Hello all.
Didn't post for two days -- been spending time outside having fun. It's surprising how many posts accumulate in such a short time.
@DJC3 -- Congrats on your HbA1c results. I understand they are higher than you like. I really empathize with your frustration, as your daily blood sugars were much lower only a month ago. (and yes, blood sugars a month before the test contribute about 50% to your results). The important thing thoug is they are still in the non-diabetic range, so well done.
@ianpspurs -- Is there any reason, you are trying to avoid erythritol and have switched to inulin instead?
@lcarter -- Lots of good comments on the reason for the rise so far. I agree onions, bellpeppers, and carrots can lead to a rise as they have about 5% carbs. Could the beef and chorizo maybe also contribute to it. I am not a T1, but have often seen posts that say that protein can also lead to a rise in blood sugars for T1s. Just a thought, though.
@Tori71 -- welcome to the thread. Looking forward to your posts.
Well, let me see if I can remember what I had for the last two days.
Friday
Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos with cream and erythritol. Scrambled eggs with fried okra (frying it does away with the slimey taste, which I hate) and cheddar.
Lunch: Nothing.
Dinner: Eating out with my hubby at one of our favorite tapas places. One at half glasses of rioja, a few slices of manchego cheese, a few fried sardines, a little bit of cucumber and tomato with aioli. A couple of pieces of 85% chocolate.
When I got home, I was still hungry, so I had a bit more chocolate and a DD keto roll with beef salami, another Spanish cheese (not Manchego, but forgot the name) and mayonnaise.
Saturday
Breakfast: Two double decaffeinated espressos with cream and erythritol.
Lunch: A DD keto roll with mayonnaise, lettuce and shrimp. Scrambled eggs with cheese. About ten small strawberries with erythritol-sweetened whipped cream.
In the afternoon, we went to Düsseldorf, did some windowshopping at the Kö (which is a much frequented street with lots of premium designers, also a good place to watch people) and had a cafe macchiato with erythritol.
Dinner: Lamb with an avocado, Lamb's lettuce with Caesar's dressing and parmesan. The second to the last piece of the carrot-zucchini cake -- still good, but getting a bit crumbly by now.