130 Almost 3 hours after lunch - learning what I must avoid

[Miemie]

Yesterday pm at about 14:30 I was extremely hungry and got some white buns & viennas (:( I know, I know I shouldn't have). By 18:00 (this is now 3 hours since I've eaten) when I got home, I did not feel well:confused: , and decided to test, my bg was 130 (don't know where it peaked). About half an hour later it went down to 99 and then within another half an hour it was 124 again (felt so bad that I did not eat last night).

So, what I'm now realising is that white bread is a BIG NO-NO (I did know that already, but sometimes I eat it, and it does nothing), but now I will just avoid it at all costs!

Also, what I've realised is that rise raises my bg higher than what pasta does. I am not a big eater, so my portions are fairly small. But the effect that the rise had, was that I had dinner at about 18:00, at 20:00 had an apple, and woke up next morning with a FG of 96 (I know this is still normal, but it's the highest it has ever been for me). I have seen my fastings creeping up the last few weeks from 68 up to the lower part of 90, so stressing a bit over that.

But realising now just how important a Low Carb meal is, so what I am actually doing is re-emphasizing to myself what everybody had said before!

[Dis-N-Dat]

I think you'll find it works great. Just be sure to have small, low carb snacks between meals. This will really help you keep the numbers vey steady through out the day.

Everyone's different, but it's sure worked magic for me.

[Miemie]

Do you have any suggestions for low carb snacks?

[ADSOFT]

You know, I have been thinking of starting a thread something like that for Pre-D's: "What causes you BG's to stay over 100BG in 3 hrs". I have been debating whether to make it 2hr, 2 1/2 hrs, or 3 hrs.



.... I have a few meals that keep me over 100 after 2 1/2 hrs and wanted to post them.


I think it would be interesting? :D

[fgummett]

Do you have any suggestions for low carb snacks?Pork Scratchings, full-fat cheese (I like a mature Cheddar or Camembert), Nuts, Dark-chocolate (at least 70% cocoa), hard-boiled eggs, cold meats...

[Miemie]

I think that's an excellent idea, it would help everyone a lot. I'm starting my own little experiment to see which foods really pushes my bg over the edge!

I think we must make it 2hrs?

[Miemie]

Pork Scratchings, full-fat cheese (I like a mature Cheddar or Camembert), Nuts, Dark-chocolate (at least 70% cocoa), hard-boiled eggs, cold meats...

All things that I love luckily, especially dark chocolate, sorry to say I'm the only one in my househol (besides my 8 year old daughter) that eats it!

Thanks for the ideas!

[jer.lawrence]

http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/type-2-diabetes/43508-snack-ideas.html

Doodle started this thread earlier about snack ideas -- I'm hoping it becomes an active one, as I'm always looking for good low carb snack ideas too. :) I've been trying hard to watch my portion sizes and finding myself hungry between meals.

[Miemie]

That's my problem as well. Although my portion sizes is not that big, and am full afterwards, in about 2 hour's time I'm hungry again. I've tried low fat yogurt and fruit, but you can only eat so much yogurt in a week :)

[Ronin]

Hi Miemie!

Regarding your question on snacks. Your small portion size and hunger reaction within about two hours makes you a good candidate for "grazing." While the grazers are not always a welcome addition to family meals the reality is that this is a healthier way to eat.

However, it is difficult because it requires a lot of planning ahead of time. Why? Because when that two-hour post-prandial hunger kicks in you want to eat right now! Therefore, you need to have snacks planned and at-the-ready.

I also want to add a comment on carb-timing. As a very avid bicyclist/tandemist I burn a lot of calories in exercise (nearly 2000/day) and I have found that there is a carb window immediatey prior to or after exercise when ingested carbs have little-to-no effect on my BG levels because they are either burned off in the exercise (when eaten prior to exercise) or consumed rapidly to replenish required stores (when eaten within 30 minutes following exercise).

One area of caution -- this works only if you pick one or the other -- not both (and that is a sore temptation). Personally, I find the post exercise carbs more satisfying so that is where I have them planned. I make sure that they total calories are somewhere around 1500 per snack so that even if I have a light exercise day I don't cause weight gain. (Cyclists are real weight wennies.) What I can also say is that this is planned ahead not spur-of-the-moment eating.

[Miemie]

Hi Ronin

As always, your thread gives so much advice and insight! I do try to plan for my "grazing", but are sometimes (well most of the times), late for work, so rushing out in the mornings, forgetting to take snacks!

You will be happy to know that I am starting to play Netball this week (with bad ankle and all), so the exercising part of my prevention plan is starting, and I'll keep your note on carb timing in mind when exercising, because I have experienced very low sugar after exercise previously!