Did you check the label for carb value as some can be as low as about 12g carbs some around 18-19g if it was closer the higher one I would suggest if you have a Co-Op near by try their 2 pack of jam and cream finger doughnuts, they are 22g carbs but very tasty indeed, tesco eclairs are lovely too, and if you ever see them belgian chocolate choux buns or rings often have around the same as a larger eclair, sorry if you already know this xYesterday Mr Marten and I were in M&S when we spotted packs of chocolate eclairs. Ooh, yum 🙂... So we bought some and I thought I'd test when I had one with a cuppa tea in the afternoon. Result - before: 4.9; after 1 hr 20 mins (I forgot to do the 1 hour check): 5.8; after 2 hrs: 4.8, so back to where I started 😎. We bought two more packs today...
If you look in the frozen dept then the carb value is even lower 😉
I certainly did - I check every label on everything these days and have done for quite a while! Each eclair is 13.4 carbs, so I thought they were worth trying. I looked at some of the other stuff (including choux buns but they were too high) but I've always liked eclairs...😉
M&S seem to be higher than some when I have looked , can't remember off hand what, but know they were higher than Asda.
We have profiteroles sometimes, especially when M&S do their £10 meals for two offers. They don't seem to affect my levels much at all, I'm pleased to say!
Just don't look 🙂Whats the rule when looking at carb value in stuff like cream buns? I know that low sugar is deemed to be 4g per 100. New to carb counting so all help appreciated
I'm gonna be deprived for life.
There isn't really a rule, if you're controlling your diabetes with diet, or a combination of diet and non insulin meds, the best way is to test your blood glucose before eating something, then test again two hours afterwards and see how much you've gone up! Some apparently high carbs items, like eclairs, suit people because the cream with them slows down the absorption of the carbs, (and they haven't got too many carbs to begins with). The most discussed item on this forum, I think, is porridge. Some people can eat it without it spiking their blood sugars, some find it sends their levels into orbit! Experimentation to see what it does to you is really the only way.Whats the rule when looking at carb value in stuff like cream buns? I know that low sugar is deemed to be 4g per 100. New to carb counting so all help appreciated
The cream in something like an eclair (plus the fat in the pastry) should slow the digestion and cause less of a blood sugar 'spike' for most people, and people will react differently (thought to possibly be due to the fact that we all have different gut bacteria working away inside us). So, the thing to do is to experiment and test to find out your own particular tolerance 🙂Whats the rule when looking at carb value in stuff like cream buns? I know that low sugar is deemed to be 4g per 100. New to carb counting so all help appreciated
