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Puffed Wheat cereal for breakfast

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Hi all

I was wondering whether you guys have tried puffed wheat cereal for breakfast. I have tried this one by good grain company which contains 11g carbs per 15g portion size. The company says it contains little or no sugar but I do see an impact on my BG.

fasting - 5.8
1 hr after puffed wheat cereal and skimmed milk - 8.3
2 hrs after - 5.7

I'm not sure whether the 1 hour BG jump of 8.3 is something I should be concerned about? This forum is fantastic and I'm learning a lot.

Many thanks!
 
depends on how much you are eating in one sitting, do you weigh the cereal and account for the milk as well I find personally Cereals are a big no no for me, but there again everybody is different
 
If those numbers relate to the usual portion you would like to eat, then they look pretty decent to me. Any carb is going to make your sugars rise - that's just the normal process - but coming back down to that level after two hours is within the desired range.

Maybe try it a couple more times and test if you're concerned but sounds absolutely fine to me.
 
I agree, it sounds pretty healthy to me. Even non-diabetics can get a rise an hour after a high carb meal.
 
Going by those readings you seem to tolerate the puffed wheat well, test over a few mornings just to be sure.

Nigel
 
Thanks everyone! I generally measure the quantity and factor in the carbs content in the milk portion (sounds a bit stupid but never knew that milk contained carbs till I was diagnosed diabetic!!)

I was just concerned about the rise after an hour and the drop back to the range. However, from the responses, it looks like Im not doing too bad then.

Thanks again
 
More to the point do they taste nice? 8)
I suspect they have little nutritional value however so why not have bacon n eggs etc?
 
Cowboyjim said:
More to the point do they taste nice? 8)
I suspect they have little nutritional value however so why not have bacon n eggs etc?
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Bacon is no for me because I'm vegetarian (well lacto-ovo to be precise). I'm actually trying out breakfast cereals because I tend to eat them a lot. I got similar readings with other cereals like Kashi and Kelloggs Optivita (without the raisins). But unfortunately other carbs like rice and bread gives me BG spike ( sometimes 12 plus after 60 minutes and returns back to 7ish range). I guess we are all different.
 

Porridge works a treat for me and hardly raises my bg, together with seeds, berries and low-fat yogurt it makes a nutritious breakfast that keeps you full till lunch, try it but remember to test regularly to see what impact it has on bg.

Nigel
 


I'm veggie and have quorn 'bacon' and egg and mushroom for breakfast most days with little change to my bg
 
Could the higher figure be a liver dump ?
Try them for lunch one day and test the same as you have with the breakfast portion.
Good luck
JF.
 

Thanks Nigel. Porridge with seeds and berries sound delicious. I'll definitely try this.

Just curious, my friend suggested that Irish oats works wonders on his BG levels as it takes longer to digest or something? I'll definitely be staying away from the ready to make cereals (shocked to see the sugar content on those!) and stick to the old fashioned slow cooked oats!!

Cheers
 

Thanks! Would try this as well (egg and mushroom with grilled tomato would definitely be a nice treat!!)
 

The bigger the oat the longer it takes to break down and digest which is why it is kinder to your blood glucose levels (less chance of a spike). Most people find that the highly processed oats such as Ready Brek cause bg spikes and don't leave them sustained throughout the morning, I usually buy the Scotch Porridge oats but last week bought a pack of Organic Jumbo Oats from Holland & Barrett which are bigger in size and even better.

Most breakfast cereals contain high quantities of sugar and salt, best keep away from these wherever possible and stick with something wholesome such as oats.

Nigel
 
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