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<blockquote data-quote="Nicole T" data-source="post: 2288890" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>Just done my third test of the day (when I woke up, 2 hours after lunch and just under 2 hours after evening meal.) I thought I'd spike tonight because the Iceland chicken breast I've had in the freezer since Christmas turned out to be full of stuffing. I could have left the stuffing, but I thought I'd eat it to see what effect it had. I got my lowest reading of the day at 5.4, with the other two both being 5.8.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure beer is that evil, carbs-wise, to be honest. I've worked out that a can of Carling is around 10.5g of carbs, which might be a big deal if you have 6 or 8 of them, but probably isn't so much if you have 2 or 3. It'd be over for keto, but if 'low carb' is less than 100, then I don't think it's an especially big deal. I have to remember that at one point, I was having 4 slices of white toast of a morning and then another 4 slices as a couple of sandwiches at lunchtime. </p><p></p><p>I am finding that I need fewer drinks to get nicely relaxed, and those 3 cans are enough to last me a couple of hours and have me ready for bed. I think the thirst of diabetes combined with the 'soaking up' effect of the carbs I was eating was a big part of the problem. Indeed, one of my worst habits was probably chasing some sort of balance between 'a bit too drunk - have some carbs' and 'not quite drunk enough - have some alcohol.'</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nicole T, post: 2288890, member: 527609"] Just done my third test of the day (when I woke up, 2 hours after lunch and just under 2 hours after evening meal.) I thought I'd spike tonight because the Iceland chicken breast I've had in the freezer since Christmas turned out to be full of stuffing. I could have left the stuffing, but I thought I'd eat it to see what effect it had. I got my lowest reading of the day at 5.4, with the other two both being 5.8. I'm not sure beer is that evil, carbs-wise, to be honest. I've worked out that a can of Carling is around 10.5g of carbs, which might be a big deal if you have 6 or 8 of them, but probably isn't so much if you have 2 or 3. It'd be over for keto, but if 'low carb' is less than 100, then I don't think it's an especially big deal. I have to remember that at one point, I was having 4 slices of white toast of a morning and then another 4 slices as a couple of sandwiches at lunchtime. I am finding that I need fewer drinks to get nicely relaxed, and those 3 cans are enough to last me a couple of hours and have me ready for bed. I think the thirst of diabetes combined with the 'soaking up' effect of the carbs I was eating was a big part of the problem. Indeed, one of my worst habits was probably chasing some sort of balance between 'a bit too drunk - have some carbs' and 'not quite drunk enough - have some alcohol.' [/QUOTE]
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