Whut y'all think?

rzrbks · #1 (**permalink**) 11-26-2007, 02:29 PM

Here's the situation:

I have been eating a ham sandwich for lunch for several years now, and injecting 2 units to cover it---all was fine.

For the last 5 weeks, however, 2 units for my ham sandwich and I've also started eating a salad, mostly iceberg lettuce with 5 carbs of dressing, and my 2 hour post reading has been in the 70s/3.8, whereas before 5 weeks ago the normal reading was in the 90/5 to 100/5.5 range.

As far as I know nothing else has changed. There is a bit more physical activity, but not enough to make a difference (walking less than 20 yards).

I'm being forced to eat an afternoon snack, never had that happen before.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

grace girl · #2 (**permalink**) 11-26-2007, 03:23 PM

If I had to make a guess, I'd say that the fiber in the salad, and the fat in the dressing and the culprit. I make chef's salads for lunch sometimes, and I bolus for a few crackers and whatever carbs are present and I almost ALWAYS go low...I finally just started backing off about 1/2 a unit of bolus whenever I eat salad, either alone or with something else.

xMenace · #3 (**permalink**) 11-26-2007, 07:22 PM

Have you lost weight? Maybe it's that dry spell you guys have been having¿

duck · #4 (**permalink**) 11-26-2007, 07:26 PM

Maybe, just maybe, the actual digestion of the lettuce is consuming more energy than it is providing? Sort of like the old wives tales about celery?

tanyatype1 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-26-2007, 08:53 PM

I can't believe you've been eating a ham sandwich every day for several years!!! That blows my mind! LOL! I don't like to have the same dinner twice in a month, let alone every day, for years!

REDLAN · #6 (**permalink**) 11-27-2007, 12:58 AM

there is nothing wrong with liking the same stuff - hey when I was a kid I only ever used to eat weetabix and bananas.

as for the rzrbks question - I would point my finger at fat/fiber slowing down absorption of the carbs. The new fast acting analogue insulins are often too quick for medium to low GI foods.

rzrbks · #7 (**permalink**) 11-27-2007, 10:09 AM

Thanks for all the replies.

I was looking for something besides stress being the reason and y'all pointed me in a good direction.

SueM · #8 (**permalink**) 11-27-2007, 12:45 PM

Is the salad dressing made with vinager? Lemon/vinager is supposed to break down the carbs so I read many moons ago.
Perhaps that's what is causing the lows.

Cyborg · #9 (**permalink**) 11-27-2007, 05:17 PM

Male menopause?