Oat Bran

[Ricky]

I have been reading about the Durkin diet which uses Oat Bran. Does anyone know if Oat bran is as good as Oatflakes for a Type 2 diabetic diet? I have made the pancakes and the muffins (cocoa and vanilla bean flavour - no sugar needed) and they seem to have really filled me up. I know I should test after 2 hours but I never remember!! My fasting sugars are soooo good at the moment I don't want to muck things up.

 

[hallii]

Well, I tried oat bran and it was just as bad for me as actual oats. I suggest you test and see how it affects you, you might get a surprise!

H

 

[Ricky]

This morning only 4.7!!! (thats 4 days in a row it has been <5)
Had a oat bran pancake and a small oat bran muffin at lunch with my usual salad and too much humous!!.
2 hours - 5.9
3 hours - 6.7
Now going to the gym to do a spin class so won't be able to do it again until 4 hours but the spin session should use up a lot so maybe not worth testing then.

Sometimes it looks as if I have reversed my diabetes with my diet and exercise but I know I daren't eat anything with sugar, high GI stuff or Maltitol sweeteners!!! It is interesting that the dawn phenomenum I usually have seems to have gone. I have been self dosing with a homeoapthic remedy daily and think that is what it is is!! - I am a professional homeopath.

At the moment I am one of the lucky ones whose GP practice hasn't sussed I am still getting a prescription a month for testing sticks when I am a Tyoe 2 no meds. Not sure how long it will last!!!

 

[Ricky]

I did a boxing circuit as well as the spin so it was 6 hours when I tested again and it was 5.1 . I wasn't hungry which means I think that the oat bran was slow releasing which is good.