Small unscientific test on my non-diabetic hubby

[douglas99]

Interesting. If I ate like that my blood sugar would not go higher than 10. Perhaps I'm not diabetic after all.

I guess it depends on your point of view.
How many non diabetics have you tested?

 

[Bluetit1802]

Interesting. If I ate like that my blood sugar would not go higher than 10. Perhaps I'm not diabetic after all.

I bet you would. Your most recent HbA1c was 43 which equates to 7.1mmol/l. This is an average, so for every 5 you had, you had a similar length of time at 9. How long have you been low carbing?

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

I bet you would. Your most recent HbA1c was 43 which equates to 7.1mmol/l. This is an average, so for every 5 you had, you had a similar length of time at 9. How long have you been low carbing?

Been low carbing since after my last HbA1c test. However, I tested my carb response this weekend. I had a big old plate of whole wheat spaghetti (the recommended serving size on the box) with meat sauce and I didn't go above 10. Actually, the highest I've been since I started self testing was 11.4, and I did quite a bit of high carb meal testing at the beginning.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Been low carbing since after my last HbA1c test. However, I tested my carb response this weekend. I had a big old plate of whole wheat spaghetti (the recommended serving size on the box) with meat sauce and I didn't go above 10. Actually, the highest I've been since I started self testing was 11.4, and I did quite a bit of high carb meal testing at the beginning.

That's excellent then. Well done. Sorry if I sounded cross, but I'm feeling that way out tonight! I assumed you had already been low carbing before your last test. I do apologise if I came across as rude.

 

[douglas99]

Well, she's back at 4.6.

Then again, so am I, so ho hum, who knows anything about what is normal?

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

I guess it depends on your point of view.
How many non diabetics have you tested?

None.

That's excellent then. Well done. Sorry if I sounded cross, but I'm feeling that way out tonight! I assumed you had already been low carbing before your last test. I do apologise if I came across as rude.

That didn't seem particularly rude. Interestingly, I tested myself after the same meal well before I went really low carb and got almost the same result. Low carbing seems to have made no difference to my insulin resistance/insulin response. However, low carbing has got my fasting levels down.

 

[AnnieC]

This particular beer he was drinking was a local brewery dark ale. Very dark. He did say it was quite sweet.

I have always understood beer to be "liquid sugar" in that it is quick release, spikes people high quickly, then drops suddenly, causing hypos if you aren't careful with the insulin.

As for an OGT at home, I think he would run a mile! In fact, I know he would. I am keeping an eye on him and will do some post prandial tests under proper conditions, if he lets me!

No need I would think they would have soon said at his 60 health check if he had been pre or diabetic even routine blood tests would show if his BG was raised Thats how I found out I was prediabetic through my routine annual blood test

 

[AndBreathe]

None.

That didn't seem particularly rude. Interestingly, I tested myself after the same meal well before I went really low carb and got almost the same result. Low carbing seems to have made no difference to my insulin resistance/insulin response. However, low carbing has got my fasting levels down.

My personal experience with pasta, which is now several months ago (it's not a favourite of mine; never has been, so in no enormous rush to try it again) was that I took a while to experience any rise, but I remained elevated for a significantly extended period.

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

My personal experience with pasta, which is now several months ago (it's not a favourite of mine; never has been, so in no enormous rush to try it again) was that I took a while to experience any rise, but I remained elevated for a significantly extended period.

I took very frequent readings since it was a test. Maybe l'll post the graph here when I am at home again.

 

[daddys1]

Well it is actually called a Yorkshire pudding!

My family's from Lancashire and we normally ate ours with the meat course, but I have tried and enjoyed the sweet version too. I believe its not an uncommon practice.

Robbity

Sorry just catching up from yesterday, fancy a Lancashire lass, eating Yorkshire pudding.

For desert Yorkshire Pudding, Butter & Golden Syrup, cannot see me having that again but was lovely when I was a young Lad.
Neil

 

[Robbity]

Sorry just catching up from yesterday, fancy a Lancashire lass, eating Yorkshire pudding.
Neil

@daddys1 - I've lived down south for so long now I've obviously forgotten my roots, admitting to such a thing!! But sometimes anyway you just have to take the best from other "cultures"/counties...., and my family wasn't too proud!

Robbity

 

[eddie1968]

@Bluetit1802 lol and they said men were brave.

lol...my dentist says it's usually the guys that need valium sedation for a wee jag in the mouth. I however am not your stereotypical wimpy dude who faints at the sight of a speck of blood lol lol

 

[Robbity]

lol...my dentist says it's usually the guys that need valium sedation for a wee jag in the mouth. I however am not your stereotypical wimpy dude who faints at the sight of a speck of blood lol lol

I used to be terrified of needles and my regular dentist at the time had an agreement with me that he wouldn't stab me before drilling unless he was pretty sure it was going to be really painful! I'm not sure if that makes me a wimpy woman or not.

Robbity

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

I bet you would. Your most recent HbA1c was 43 which equates to 7.1mmol/l. This is an average, so for every 5 you had, you had a similar length of time at 9. How long have you been low carbing?

So here's my unscientific experiment below - blood glucose levels after a whole wheat pasta meal (GI=42). Note the premeal and 2 hour levels are within NICE recommended guidelines for non-diabetics (premeal 4.0 - 5.7; 2 hours postmeal <7.8) (http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html). However, since the peak is above 7.8, I don't consider this response to be nondiabetic, especially with such a modest amount of carbs. Eating this amount of carbs 4 times a day every day would get me to close to the minimum official (in Canada) recommended amount of carbs, but would give me an HbA1c in the diabetic range.

 

[pavlosn]

So here's my unscientific experiment below - blood glucose levels after a whole wheat pasta meal (GI=42). Note the premeal and 2 hour levels are within NICE recommended guidelines for non-diabetics (premeal 4.0 - 5.7; 2 hours postmeal <7.8) (http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html). However, since the peak is above 7.8, I don't consider this response to be nondiabetic, especially with such a modest amount of carbs. Eating this amount of carbs 4 times a day every day would get me to close to the minimum official (in Canada) recommended amount of carbs, but would give me an HbA1c in the diabetic range.
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Interesting data. Thanks for posting.
Wonder why the latest graph shows a secondary peak at three hours?

 

[Snowy12]

lol...my dentist says it's usually the guys that need valium sedation for a wee jag in the mouth. I however am not your stereotypical wimpy dude who faints at the sight of a speck of blood lol lol

My Hero lol.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Interesting data. Thanks for posting.
Wonder why the latest graph shows a secondary peak at three hours?

People on the forum have said pasta does this to them.

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

Interesting data. Thanks for posting.
Wonder why the latest graph shows a secondary peak at three hours?

People on the forum have said pasta does this to them.

I don't know. I wonder if it's real or just a bad reading. It didn't happen previously. I'll try again in a few months.

 

[runner2009]

I don't know. I wonder if it's real or just a bad reading. It didn't happen previously. I'll try again in a few months.

I have similar experience with pasta too.

There could be lots of variables. One reason could be some nerve damage to the digestive system such as Gastroparesis or delayed stomach emptying.

Though it would not explain everything I believe that many of us have damaged our autonomic nerve system over the years and that could be one reason for the wide variations in our responses to different foods and the like