Hallo all, I have just completed one dish for my food diary. My BS was 9,3 this morning and 7,7mmols before the meal ( actually that's the lowest it's been since I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago). So I had my experimental meal, slept for 2 hour (on night duty), then rechecked. It's gone up to 10,5mmols. What sort of range in rise should I be happy with and when should i avoid the meal altogether? I hope this makes sense?
A few tips.
Don't skip a meal or not eat for long periods of time unless a planned Intermittent Fast. Your liver will dump glucose into your system as it thinks your in starvation mode.
If not hungry nibble a bit of protein or cooked none root veg.
Before bed once again nibble on something very small so your liver doesn't dump so much at 3am (roughly the time), morning dawn phenomenon.
Don't over eat on carbs as they cause many hereditary diabetics to crave more carbs. Keeping carbs low reduces that but must keep filled up with veg and your daily protein requirements.
Try and avoid bread, pasta, rice, cereal and sugary treats.
Don't go hungry
Don't restrict good fats. Full fat is always best as less sugar in.
On rising nibble something immediately. Or leave it near your bed to nibble on before getting up and after testing bgs in bed.
I hope this helps.