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Quick question - weetabix

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Just a quickie...

I woke up to a 5.2 this morning and had 2 weetabix with semi-skimmed milk, I tested 2 hrs later with a reading of 5.4. Does this mean I'm ok with weetabix or just need to test later????
 
I would say your fine with it my uncle type 1 has had weetabix for his brekkie every morning for the past 15 years of his diagnosis and keeps trying to get me into the stuff YUK lol.5.4 is a fab morning reading x
 
It's possible that you might have been higher at one hour, as some people find that Weetabix has a fairly swift spike despite its 'slow-release' claims, so worth repeating and testing at one hour as well 🙂

I wouldn't be surprised if you were fine though, as your isulin resistance has clearly all but disappeared with your weight loss and exercise 🙂
 
Steff said:
I would say your fine with it my uncle type 1 has had weetabix for his brekkie every morning for the past 15 years of his diagnosis and keeps trying to get me into the stuff YUK lol.
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Thanks Steff; nice to have something different for breakfast than All-bran or wholemeal toast....🙄
 
Northerner said:
It's possible that you might have been higher at one hour, as some people find that Weetabix has a fairly swift spike despite its 'slow-release' claims, so worth repeating and testing at one hour as well 🙂

I wouldn't be surprised if you were fine though, as your isulin resistance has clearly all but disappeared with your weight loss and exercise 🙂
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Thanks Alan; as its bank holiday tomorrow I'll test it at 1hr and 2hr - find it difficult durying the week as I'm on the bus 1hr after having breakfast...xx
 
Hi Amanda,
Weetabix has a terrible effect on me. If I have 2, I can safely say that my levels will go to about 15 for about 4-5hrs after (depending on what I'm doing), and that's with about 20 units of Novorapid. I find that most, if not all, wheat products have this effect on me (including bread). Yet I can eat chocolate with little or no effect at all, odd or what?
I think that it just goes to show that we're all different, and different things affect different people. Needless to say that I avoid weetabix like the plague.
 
i cant tolerate many creals at all, stick to burgen bread toast. Weetabix sends me to 15 2 hours later and find i have a hypo not long after.
 
As Kwaka said, we are all different, I have 2 Weetabix every morning with Activia pouring yoghurt over them, take my normal insulin, and they are ok for me, have never had problems.
 
I dont eat them regularly but are fine with me. As others have said everyone different :confused:
 
I have found that 2 Weetabix in the morning spiked me at 2 ans 4 hours - BUT if I had it midday very little change!! Only found out whilst testing before/after all meals for 3 days under GP instruction.
 
pippaandben said:
I have found that 2 Weetabix in the morning spiked me at 2 ans 4 hours - BUT if I had it midday very little change!! Only found out whilst testing before/after all meals for 3 days under GP instruction.
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Thank you; I've just had 2 weetabix so am going to test 1 hr on (10.20am); 2hrs (11.20am) and I'll include 4 hrs (1.20pm) which will be a good indicator before lunch....🙂
 
Hi Amanda

I have Weetabix a couple of times a week just for a change, and I never have a problem with them.🙂 Katiex
 
Back in the dim and distant past a school friend used to eat Weetabix smeared with butter then add salt and finally topped with Strawberry jam.
 
Old Holborn said:
Back in the dim and distant past a school friend used to eat Weetabix smeared with butter then add salt and finally topped with Strawberry jam.
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Me and my sister used to have buttered Weetabix when we were kids in the '60s 🙂 No salt or jam though! 😱
 
Northerner said:
Me and my sister used to have buttered Weetabix when we were kids in the '60s 🙂 No salt or jam though! 😱
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His other favourite was Bread & jam sprinkled with sugar and dipped in tea.

I never went to tea at his house!!!
 
Ok so had two weetabix and did a 1hr; 2hr; 3hr test and these we're the results.

Wake up 4.5
2 weetabix for breakfast...

1hr later - 6.2
2hrs later - 7.3
3hrs later 5.3

So not too bad - so am going to have weetabix twice a week only...🙂
 
Weetabix are great never a problem and always a reliable breakfast. Have had two weetabix every day since 1988. Thats twenty-four years getting on for 17,520 weetabix is this a record?
 
Weetabix saved my life when I was a baby as I was losing weight and it was the only solid food I could keep down. 🙂
 
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