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Type 2 Melon

kevin hogg

Well-Known Member
Messages
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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
I love melon and parma ham
Question is what effect can I expect from eating it
Dont want to do it if it will spike bs
Anyone tried it
 
Everybody reacts differently. The only way for you to know is to test.
 
Yep I'll do that and let you all know, I am offto france later this year and this was one of our staple lunches, just thought maybe someone else already tried it so I'll be rhe guinea pig then
 
Hi - you need to get used to checking carb values of the foods you fancy eating - melon is at the higher end of low carb fruits so I'd suggest you go with less than 100 g portions and test your response. Just use common sense! Most meat is virtually carb free unless it's processed and been prepared with sugary or starchy additives, so always check ingredients too, but I imagine you could have a good scoff of your parma ham without any problem! (If you're eating out, Google usually can give you generic values for various food stuffs.)

Robbity
 
The only advice that I had from my GP when I was diagnosed with diabetes was (lots of fruit and vegetables but not melons or mangoes ) !!! Test and see
CAROL
 
If I want to eat something a little high in carbs I deduct that from what I allow myself a day, and limit what else I eat so not to go over my self imposed limits.

That works for me.
 
Yes, test. I have found melons not so bad as far as fruits go, personally---maybe because of so much water? Better than apples, citrus, grapes. But I'm talking a few bites, not a whole bowlful, of course.
 
I don't tolerate melon and have to keep berries very small portions, like one strawberry. We are all different. But that one strawberry is a nice treat.
 
chalup said:
I don't tolerate melon and have to keep berries very small portions, like one strawberry. We are all different. But that one strawberry is a nice treat.
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I found out one strawberry and a few blueberries over fixed a hypo haha
Not much need for glucotabs though I always have them ready. Everywhere. Not sure what melon would do. At all!
 
Kristin251 said:
I found out one strawberry and a few blueberries over fixed a hypo haha
Not much need for glucotabs though I always have them ready. Everywhere. Not sure what melon would do. At all!
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Only one way to find out
 
chalup said:
Only one way to find out
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No need. Other foods I prefer. Now a nice ripe cherry might be worth testing!
For Mothers Day and my B day I always get a huge dark choco covered strawberry. I split it with my hubby and make my half last for dessert for three meals haha. I really have lost my sweet tooth
 
JohnEGreen said:
If I want to eat something a little high in carbs I deduct that from what I allow myself a day, and limit what else I eat so not to go over my self imposed limits.

That works for me.
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But do you get a bigger than normal spike doing this, because that's what I try to avoid rather than worrying too much about going a bit over my daily carbs "allowance"??

Robbity
 
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