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BETH@RGU

BETH@RGU

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Hi,
When I have a cup of tea with milk and sweeteners my bg goes up by 3 full points not long after.
This happens morning noon and night. I use sweetex. And semi skimmed surely this is not right,
 
i will check mine when i have a cup of tea, as i use sweetex but use skimmed milk
 
Milk contains lactase which is a sugar. Depends on how milky you make it. And some people find caffeine which is in tea as well as coffee and even artificial sweeteners can cause a rise in BS levels.
 
BETH@RGU said:
Hi,
When I have a cup of tea with milk and sweeteners my bg goes up by 3 full points not long after.
This happens morning noon and night. I use sweetex. And semi skimmed surely this is not right,
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As others have said, the milk in your tea will probably have some impact, but 3 is quite an impact. What sort of milk are you using? Counter-intuitively, full fat milk has slightly fewer carbs than semi-skimmed, and even fewer than the skimmed variant.

@ally1 - Do you like full milk? Although it has a few more calories, and more fat than skimmed milk, there are fewer carbs. If you can stomach it, it might be worthwhile swapping for a few days and seeing how you go.

Personally, I stick with semi-skimmed as I don't like full milk in hot drinks, so I accept completely full milk isn't for everyone.
 
Thanks everyone
Yeah 3 full points is scary anyone think of a replacement for tea (not hot water as I hate Water)
 
It happens to me too. Having a black coffee without sweeteners while browsing, my CGM is telling me that the rise over the last 30 minutes is 2 mmol/L and rising, Decaff coffee doesn't have the same effect.
 
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You could try Lactofree milk which is lower in carbs but more expensive. You'll need to test the sweetener against your meter as some folk do get a rise even with artificial sweeteners ( and they do have a tendency to take the brakes off appetite control). Green tea is nice and you don't need milk or sugar.
 
AndBreathe said:
As others have said, the milk in your tea will probably have some impact, but 3 is quite an impact. What sort of milk are you using? Counter-intuitively, full fat milk has slightly fewer carbs than semi-skimmed, and even fewer than the skimmed variant.

@ally1 - Do you like full milk? Although it has a few more calories, and more fat than skimmed milk, there are fewer carbs. If you can stomach it, it might be worthwhile swapping for a few days and seeing how you go.

Personally, I stick with semi-skimmed as I don't like full milk in hot drinks, so I accept completely full milk isn't for everyone.
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Hi
Thanks ,
I have now, thanks to all your posts gotten some ideas to try
 
cold ethyl said:
You could try Lactofree milk which is lower in carbs but more expensive. You'll need to test the sweetener against your meter as some folk do get a rise even with artificial sweeteners ( and they do have a tendency to take the brakes off appetite control). Green tea is nice and you don't need milk or sugar.
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I Will try green tea. As well
Thank youThank you
 
andbreathe, i hate full fat milk and semi skimmed milk in drinks
though i do love full fat milk on frosties, but because its laden with sugar, i stopped eating them
 
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