75g (raw) basmati
Yes, pre cooked weightwhy raw.... slower to process? Can't be that palatable. A waste of an expensive rice?
Edit for being slow: Pre-cooked weight?
I prefer OGT as it is standardised and I can compare each one with the last. Thurs last OGT 2hr glucose 9.7. -an improvement on the previous week.I am still a little surprised that you seem so reluctant to test before and after meals.
Blood sugar levels are effected by many things- food stress sleep illness. Of those the easiest to control is food so I think it is a great place to start. If you are confident that low calorie does the trick then surely that would be reflected in your testing.
Last night was our Christmas party. I was worried about it and ended up having a lot more carbs then usual but still not nearly as many as before my diagnosis. Also a fair amount of calories- actually a lot of calories but my fasting level was 5.4 which I was happy with. I think my normal carb level being ng so low let me get away with more this time- back to the straight and narrow today again- more hungry because I had more carbs- but still under 100 grams for the day.
As you like evidenced methods you might be interested in reading about the 66 rut trials comparing low carb and low fat diets. (Not even especially low carb I’d add too)I prefer OGT as it is standardised and I can compare each one with the last. Thurs last OGT 2hr glucose 9.7. -an improvement on the previous week.
an improvement on the previous week.
I prefer OGT as it is standardised and I can compare each one with the last. Thurs last OGT 2hr glucose 9.7. -an improvement on the previous week.
Thank youAs you like evidenced methods you might be interested in reading about the 66 rut trials comparing low carb and low fat diets. (Not even especially low carb I’d add too)
https://phcuk.org/RCTs/?fbclid=IwAR0hy_Zx1VEStZE0ZhhNyBiUrqkLLxdBwCwg3TOp0ZgBDLxc55G8Xk4t7a8
Not normally. I have only done the two tests. I agree that doing a glucose test is not good for me, and I shan't continue to do it as often.So your doing OGT each week? Along with a mostly glucose diet?
That's an enormous strain on the pancreas and I'm sure it's creating more insulin resistance. If you test before and after meals as already suggested you'll have a stream of data that shows you what your levels are doing, instead of doing an OGT and heaping more and more stress on yourself.
You're really making life difficult for yourself and no one wants to see that happen.
The tests were actually 10 days apart. But I do agree that they are a strain on the pancreas.You're giving yourself this stress EVERY week?
Why do them at all? Perhaps you don't know about burning out our pancreas response.The tests were actually 10 days apart. But I do agree that they are a strain on the pancreas.
Yes.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532915/
Glucose Tolerance Test
“For three days preceding the test, the patient should consume a normal diet or one that contains approximately 150 grams of carbohydrates per day. The patient should arrive fasting”
The idea of the pre and post meal readings is that you can compare one with the other and see the degree of rise (or not) caused by the meal. Using the same meter etc standardises the results against each other. It is not the absolute numbers that matter so much (although indicative) it is the comparison or the rise that matter mostI prefer OGT as it is standardised and I can compare each one with the last. Thurs last OGT 2hr glucose 9.7. -an improvement on the previous week.
@Tannith I'm another forum member who is very puzzled by your reluctance to do the well tried and tested regime of tracking BG levels pre and post meals (with measured carb loads). These will give you so much better information to actively manage your condition rather than just looking at overnight fasting BGs or home administered OGTT. I don't understand why you are not using this easy and much more helpful approach.The idea of the pre and post meal readings is that you can compare one with the other and see the degree of rise (or not) caused by the meal. Using the same meter etc standardises the results against each other. It is not the absolute numbers that matter so much (although indicative) it is the comparison or the rise that matter most
Agreed.The problem is that Professor Taylor focuses on calories and not carbs. The ND has helped Tannith to achieve remission already so you can't really blame her for trusting his methods.
"tracking BG levels pre and post meals (with measured carb loads)"@Tannith I'm another forum member who is very puzzled by your reluctance to do the well tried and tested regime of tracking BG levels pre and post meals (with measured carb loads). These will give you so much better information to actively manage your condition rather than just looking at overnight fasting BGs or home administered OGTT. I don't understand why you are not using this easy and much more helpful approach.
OGTT does not measure the effect of our food/meal choices. It measures the response to glucose solutions for diagnostic purposes."tracking BG levels pre and post meals (with measured carb loads)"
That's exactly what the OGT does. Track BG levels against the measured carb load of 75 g glucose.