Cowboyjim said:
So, Cujila you weigh out the rice then cook it as per usual. Measure the BG then eat just the rice wait an hour and re-measure your Bg then again another hour later?
This is something that has always puzzled me. Must we turn ourselves into living 'experiments' so to speak? For a valid measurement this is what you must do even though it is not very practical for most let alone who wants to have breakfast like some member of the vietcong?
Then you have to repeat for each component of a curry, the meat, the naan, etc etc. Maybe would take a week to do and use a lot of strips, say three a day that's over 20 so it'll cost you.
Then you have that niggling doubt that it might be slow release and spike after two hours...
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CowboyGim ! :wink:
Yes I did weigh out my rice when I first started testing. Nothing wrong with that surely if you want to gain tight control of your Diabetes and Bg levels. I want to live a long and healthy life and I don't mind putting some effort into something that in the long run can pay dividends. No pain, No gain !
What I actually did was measured, and cooked the rice. Then I tested, then I ate the rice. After 1, 2, 3 and 4 hrs I tested again and saw the results........Bg levels all within target and another food to add to my extensive repertoire of foods which I can eat and know what effect they have on my Bg levels.
Then I made a curry of some sort, using only fresh quantifiable ingredients. I then tested prior to eating that meal, then after 1, 2, 3 and 4 hrs later. Noted the results and again added that meal to my list of OK meals with Bg effects noted too. As I usually had made a pot of this I could then the next day add a Naan or a Chapati or some Papadom's. Again test before, then 1, 2, 3 and 4 hrs later. and so on after a few days.
So you see it is quite a simple process that anybody can do. You don't have to do it every time because the result is there in my records. All you need is willpower and the motivation to look after your health, a small price to pay.
All my meals, including breakfasts were tested in this way over several months. The breakfasts were easy as most were low carbs, I just needed to test if I added say bread or toast to the menu. I don't have to do that amount of testing any more because I have baselines to work from, levels which remain fairly constant after meals. Spikes and timings were all factored in, I am a methodical and analytical person. So for me it was no hardship and no trouble. I know that not everybody can be bothered to do that, their choice. Me, I like to know exactly what is going on.....makes life so much easier.
As for test strips, I don't have a problem there and it was only for a few months. I sometimes supplemented the NHS provided strips from my own pocket, again a small price to pay for my own wellbeing.
As for the Vietcong analogy.....a bit crass in my view !
Ken