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Strawberries or fruit in general

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Jordy McKirgan

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi All,

Kind of went overboard on eating strawberries and peaked at 16 today. Never been so high, period.

Usually, I only have 3 small but had about 8 larger today, so it serves me right.

It got me thinking and thought I'd reach out to you about your experiences with fruit and how you manage to eat it without blowing your levels.

What tips or what do you do?

Thanks
 
Add fats, they slow down a spike. Clotted cream, for instance? Or full fat greek yog? I'm okay with a few berries, but fats make it more doable. Might help you, too.
 
Were strawberries the only thing you ate, @Jordy McKirgan ?
Did you add anything to them, or drink anyrhing?

I find berries ok. No discernible rise in BG, but don’t get on with citrus fruits or grapes.
 
As @JoKalsbeek says I can eat five or six strawberries with my breakfast which contains fats, it is a keto coconut ‘porridge’, not really porridge, but a pleasant alternative made from egg, butter, coconut cream, coconut flour, psyllium husk powder and salt. I only see a modest rise from that, never over 6.
 
JoKalsbeek said:
Add fats, they slow down a spike. Clotted cream, for instance? Or full fat greek yog? I'm okay with a few berries, but fats make it more doable. Might help you, too.
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Ooh, I like that one and one I can try and test and see if I can find a suitable level.

Thank you
 
Pipp said:
Were strawberries the only thing you ate, @Jordy McKirgan ?
Did you add anything to them, or drink anyrhing?

I find berries ok. No discernible rise in BG, but don’t get on with citrus fruits or grapes.
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I did have 2 slices of melon
. My normal fruits each day are 2 slices of melon and 3 strawberries, which I've found works for me and keeps me in tolerance
 
I've never tried keto, so I'll add this to my next shop to try.

One good thing if you can say that, is diabetes does encourage you to try new foods.

Many thanks
 
Here’ the recipe for the ‘porridge’ if you fancy giving it a try:

Keto Coconut Porridge - Dairy-Free Breakfast Recipe - Diet Doctor

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1 I try not to go overboard with portion sizes. I say try because 100g of strawberries feels like deprivation to me.

2 Always have my fruit after a full-sized meal eg yesterday had some orange juice, and today it'll be a few grapes with brie.

3 It's an excuse to eat cream, not that I need one. In fact I've asked that when my daughter comes home from uni for the summer, when they buy sugary pots of dessert, please could I have a small pot of thick cream all to myself instead!
 
I have a different version as I follow a vegan diet.
Coconut flour, hemp seed powder, ground golden linseed, protein powder and almond milk. I either put in a bowl and leave overnight and have it chilled or gently heat altogether in the morning. I also add a few berries and some yogurt. Yummy
 
ade1066 said:
I thought most if not all fruit was ok, berries especially?
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Do you use a glucose meter to test before and after eating fruit?

I'm on insulin, and fruit is my favourite way to treat a low blood glucose, it works well for me to raise me quickly and it's a rare treat. A rare treat because more than say 3 strawberries raise me quicker than my insulin can handle.
 
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