer make</em> " so I think you'll find that</p><p style="text-align: center"><em>One half a M&S lemon and sultana Danish cake </em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>definitelty does <strong>not</strong> a high HbA1c make</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>You've had ONE fairly small rise on one day eating that, and it's hardly going to have a huge impact on 3 months worth of 24/7 glucose levels needed to calculate your HbA1c. Just don't do it all day every day though.... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite41" alt=":hungry:" title="Hungry :hungry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":hungry:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /></p><p></p><p>Butter and eggs are perfecty good and regular low carb ingredients and various nut and seed flours are fine too. I originally adapted my existing baking recipes to low carb versions using ground almonds or other nut flours (hazelnut, pecan, walnut, sesame - I never get good results using coconut flour though) with erythritol/stevia for sweetening, and keeping the usual eggs, butter, raising agent, spices ,floavourings, etc. I don't have any issues with resulting glucose levels.</p><p></p><p>We used to have a T1 forum member who had a "Diabetic Good Baking" web site, and we have a long term <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/low-carb-recipes.4871/" target="_blank">low carb recipes thread</a> on the forum, and various threads or posts with recipes or links to recipes.</p><p></p><p>For Victoria sponge recipes checkout <em> </em><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=low+carb+Victoria+sponge+cake" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=low+carb+Victoria+sponge+cake</a></p><p>or for general baking</p><p><a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/baking" target="_blank">https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/baking </a>or do a Google search for specific recipes and include <em>low carb</em> or<em> keto</em> in your search terms and you'll find many suitable (and some very exellent) low carb baking recpes to last you several lifetimes.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robbity, post: 2621721, member: 93179"] There's anold saying that "[I]One swallow does not a summer make[/I] " so I think you'll find that [CENTER][I]One half a M&S lemon and sultana Danish cake definitelty does [B]not[/B] a high HbA1c make[/I] [/CENTER] You've had ONE fairly small rise on one day eating that, and it's hardly going to have a huge impact on 3 months worth of 24/7 glucose levels needed to calculate your HbA1c. Just don't do it all day every day though.... :hungry: :oops: Butter and eggs are perfecty good and regular low carb ingredients and various nut and seed flours are fine too. I originally adapted my existing baking recipes to low carb versions using ground almonds or other nut flours (hazelnut, pecan, walnut, sesame - I never get good results using coconut flour though) with erythritol/stevia for sweetening, and keeping the usual eggs, butter, raising agent, spices ,floavourings, etc. I don't have any issues with resulting glucose levels. We used to have a T1 forum member who had a "Diabetic Good Baking" web site, and we have a long term [URL='https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/low-carb-recipes.4871/']low carb recipes thread[/URL] on the forum, and various threads or posts with recipes or links to recipes. For Victoria sponge recipes checkout [I] [/I][URL]https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=low+carb+Victoria+sponge+cake[/URL] or for general baking [URL='https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/baking']https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/recipes/baking [/URL]or do a Google search for specific recipes and include [I]low carb[/I] or[I] keto[/I] in your search terms and you'll find many suitable (and some very exellent) low carb baking recpes to last you several lifetimes. [CENTER] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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