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Weetabix And Spikes

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Jawl

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Okay, I’m pretty new to all this. Diagnosed 5-6 weeks ago. Started on 500mg Metformin once a day. I know that you have to test levels and at the start it’s all a learning curve to see what foods do and don’t make you spike. My fasting level today was 10. I had 2 weetabix, 200ml low fat milk and cinnamon, 2 hours after testing, as I was at the gym doing weights. When I tested 2 hours after breakfast, it had shot up to 13.9, which I know is beyond normal. I’m learning fast about carbs and how many might be too many and I know last night’s dinner was too carby.


I’m also guessing now, that 2 weetabix isn’t agreeing with me, I seem to spike after it, so I’m going to switch to overnight oats from tomorrow and see how it goes. My question really after all that is………..everybody is unique aren’t they? So what works for one person may make another person spike? Yes?
 
Jawl said:
My question really after all that is………..everybody is unique aren’t they? So what works for one person may make another person spike? Yes?
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Yes, everyone is indeed different, though I do think that a lot of T2's (I'm assuming you're type 2 given you're on Metformin) cant deal with breakfast cereals.
 
It seems to be a pattern this week after breakfast. Maybe fruit and yogurt or toast would be the better option. I'll mix and match and see what works over the next week or two.
 
Jawl said:
It seems to be a pattern this week after breakfast. Maybe fruit and yogurt or toast would be the better option. I'll mix and match and see what works over the next week or two.
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wheat is still a cereal crop, so the toast may have the same effect. Try it and see. maybe with just one slice?

eggs, with or without bacon, are a good breakfast idea : )
 
Hi @Jawl Fruit, toast, weetabix are all carbs and highly likely to raise your blood glucose levels, try bacon and eggs instead or an omelette or greek yoghurt (plain) if you wish to avoid spikes :)
 
Jawl said:
Okay, I’m pretty new to all this. Diagnosed 5-6 weeks ago. Started on 500mg Metformin once a day. I know that you have to test levels and at the start it’s all a learning curve to see what foods do and don’t make you spike. My fasting level today was 10. I had 2 weetabix, 200ml low fat milk and cinnamon, 2 hours after testing, as I was at the gym doing weights. When I tested 2 hours after breakfast, it had shot up to 13.9, which I know is beyond normal. I’m learning fast about carbs and how many might be too many and I know last night’s dinner was too carby.


I’m also guessing now, that 2 weetabix isn’t agreeing with me, I seem to spike after it, so I’m going to switch to overnight oats from tomorrow and see how it goes. My question really after all that is………..everybody is unique aren’t they? So what works for one person may make another person spike? Yes?
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Exercise using weights will also spike your blood glucose due to the stress response so eating something more slowly absorbed like whole oats or eating eggs and bacon may give you less of a spike. Don't panic though as its early days and you can experiment to find what works for you.
Also don't give up the weights - they make you much more sensitive to your own insulin in the longer term!
 
Shame about the eggs but check out alternative low carb options over at DietDoctor or on here!
 
Jawl said:
Unfortunately for me, I absolutely hate eggs!
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your info just says member, under you photo, are you a type 1 or to and what meds, apart from metformin, do you take? You can go to your profile page if you wish to add that info so we can all see it and know how to respond to you.
 
Sausages are an option as long as you find ones which are meat - even fatty meat, rather than loads of carbs from various different sources. There is quite a lot of variation in taste and texture, added herbs etc, which are all good and give some variety.
 
The skinnier the milk the worse it is for us. I take double cream in coffee and have an occasional black tea.

How about high meat content sausages. You don't need to eat traditional breakfasts, eat anything you want, within low carb of course.

Don't eat fruit aside from berries.
 
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I am eggs every morning too person so I know a huge variety of egg combinations, which is possibly not helpful.

However, even though it goes against my ingrained definition of ‘breakfast’ I occasionally do a cold meat and cheese, olives, mushrooms, roasted peppers which is yummy.

I have horrendous spikes with cereal, and know this although once every few months I convince myself I’m wrong because, you know, cereal is ‘healthy’. I once had an overwhelming urge to eat about three bowls of Special K (without milk because I know milk is also bad for me ). Two hours later, reading of 21. !!!!

I would be deeply embarrassed if I developed diabetic complications entirely due to Special K. If I’m going to have a high carb related problem, it should at least be due to to cake, or chocolate biscuits, or Crunchy Nut Cornflakes!
 
@Jawl

Worry not! There are lots of different breakfast options that will spike your blood glucose less than Weetabix, but your choice may well depend on whether you are a type 1 or 2 (or other) diabetic, and what your preferences are.
Could you just confirm which type, and what medications you are on?

My (low carbing, non medicated) breakfast preferences are usually one of the following
- nothing
- a hot drink like low carb hot choc, or coffee substitute, both with cream
- ham and cheese slices
- cold leftovers
- 97% meat sausages (can be cooked in advance and reheated in seconds when needed)

My husband is of a carbier frame of mind, and he prefers
- low carb bread toasted
- low carb muesli (home made by yours truly)
- tinned tomatoes and sausages with low carb bread
- and sometimes he takes the dogs off for a ramble that happens to have a pitstop in a dog friendly cafe, where he has a Full English, minus the toast. I am not supposed to know about this, but the dogs don't want their breakfasts on those days, so it is kind of hard not to work out what is happening... ;) The cafe serves 2 eggs scrambled in a dog bowl for a £1. Which they adore. One egg each.
 
So after a fasting rate of 10 and my spike of 13.9..........i have managed to reach and maintain for the last 3readings a level of 5.9. One more test to go and hopefully not a huge spike.
 
Jawl said:
Unfortunately for me, I absolutely hate eggs!
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For many T2s it is at breakfast that they are the most insulin resistant. Dr Bernstein suggests eating half the number of grams of carb at breakfast compared to lunch and dinner. I used to be wedded to cereal for breakfast, and like you, if I couldn't have that then I would choose toast. But now I have turned my eating regime on it's head and usually eat free range chicken for breakfast, with just one smallish portion of a not too carby vegetable eg celery (with lots of mayonnaise) or avocado. I can't quite fancy anything as butch as broccoli first thing, but I'm surprised how easily the cold chicken has come to seem quite normal. I remember hearing years ago that in countries like India they eat their "dinner" first thing in the morning, before it gets too hot, and I was horrified. I thought I could never do that - and now I do!
 
NicoleC1971 said:
Exercise using weights will also spike your blood glucose due to the stress response
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I know this can happen, but I always check my bg before and after weight training and it never rises, so it doesn't apply to everyone. Perhaps I just don't train hard enough!
 
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