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Whoobub

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Newbie here who would like some guidance please.

Where do the Quaker OatsoSimple porridge pots stand in the grand scheme of things as far as type 2 diabetes go? I've been having one of these pots as my breakfast for a few weeks now and am unsure if its a good or bad thing. The right hand number is the per pot figure.

The nurse at my GP's diabetic clinic advised me to look online but I'm a bit confused!

Thanks in advance.

Here are the numbers...

Energy (KJ) 1578 789
Energy (kcal) 374 187
Protein 15.0g 7.5g
Carbohydrate 62.4g 31.2g
Sugar 21.2g 10.6g
Total Fat 5.8g 2.9g
Saturated Fat 1.2g 0.6g
Fibre 6.4g 3.2g
Fibre / of which soluble 2.8g 1.4g
Fibre / of which Beta Glucan 2.6g 1.3g
Fibre / of which insoluble 3.6g 1.8g
Sodium** 0.12g 0.06g
**Equivalent as Salt 0.28g 0.14g
 
Hello and welcome to the forum

I know from my own experience how confusing it is for a newly diagnosed diabetes to know what to eat. The only way to find out is by keeping a food diary and testing your blood sugar before and 2hrs after eating, this way you will learn which foods make you spike and are best reduced or avoided altogether.
I think most people would find such a small pot of porridge too high in carbs, the only way for you to find out is to test your blood sugar before and after you have eaten it.

There is no specific rule for any of us, some people can eat potatoes and experience no blood sugar spikes, others spike into double figures at just seeing a potato from 5 miles away (ok I am ever so slightly exaggerating here). So it is a case of testing and learning the basics of diabetes.
Here is a link that is given to all newcomers to the forum
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17088

Read around the forum, some of us are low carbing, some are managing very well on a low GI plan, some need medication, others want to control their diabetes with diet and exercise alone, there is no right or wrong its what you personally feel happiest with, there are several tools available for you to achieve good control. Learn about the different foods, I once was so insulin resistant that even a mug of tea with milk would make me spike, then I realised its the lactose in the milk, so I changed to lactose free milk and single cream instead, no more spikes after tea drinking for me.

One website that I found very useful and straight forward was blood sugar 101, links are not permitted in this forum, so google for it, there is lots of clear information for you there.

Ask questions, people are very caring and helpful in here.

All the best
 
Hi Whoobub!

Well, porridge is a very divisive thing :lol: Many members on here say it's the only cereal they can eat as it is very slow release carb. For me, it's deadly! It spikes my blood glucose very high, so I avoid it.

Looking at the figures you've quoted, 31.2g per pot, would raise my BG by about 9m/mol and I would have to inject 3 units of insulin for that. (I'm not Type 2 by the way, and I'm sure someone who is will be along soon to help). Personally, I would think that 31.2g carb would be too much carb in one go for many Type 2s, so you might need to reduce the portion size you have. The only way you're really going to know how it affects you is to test your BG before eating it and then again 2 hours later. If your 2 hour figure is pretty much the same as your pre-porridge figure, that's fine - if it's significantly higher you need to reduce the portion or cut it out altogether. Have you been given a testing meter and test strips? If not, ask your diabetes nurse for them - they might refuse as they don't always give them to Type 2s, but it really is the only way you're going to find out what suits you and what doesn't.

Smidge
 
As Smidge says it's high in carbs, and far to much carbs for me (I am T2).

You have to test until you find out what you can eat and how much in one go.

I can't eat much in the way of cereals and that includes most bread. Burgen soya and flax seed bread is not so bad but mostly I make my own.

Egg and bacon for breakfast is good, so is cheese omelet or yeast extract on Burgen toast, ( a bit high in salt though).

You will soon get the idea.

H

So you have to eat, test and keep a record of what you ate and how it affects you.
 
I'm Type 2 and eat a sachet of plain Oat so Simple porridge every morning for breakfast with skimmed milk and a tiny bit of fruit sugar. I do religiously exercise 45 minutes after eating and my levels don't spike. I find that if I eat porridge even as early as 6am I don't need to eat anything at all until lunchtime which has been great for shedding weight.
 
Since injecting Victoza I have 'trialed' many previously carby T2 aggressive foods from my list and found a single shot of those oats made with whole milk does not give me the spike it used to do, so I suggest the only way for each individual to assess what the Oats-so-simple does to them is to try it and test after 1and then 2hrs.
 
My son and I are both T2. I'm diet controlled, while he is on meds, but he can eat 2 sachets of Oats So Simple for breakfast without any problem, while if I have one sachet my BS spikes. Makes for great fun when we're visiting, but the only way to find out is to test.
 
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