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<blockquote data-quote="Nicole T" data-source="post: 2297735" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>So what's going on here?</p><p></p><p>Gone low carb for several weeks now, but had a couple of 'naughty experiments', some of which went well and some didn't. But the last 2 (yesterday and today) are interesting.</p><p></p><p>Paella, including 125g of basmati rice, didn't spike my blood sugar at all yesterday. Literally the same figure pre-meal and 2 hours afterwards. Though I did use a cooking method that hopefully dumped a lot of starch. Tonight, a huge pub mixed grill, including half a large plate of chips, onion rings, corn on the cob and a grilled tomato (as well as other, no carb items) took me from a 5.1 before to a 6.0, 2 hours later, tonight.</p><p></p><p>I've run test solution on a strip and got a 7.5, which is towards the upper end of the test range, so I don't think my meter/strips are playing up, and certainly not under-reading. GlucoRx-Q, if that's at all relevant.</p><p></p><p>Is it possible that I've just blitzed my body with stupid amounts of carbs lately, and while still diabetic (in the sense of not being able to keep its HbA1c below 48, while throwing tons of junk down my gullet) maybe my body just needed a break from the constant bombardment of carbs, and can handle the odd splurge without even significantly spiking?</p><p></p><p>Alcohol was involved tonight, which might create a delayed response. But if I get below a 7 in the morning, I don't think that's a significant issue, either.</p><p></p><p>I haven't had over a 7 out of my meter in over a week. In over 2 weeks, if you exclude the previous paella I did where I didn't try to remove the starch.</p><p></p><p>Fingers crossed for a 'below 7' tomorrow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nicole T, post: 2297735, member: 527609"] So what's going on here? Gone low carb for several weeks now, but had a couple of 'naughty experiments', some of which went well and some didn't. But the last 2 (yesterday and today) are interesting. Paella, including 125g of basmati rice, didn't spike my blood sugar at all yesterday. Literally the same figure pre-meal and 2 hours afterwards. Though I did use a cooking method that hopefully dumped a lot of starch. Tonight, a huge pub mixed grill, including half a large plate of chips, onion rings, corn on the cob and a grilled tomato (as well as other, no carb items) took me from a 5.1 before to a 6.0, 2 hours later, tonight. I've run test solution on a strip and got a 7.5, which is towards the upper end of the test range, so I don't think my meter/strips are playing up, and certainly not under-reading. GlucoRx-Q, if that's at all relevant. Is it possible that I've just blitzed my body with stupid amounts of carbs lately, and while still diabetic (in the sense of not being able to keep its HbA1c below 48, while throwing tons of junk down my gullet) maybe my body just needed a break from the constant bombardment of carbs, and can handle the odd splurge without even significantly spiking? Alcohol was involved tonight, which might create a delayed response. But if I get below a 7 in the morning, I don't think that's a significant issue, either. I haven't had over a 7 out of my meter in over a week. In over 2 weeks, if you exclude the previous paella I did where I didn't try to remove the starch. Fingers crossed for a 'below 7' tomorrow. [/QUOTE]
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