Sunshine_Kisses
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Hey all - OK, so yesterday I went to London to a fancy schmants restaurant - was v nervous as it's the first time I've really eaten out since diagnosis, plus I knew it would be an extravegant meal and didn't want to be the rude/difficult one by saying "I can't have x/y/z" etc... so I decided before the meal that I would just put my diabetes to one side, take things in moderation and just enjoy the meal.
I should say that prior to this meal I have had absolutely no refined sugar / normal sugar of any form whatsoever since my diagnosis, almost three months ago. The only sugar that has been in my diet at all is through a small amount of carbs (a slice of rye bread every other day or so) or through berries (again, only maybe a handful, every other day or so). Other than that, my diet has been completely sugar free.
So, back to the meal - for the main I had a pretty harmless piece of smoked haddock on spinach with a poached egg on top. It had a very, very creamy sauce which was delicious - but dairy can cause me to spike so I was mindful of that - but figured the fats and proteins from the egg and fish should keep that meal 'safe'.
But then.... everyone chose puddings... Again, in the spirit of just enjoying the day, I chose one too - praline ice cream (again, I was thinking the fat from the cream and nuts might help) - but then everyone was sharing their puddings, so I also had a good helping of my companions which was a sort of thick cream gateux with strawberrys. And then, to top it all off, we had coffee liquors; and I managed to pick one which was like a complete dessert all by itself! It was more like a coffee sundae with masses of cream and amerotto biscuit interlaced all the way through - very sweet.
It was delicious, and I totally enjoyed it, but about two hours later I braced myself of the train home to check my blood sugar readings - having literally not eaten any desserts/sugar for three months, and only getting my meter a month ago and realising porridge makes me spike to 15, I was honestly thinking it could be in the twenties... so nearly fell off my train seat when it was 7.2! I was so shocked, I thought 'my machine's gotten confused - it means 17.2 - so tested again on a different finger - this time 7.3. So then I thought "it's all the cream, my body's taking ages to digest it - it'll be high in a couple of hours more", so tested it again just before bed another couple of hours later: still 7.2. So *then* I thought - OK, lets see what your morning readings are - it might creep up on you overnight - but nope; this mornings readings are 6.5.
I fully appreciate that these readings might look a little high to some of you, but I really, really struggle to get my pm readings below 8, and morning readings are rarely below 7 - so what happened yesterday/this morning??? Have so diligently been cutting out carbs and sugars, and whilst I know **** well that I can't scoff my face with them, could a little bit be useful in some way??? I was talking to my mum about it this morning and she has a theory that by not eating any sugars at all, it could be sending my pancreas 'to sleep', and that by having some sugar yesterday it 'woke up' a bit - is this at all possible?? I promise I'm not looking for an excuse to eat puddings every day ;-) just genuinely trying to figure out this confusing connudrum we all have, and trying to unlock what will keep my blood sugars happy
Grateful for any insights! :thumbup:
I should say that prior to this meal I have had absolutely no refined sugar / normal sugar of any form whatsoever since my diagnosis, almost three months ago. The only sugar that has been in my diet at all is through a small amount of carbs (a slice of rye bread every other day or so) or through berries (again, only maybe a handful, every other day or so). Other than that, my diet has been completely sugar free.
So, back to the meal - for the main I had a pretty harmless piece of smoked haddock on spinach with a poached egg on top. It had a very, very creamy sauce which was delicious - but dairy can cause me to spike so I was mindful of that - but figured the fats and proteins from the egg and fish should keep that meal 'safe'.
But then.... everyone chose puddings... Again, in the spirit of just enjoying the day, I chose one too - praline ice cream (again, I was thinking the fat from the cream and nuts might help) - but then everyone was sharing their puddings, so I also had a good helping of my companions which was a sort of thick cream gateux with strawberrys. And then, to top it all off, we had coffee liquors; and I managed to pick one which was like a complete dessert all by itself! It was more like a coffee sundae with masses of cream and amerotto biscuit interlaced all the way through - very sweet.
It was delicious, and I totally enjoyed it, but about two hours later I braced myself of the train home to check my blood sugar readings - having literally not eaten any desserts/sugar for three months, and only getting my meter a month ago and realising porridge makes me spike to 15, I was honestly thinking it could be in the twenties... so nearly fell off my train seat when it was 7.2! I was so shocked, I thought 'my machine's gotten confused - it means 17.2 - so tested again on a different finger - this time 7.3. So then I thought "it's all the cream, my body's taking ages to digest it - it'll be high in a couple of hours more", so tested it again just before bed another couple of hours later: still 7.2. So *then* I thought - OK, lets see what your morning readings are - it might creep up on you overnight - but nope; this mornings readings are 6.5.
I fully appreciate that these readings might look a little high to some of you, but I really, really struggle to get my pm readings below 8, and morning readings are rarely below 7 - so what happened yesterday/this morning??? Have so diligently been cutting out carbs and sugars, and whilst I know **** well that I can't scoff my face with them, could a little bit be useful in some way??? I was talking to my mum about it this morning and she has a theory that by not eating any sugars at all, it could be sending my pancreas 'to sleep', and that by having some sugar yesterday it 'woke up' a bit - is this at all possible?? I promise I'm not looking for an excuse to eat puddings every day ;-) just genuinely trying to figure out this confusing connudrum we all have, and trying to unlock what will keep my blood sugars happy
Grateful for any insights! :thumbup:
