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<blockquote data-quote="Alexandra100" data-source="post: 1885423" data-attributes="member: 429870"><p>According to Dr Bernstein, protein raises bg about half as much as carbs. Fat should not raise bg at all, unless a person is eating a huge meal that distends their digestive system too much, which also raises bg. Eggs do contain some carbs. An egg yolk contains about 0.6g carb. Some people including myself find that they have more of a problem with carbs in the evening. I try to eat eggs for lunch, when I cope best with carbs, and eat chicken or salmon in the morning and evening. I agree, we can't eat just fat alone, but we can pay attention to adding as much fat as possible to our meals. </p><p></p><p>Like you I need to gain weight rather than lose it. At present I seem to have stabilised by standing the usual "healthy eating" precepts on their head and buying full-fat Greek yoghurt, double cream instead of milk for my tea and coffee, chicken legs rather than breast, full-fat cheese - you get the idea. I have also increased the protein in my diet.</p><p></p><p>To assess the effect of your meals you do need to test just before eating and then at 1 hour and 2 hours afterwards. You may also need to test at 3 hours and even 4 at first to see how high your bg goes and when it comes down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alexandra100, post: 1885423, member: 429870"] According to Dr Bernstein, protein raises bg about half as much as carbs. Fat should not raise bg at all, unless a person is eating a huge meal that distends their digestive system too much, which also raises bg. Eggs do contain some carbs. An egg yolk contains about 0.6g carb. Some people including myself find that they have more of a problem with carbs in the evening. I try to eat eggs for lunch, when I cope best with carbs, and eat chicken or salmon in the morning and evening. I agree, we can't eat just fat alone, but we can pay attention to adding as much fat as possible to our meals. Like you I need to gain weight rather than lose it. At present I seem to have stabilised by standing the usual "healthy eating" precepts on their head and buying full-fat Greek yoghurt, double cream instead of milk for my tea and coffee, chicken legs rather than breast, full-fat cheese - you get the idea. I have also increased the protein in my diet. To assess the effect of your meals you do need to test just before eating and then at 1 hour and 2 hours afterwards. You may also need to test at 3 hours and even 4 at first to see how high your bg goes and when it comes down. [/QUOTE]
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