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Not sure where I went wrong tonight..

Mrsass

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.. Had cauli cheese for tea & thought I'd spoil myself with a bit of sweetcorn too.. Bg is now 9.7 (3hours later) which I know isnt ridiculous but why on earth so high when it was 4.8 before tea... Was it the sweetcorn!? I pumped for it and everything! Imagine it's just one of those things but I even avoided my sat night alcohol after a high reading last night from drinking larger boo! Just feel a bit miffed coz I thought it would be fine! Sorry if this should be in food related forum x
 
Depending on the food sometimes it can release a bit slower so you can end up like that.
Personally I have found that sometimes 3 to 4 hours after eating my levels are still slightly high but then another hour later and they suddenly plummet and get back into a normal range.
As long as it comes back to where you did expect it my the time of next meal or scheduled test I wouldn't go too hard on yourself.

In the meal you describe the cheese could have slowed absorption a bit with the carbs in the sweetcorn.
 
sweetcorn ( tinned ? ) is one of the highest carb veg -- higher than new potatoes.

if you had a decent portion - say 100 grams it could have added an extra 20 grams carb ( which for me is a bolus of about 4 units )

love cauli cheese though -- one of my all time favs
 
Yeah it was tinned, had 50g of it, I know it's quite carby but I do love it so was having it as my Saturday night treat lol cauli cheese is my fav, I could honestly eat it every day lol

Woke up at 4am with a 2.8 so it eventually came down lol x
 
Hi,

Yep. I wouldn't beat yourself up about it... (Just noticed you pump.) all the same. I still maintain that modern insulins no matter how tight you keep it, can't allways act accordingly with the digestion & breakdown of the food eaten...

I retired last night with a teenage BS.. Like my mindset at the time too! I know where I went wrong.. A couple of unexpected beers.. So I thought when I basaled for bed. "It'll be around 7mmol in the morning & compensate for breakfast.?" Tomorrow's another day..
I woke up an hour ago feeling fantastic. Got up to make a cup of tea for my wife, even though she was fast asleep.. Odd? Why was I thinking tea first thing.. Then I noticed my blurry vision, light sensitivity & lack of balance getting out of bed.. Grabbing a biscuit & testing while I munched 1.4.
(Edit)
My wife's up now.. Turns out I don't remember making her that cup of tea.. I seem to have gone a little overboard treating the hypo too. I,m now where I initially guessed I would be last night. 7.4 mmol...
 
Mrsass said:
Yeah it was tinned, had 50g of it, I know it's quite carby but I do love it so was having it as my Saturday night treat lol cauli cheese is my fav, I could honestly eat it every day lol

Woke up at 4am with a 2.8 so it eventually came down lol x
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it's a real pain at times - you think you nail it ( with a reasonable spike early doors ) and then a crash in middle of night .
hope you were ok
i had the opposite last night - well nearly -- a 10.4 2 hours post meal and a 5.8 before bed -- waking to a massive 14.9 this morning at 6am
no figuring it somedays

back to cauli cheese -- love it with really strong cheddar -- not mild or medium -- and some parmesan grated on top
along with some bacon or some gammon - making myself hungry
 
Have you tried cauli cheese with fried crispy bacon and onions sprinkled over the top? To die for..........
 
My wife does a fantastic cauliflower cheese...
 
Jaylee said:
My wife does a fantastic cauliflower cheese...
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mine does as well -- i pester for it regularly

and June_C = onions sounds delicious -- bacon gets chopped up by me on it during the eating
 
M & S cauliflower cheese.. Lovely.. With fat asparagus on the side..

When I was about 14 I got caught stealing a CC from M & S.. Sad Child..

Sad adult !..........
 


Its the fat in the meal as high-fat meals can effect bg levels for several hours after finishing the meal.

Love cauliflower cheese, I use both cauli & broccoli in mine and throw in a some garlic cloves..........delicious
 
kevinfitzgerald said:
When I was about 14 I got caught stealing a CC from M & S.. Sad Child..
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Now I don't condone thievery but that actually made me......

Most kids get done for half inching mars bars, bubble gum or football stickers.......but cauliflower cheese?!? Try explaining that one to your parents
 
noblehead said:
Its the fat in the meal as high-fat meals can effect bg levels for several hours after finishing the meal.

Love cauliflower cheese, I use both cauli & broccoli in mine and throw in a some garlic cloves..........delicious
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Aaaar, someone else who likes broc cheese too.
 
This place is turning into a Foodies paradise what with chocolate tea bags, kale chips and now cauli/broc cheese. What next?
 
shaggy1974 said:
Now I don't condone thievery but that actually made me......

Most kids get done for half inching mars bars, bubble gum or football stickers.......but cauliflower cheese?!? Try explaining that one to your parents
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I did, I told them it was Mousaka !
 
himtoo said:
mine does as well -- i pester for it regularly

and June_C = onions sounds delicious -- bacon gets chopped up by me on it during the eating
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You might like to know that Tesco stock a bag of ready grated cheese that has fried onions added to it. Saves frying the onions
 
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