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Spiking blood/sugar levels

Priam

Priam

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
The more I read about insulin, sugar levels and T2 Diabetes, the more confused I become. I've been managing my T2 for over 4 years, without the need for medication, but just trying to eat sensibly: around 50-75 gms of carbs per day, and monitoring blood/sugar daily, after my main meal.
Recently on Google News, which appeared on my phone, an "expert" nutritionist, posed the question to the presenter: Which would give the highest blood sugar: a bagel/roll with chicken and mayonnaise, or a similar bagel/roll filled with jam and jelly. The presenter picked the chicken, but said, "I suppose you are going to tell me I'm wrong."
"Yes," said the nutritionist, the Chicken was the worst, and claimed this would give the worst result, providing a spike in blood sugar immediately after eating.
We are told to take a reading after 2 hours, as this gives an average. But we are also told by the nutritionist that it is the spikes that do the damage. So should we be discarding protein, such as chicken, and feast on jam sandwiches?
Would welcome any expert views.
 
Seems backwards , I’d spike on the bagel, and not on the chicken.
 
I would look at who the nutritionist is.
Are they vegan or vegetarian ? Who are they employed by?
What is the science behind their opinion? Or is it just opinion.
All question that need to be answered before I would even think of taking that advice as truth.
 
Priam said:
The more I read about insulin, sugar levels and T2 Diabetes, the more confused I become. I've been managing my T2 for over 4 years, without the need for medication, but just trying to eat sensibly: around 50-75 gms of carbs per day, and monitoring blood/sugar daily, after my main meal.
Recently on Google News, which appeared on my phone, an "expert" nutritionist, posed the question to the presenter: Which would give the highest blood sugar: a bagel/roll with chicken and mayonnaise, or a similar bagel/roll filled with jam and jelly. The presenter picked the chicken, but said, "I suppose you are going to tell me I'm wrong."
"Yes," said the nutritionist, the Chicken was the worst, and claimed this would give the worst result, providing a spike in blood sugar immediately after eating.
We are told to take a reading after 2 hours, as this gives an average. But we are also told by the nutritionist that it is the spikes that do the damage. So should we be discarding protein, such as chicken, and feast on jam sandwiches?
Would welcome any expert views.
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If you want to see what actually happens, try wearing a Libre sensor and then do the chicken test.... both with and without its bagel attached.
 
Interesting that he said the spike would occur immediately after eating. I have the uneasy feeling that it was a lie - as the fat from the chicken and mayonnaise would tend to delay the spike - I do hate it when things cannot possibly be true but are presented as fact.
 
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