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OMG - Blood/Glucose 10.4

Chiefy

Chiefy

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OMG! Thought a quick test before dinner having had chicken for lunch and 2 plums about an hour before test. Knock me down with a feather! 10.4!!! Highest reading I’ve had in 3 months. My test this morning was 5.0! No more plums for me me thinks!!! Lol!
 
Definitely not plums (or fruit) on their own. I made this mistake with apricots once, on an empty stomach seems worse somehow
 
I’ve tried various fruits and I seem to tolerate most to a limited degree but 2 plums lol!
 
Be careful, cherries can be high carb. I have some in the freezer and have 3 with cream.
 
xfieldok said:
Be careful, cherries can be high carb. I have some in the freezer and have 3 with cream.
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Holy maloney! Had no idea and I’ve been wolfing them down! Thought I’d levelled on my weight last week. What a Pillock, Thanks for the heads up. This is certainly a educational journey. (As I return the bowl of cherries to the kitchen!)
 
Chiefy said:
OMG! Thought a quick test before dinner having had chicken for lunch and 2 plums about an hour before test. Knock me down with a feather! 10.4!!! Highest reading I’ve had in 3 months. My test this morning was 5.0! No more plums for me me thinks!!! Lol!
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I was the same , I had a satsuma tested my blood 2 hrs after 10.2
 
Chiefy said:
Holy maloney! Had no idea and I’ve been wolfing them down! Thought I’d levelled on my weight last week. What a Pillock, Thanks for the heads up. This is certainly a educational journey. (As I return the bowl of cherries to the kitchen!)
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I checked cherries today and they were about 1 g carb each!!!!
I had 4 in with yoghurts and seeds as breakfast
 
Cherries, I think, are arround 45g per 100g. 'But you haveto find what works for you.
 
MrsA2 said:
I checked cherries today and they were about 1 g carb each!!!!
I had 4 in with yoghurts and seeds as breakfast
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Oh my god! I didn’t check! I won’t spill the amount I’ve eaten but sufffice to say I wondered why my weight hadn’t changed last week!!
 
The wife and I are laughing at my stupidity! I’ve been so good with carbs and it’s likely I’ve been eating the equivalent of a loaf of bread a day!!!
 
Chiefy said:
Oh my god! I didn’t check! I won’t spill the amount I’ve eaten but sufffice to say I wondered why my weight hadn’t changed last week!!
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Don't tell anyone but I had that with grapes. ;) They were always available in fruit bowl which I passed frequently... taking just one or 2 a time. Then I realised the carb count over the day. Now they are kept outof sight in the fridge (for the non diabetics in the family)
 
Chiefy said:
OMG! Thought a quick test before dinner having had chicken for lunch and 2 plums about an hour before test. Knock me down with a feather! 10.4!!! Highest reading I’ve had in 3 months. My test this morning was 5.0! No more plums for me me thinks!!! Lol!
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https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/fruits here, maybe this'll help. ;) I don't usually have fruit any more, but if I do, it's strawberries with cream. About two or three times a year, as a special treat. I pay for it afterwards (dairy is a problem, and I can't stick with three strawberries. I murder a box), but a few times a year it is worth it. ;) The rest of the time... Nah. But it wholly depends on how low you want/need to go, really. Maybe some berries in full fat greek yoghurt or thick cream for dessert (or breakfast)... I can't get away with that any more, alas, but if you can, enjoy it! ;)
 
JoKalsbeek said:
https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/fruits here, maybe this'll help. ;) I don't usually have fruit any more, but if I do, it's strawberries with cream. About two or three times a year, as a special treat. I pay for it afterwards (dairy is a problem, and I can't stick with three strawberries. I murder a box), but a few times a year it is worth it. ;) The rest of the time... Nah. But it wholly depends on how low you want/need to go, really. Maybe some berries in full fat greek yoghurt or thick cream for dessert (or breakfast)... I can't get away with that any more, alas, but if you can, enjoy it! ;)
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Oh that's brilliant - thanks JoKalsbeek.....(I've been eating cherries like they've been going out of fashion thinking they were part of the berry family! Lesson learnt!!
 
Hi @Chiefy

Once a year, at the height of cherry season, I buy one large punnet and eat it.
I start in the morning, and spread them out, probably 1 every 20 mins, throughout the day until they are finished.
Yes, it is a lot more carbs than I should be eating, but for one day, once a year, my body can cope with the drip feeding of sugars and (having tested this) my bg just stays a smidge higher than usual, all day.

My point is, portion size is key, so is understanding how your body reacts to these things, and for that, testing is key.
Fruit gets digested very fast - especially on an empty stomach. A handful of cherries probably won't show up on a 2 hour test at all, but test at 20 or 40 or 30 mins, and it will likely be a different story.
 
Brunneria said:
Hi @Chiefy

Once a year, at the height of cherry season, I buy one large punnet and eat it.
I start in the morning, and spread them out, probably 1 every 20 mins, throughout the day until they are finished.
Yes, it is a lot more carbs than I should be eating, but for one day, once a year, my body can cope with the drip feeding of sugars and (having tested this) my bg just stays a smidge higher than usual, all day.

My point is, portion size is key, so is understanding how your body reacts to these things, and for that, testing is key.
Fruit gets digested very fast - especially on an empty stomach. A handful of cherries probably won't show up on a 2 hour test at all, but test at 20 or 40 or 30 mins, and it will likely be a different story.
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Great advice thankyou. I wasn't aware at the quickness of fruit being digested as Ive always waited 2 hours and as everything seemed OK, I continued on my merry way chomping on my never ending cherries!
 
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