• Guest - w'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the 2025 Survey »

same food, 2 different reading!!??

R

roxy44

Well-Known Member
Messages
270
HI friends

i am now very very confused :shock:

had porridge yesterday and this morning , made the same way, same measure, made with water added blueberries...2 hours after yesterdays reading..was 7.3

this mornings was 9.2!!!!!!!!!!! :|

this happens a few times with me...same time of day ..same food made same way,and then i get different reading?? how can i sort myself out when this happens?

sorry for moaning, but this bit really gets to me, i try my best but get different results,

my reading yesterday was all good all below 8.5 and i actually thought i was getting to grips with it,
i feel a bit off again today not sure why, whether that effects it i'm not sure,
all i know is since being told i have diabetes, i changed my diet completely, and felt rubbish ever since...how can i beat this...pleeeeeaaaaseeeeeee tell me :( i know i have been posting a lot, but i dont anyone else with diabetes..sorry xx
 
Roxy,

Not a type 2 but the different post readings would depend on your level before breakfast, try a reduced portion tomorrow (less oats) to see if this helps.

Nigel
 
Hiya roxy. KNOW exactly what you mean ! I eat exactly same variety meals [small snack sized portions]all handmade n homecooked, tested them all in past n they read low, then eat same again n they read high!!! It is totally brain battering especially when you make such an effort to try n do the right things. Trying to gain control n then BS high readings blow it all up n I dont know how or why it's happening. Have been told I am insulin deficient so whether that has something to do with it ??? your not moaning at all, only other diabetics I can talk to n with is on here!!! only others I meet is when go to clinic n hospital. Anna.x
 
This is a problem with food values. 2 oats, 2 tomatoes - 2 anything - may look identical but don't necessarily have the same calorie, carb etc., content. The oats could be from different sources and have different values - and so can the blueberries.

I've been amazed on reading round this subject on just how different 2 - lets say apples - can differ on the value scale. Early season ones are lower in calorie than high season ones (less sun I suppose to turn the flesh sugary).

Weird stuff - I got some information from (link removed- Google for information) second-opinions. and from other forums on the net.

Cheers
Ailz
 
You will never get the same reading just because you have the same food. Everybodys Bg levels fluctuate second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. What you eat will affect those readings but so does many other things, stress, heat, hormones, exercise etc. A fact of life.

If you check before a meal and it is high then it is going to be even higher 2 hrs after a meal.

Worrying about why its high or different will just make it worse !
 
roxy44 said:
thanx nigel, the moning reading was the same , 6.1
Click to expand...

Thanks roxy! I take it you weighed both portions? if so then reduce the portion size of oats or try something completely different, although porridge is a healthy low-gi food it is not always suitable to everyone with diabetes.

Nigel
 
Patch said:
This is The Cummulative Carb Effect in action!
Click to expand...

You should perhaps mention that this 'Cummulative Carb Effect' is just one of your theories Patch, as a statement like that could be taken as fact.
 
So could suggesting people should attempt to lose weight through dieting.
 
it was 1 of those oat so simple sachets, same make both mornings and same blueberries...oh well never mind onwards and upawards.....by the way my breakfast was rank!!!! was like wall paper paste and the blueberries ewwwwwww,

will try something else tomorrow lol

thanx for the input its made me undertsnad a little better xxx
 
The apple and bluebery oatssosimple nutritional information -

Typical Values Per 100g Per 36g serving*
Energy (KJ) 1537 908
Energy (kcal) 364 216
Protein (g) 8.4g 9.1g
Carbohydrate (g) 68.0g 32.6g
Sugar (g) 20.9g 15.6g
Total Fat (g) 6.3g 5.3g
Saturated Fat (g) 1.1g 2.3g
Fibre (g) 7.0g 2.5g
Fibre / of which soluble (g) 3.0g 1.1g
Fibre / of which Beta Glucan (g) 2.8g 1.0g
Fibre / of which insoluble (g) 5.0g 1.4g
Sodium** (g) 0.1g 0.1g
**Equivalent as Salt (g) 0.3g 0.3g

*with

Hi Roxy not only does it taste like wallpaper paste but it has quite a lot of sugar and the total carb content per serving is quite high.

There is a lot of discussion about ways of making porridge around the site and how people make it less likley to spike their BG - if you want porridge have use the search facility.

In my view wallpaper paste is exactly what poridge should be used for :lol:

I have eggs instead..
 
oops :oops: just realised it was your added blueberries and not theirs - here's the plain oatssosimple figures -still wuite a high carb figure but not as bad as the other one...

Energy (KJ) 1520 765
Energy (kcal) 364 183
Protein 11.0g 8.9g
Carbohydrate 60.0g 24.8g
Sugar 1.0g 8.9g
Total Fat 8.5g 5.2g
Saturated Fat 1.5g 2.2g
Fibre 9.0g 2.5g
Fibre / of which soluble 4.0g 1.1g
Fibre / of which Beta Glucan 3.6g 1.0g
Fibre / of which insoluble 5.0g 1.4g
Sodium** Trace 0.2g
**Equivalent as Salt Trace 0.5g

*with 180ml of semi-skimmed milk
***Oats are a delicious source of wholegrain... and we at Quaker are passionate about getting them absolutely perfect!
***Each serving will have enough beta glucan to begin to help reduce your cholesterol, which can help maintain a healthy heart
***All our oats are milled in Cupar, Scotland
***By the time we are 35, one in 2 of us has raised cholesterol.

Quaker Oats contain a soluble fibre called beta glucan which helps combat this.
***Quaker oats contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives

Microwave Cooking Times
 
oh Annie you went to so much trouble in typing the 1st lot up, lol

thanx for the details, can you tell me is it the red highlighted numbers i need to check on packets? i still confused as to what per 100gms i am supposed to look at...carbs? which so much is fat and sugar!!!

thanx for the posting xx
 
Back
Top