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ShottleBop
04-26-2009, 08:51 AM
Mrs. ShottleBop and I drove up to Los Angeles yesterday to have dinner with the daughter who lives up there and the son in from NY for the weekend with a new girlfriend. We went to the Electric Lotus (in the Los Feliz area).

We ordered the Chicken Tikka dinner for two. It comes with Chicken Tikka, two veggie samosas, chicken curry, and a choice of veggies. (It also comes with rice and naan, as well as a dessert, but I didn't eat any of those.) We chose Palek Paneer (spinach and paneer (cottage cheese, but sometimes they substitute tofu) for our veggie.

They didn't have coffee, but offered chai tea. I asked if it was sweetened, but didn't remember that milk is an ingredient. (I generally avoid milk--and even cottage cheese--because the lactose can spike me.)

Since my BGs had been under 100 all day long, I decided it would be OK to try one of the veggie samosas (they were small-perhaps the size of a golf ball) and to drink the chai tea. I was, after all, eating a lot of other food.

One hour after starting dinner, my BG was 138--my first reading over 130 in over five weeks. By two hours, I was down to 107, but I ran "high"--for me--all evening. At bedtime--5 1/2 hours after dinner, my reading was 104. Even my middle-of-the-night numbers, which had been dipping to the mid-80s, stayed in the 90s last night.

Verdict: I love Indian food, and this was very good. I like to keep my BG below 120, however. Next time, I'd skip the samosa (my first "bread" of any sort for months, not counting 4 square inches of matzah at Passover) and the chai tea--a nice cold Indian beer would have contributed less to a spike.

poodlebone
04-26-2009, 08:57 AM
As a Type 1, I just can't figure out Indian food. I've dealt with Chinese food & pizza successfully but Indian food has not yet worked for me. The only way I can eat it is if it's a packaged meal, like those made by Tasty Bite.

owlyn
04-26-2009, 09:02 AM
Indian food is one of those black magic foods like pizza, Chinese, Thai, and Mexican. I think I finally have pizza figured out (wait an hour, then take 3 units per slice). For Chinese, Indian, and Mexican, I just take what I think is right and test again in 3 hours.

Dan Gato
04-26-2009, 10:12 AM
107 after 2 hrs is excellent, & with no meds.
you're doing fine. don't be too hard on yourself.
You have good goals, of 120.

Don't let it go above 140, why don't you start a low dosis of metformin? it may help.

foxl
04-26-2009, 10:38 AM
I make my own ... (have for 25 yrs) so I can control the ingredients. The initial investment in spices can be substantial though ...

ShottleBop
04-26-2009, 02:28 PM
107 after 2 hrs is excellent, & with no meds.
you're doing fine. don't be too hard on yourself.
You have good goals, of 120.

Don't let it go above 140, why don't you start a low dosis of metformin? it may help.

As long as I avoid carbs, I don't really have the issue. I have had only 2 readings above 140 since January 1--both on the same day, after a lunch at which I ate some coleslaw that didn't taste all that sweet, but which evidently had a fair amount of sugar. Over the past 3 months, only 1 in 25 of my readings has been over 120.

lilituc
04-27-2009, 12:55 PM
I love Indian food. Usually avoid rice, chai, sweetened lassis. I find that I have to do a dual wave bolus, but I don't know why (and I do have some idea what goes in the food). It's just one of those mysteries.

I do eat some bread, in moderation. I usually bolus up front for the carbs in the bread, but the rest goes into the square. YDMV, though.

inkvisitor
04-27-2009, 02:15 PM
I make my own ... (have for 25 yrs) so I can control the ingredients. The initial investment in spices can be substantial though ...

This is one of the frontiers I am going to try and take on - I stopped by a World Market a little while back and bought a variety pack of spices so one of these days I'll put them to use :)

We also have a Penzeys here and I really need to check it out:
Penzeys Spices Home Page (http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/shophome.html)

foxl
04-27-2009, 02:28 PM
Just do not buy too much of anything ... they last for YEARS and I use mine pretty frequently.

The 4 essentials are: Cumin, Coriander, Turmeric, Cayenne.

Probably add to most things: Cinnamon, clove, black pepper, nutmeg, and green cardamom. Black or borwn mustard seed. Fennel.

Okay list is already getting too long and I do not know what to edit OUT! LOL