Thanks, @KK123 - you're right. I hadn't tested squash beforehand and so had some on its own. Yup. That's the culprit, darn it. Was going to make a butternut squash soup - just right for this weather. Perhaps I'll just use a tiny bit to colour cauli/celeriac mash. Or not!Hi Sue, don't rule out the butternut squash!!!! I find that spikes me all on its own. x (Unless of course, you have tried and tested it already).
Was told to miss out things like pineapple and orange and go for apples and banana. Was also told to not eat riper fruits as more has turned to sugarYesterday morning my bg was 5.4. I later had a small piece of pineapple and an orange on empty stomach. I later did another test to know if these fruits would spike my sugar level, Incredibly my sugar level had risen to 13. This shows me that these fruits aren’t good for me. Am I alone?
Aw sorry Sue! It's not right that a blooming vegetable can spike you!!!!Thanks, @KK123 - you're right. I hadn't tested squash beforehand and so had some on its own. Yup. That's the culprit, darn it. Was going to make a butternut squash soup - just right for this weather. Perhaps I'll just use a tiny bit to colour cauli/celeriac mash. Or not!
Yesterday morning my bg was 5.4. I later had a small piece of pineapple and an orange on empty stomach. I later did another test to know if these fruits would spike my sugar level, Incredibly my sugar level had risen to 13. This shows me that these fruits aren’t good for me. Am I alone?
Was told to miss out things like pineapple and orange and go for apples and banana. Was also told to not eat riper fruits as more has turned to sugar
No, you're not alone @Olufisayo. Recently I had a meal of roast pork with lashings of crackling, a very small spoonful of home-made apple sauce, sweetheart cabbage and butternut squash and cauli mash, followed by three fresh lychees. Bg reading before 5.5, after 9.6.... A big shock and I can only think it was the lycheesAll my fave fruits (mostly tropical) are off the list, sadly. But as @MikeTurin shows, people differ in the fruits they can tolerate so you may be able to find other fruits that are ok for you.
What about grapefruit juice which is rich in potassium? Would it be easier to dose fruit intake by taking juice, rather than eating the fruit directly? Anyone has tried this strategy?How does your bg react to plantain?
What about grapefruit juice which is rich in potassium? Would it be easier to dose fruit intake by taking juice, rather than eating the fruit directly? Anyone has tried this strategy?
Very surprised and alarmed by your reply! What about the Detox craze? What potassium substitutes do you suggest?Juicing fruit removes the fibre and releases more sugars. So to answer your question, no it is not a good strategy. You can get as much potassium as you need from other foods.
That's very interesting. Are you able to explain why?I'm on insulin, but still, a whole orange is more difficult to dose for than a big piece of cake, so I gave up on eating a whole fruit at one time.
A whole orange spikes so fast that my insulin can't keep up. If I take enough insulin to not go very high with this spike, my bg will come crashing down as fast as it went up, because the insulin will keep on working long after those quick fruit sugars are gone.That's very interesting. Are you able to explain why?
A whole orange spikes so fast that my insulin can't keep up. If I take enough insulin to not go very high with this spike, my bg will come crashing down as fast as it went up, because the insulin will keep on working long after those quick fruit sugars are gone.
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