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Mango Smoothie

Erin

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Canada
Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Insulin
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Meter no.: 22 I thought it was kind of sweet; treat at the plaza walking; rushed home feeling sick, treating with 6 units insulin
and glyclazide-- that's why glyclazide should not be removed from my regimen, imo.
 
Erin said:
Meter no.: 22 I thought it was kind of sweet; treat at the plaza walking; rushed home feeling sick, treating with 6 units insulin
and glyclazide-- that's why glyclazide should not be removed from my regimen, imo.
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What insulin do you use?
 
When I eat locally grown mangoes I only eat a small half because t will blow my bgl away, I have never tried a fruit / veggie smoothie though.

 
Antje77 said:
What insulin do you use?
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Humulin N, as immediate treatment, not excluding the regular evening dose of 40 (sometimes higher) this is advice from my pharmacist, whom I trust.
 
Most well controlled Type 2 diabetics (in the UK) avoid tropical fruit. Of course that's easier to do if we don't live in the tropics.
I would have a hard time avoiding mangos if I lived in Thailand for example where back in the 1990's I used to eat kilos of them per day!

A fruit smoothie is mashed up fruit and so has a higher GI between that of fruit juice and whole fruit - so why would a Type 2 ever drink one?
 
I didn't know. It was incredibly sweet, and only after I measured myself, did I realize that was why I felt so ill. It was delicious though.
 
Consuming it after being pulverized would mean that the sugar content was easily absorbed.
My daughter loves mango so I either avoid being with her when she has one, or take a tiny piece and slice it very small to eat slowly. It is not that much over the 10 percent limit I set myself, but a whole one blended would be quite a hit of sugars.
 
The only instructions that I got from a GP when diagnosed with diabetes was " lots of fruit and vegetables it not melons or mangos " !!
Carol
 
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