NoCrbs4Me
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4.9 - low for me, probably because I was awake between 3 and 5 am.
And was so busy cleaning the bedroom I clean forgot to testAha. Living dangerously then lol
Thought they were one of the "good guys" I've found my fasting seems to be best after "naughty" foods night before. Two mince pies (soya pastry)with cream plus go-ahead strawberry yoghurt break - both slices before bed. Neither of which spike me on their own. Several handfuls of a sweet cereal when dog got me up at 2am...... Liver must "help" me out overnight when I've been good ;-)
Thanks for the tip.If you've not used it before the pastry if very rich and delicate. Half fat to flour was too much, even 1/4 butter was still rich to roll. Next time will use circles of pastry on flat tray with 2nd one over top and crimp edges as was nigh impossible not to break them getting them out.
Yes me too but the Gi Gl book by winnie Chan says not.Interesting, would've thought it would be high
I'll try with egg. I'm OK on dairy & gluten. Feel sry for those that aren't.Hi Guys just an idea for all making mince pies. I am gluten free and dairy free. I find using xanthan gum in baking helps hold pastry together both before and after cooking. You can get it in sainsburys or Holland and barrett its a natural binder.
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Vit90 - I would urge you to pay less attention to the actual number and more to the trends your readings/numbers show. Yes, I know we all like nice low numbers, but being happy with an increasing bunch of 5s or 6s (purely as an example isn't going to be doing ourselves any favours.
After a short while, you will be able to reconcile yourself that your numbers are heading in the right direction/stable or needing further attention. I have mental ranges for fasting and all my meal, and to be honest, provided a reading is within that range, I don't retest. I lived for a period of month with a limited supply of strips (I was abroad with no access to topping up supplies), so had to steel myself to strictly managing my testing regime and retests, and to be honest, I think it did me a favour.
Me too Mike... I had a couple of low readings in the beginning.. but it doesn't seem to matter what I go to bed on.. I see to rise on a rise lol and then it spends all day lowering
This was exactly what my GP said to me yesterday - he even drew me a graph, showing me where I was and how everything beneath it was unsafe and too low. I haven't wanted to say too much here as I know some folk have purposely low targets or naturally low bs but it does seem to be the general medical belief that too low bs have as much risk of complications as high ones.Interesting we should both have encountered this theory within 24 hours
Make that three of us .My Endo told me to aim for 6 and no lower last week.Just as Allie was told .I was told new studies show it's as harmful to be too low as too high .Chance would be a fine thing but I was getting the pep talk before starting my Insulin.
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