Another lesson learnt...

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Sharron1

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I have recently added a few teaspoons of either hummus or Taramaslta (sp?) to my evening meals. When testing I have seen my BG rise from the usual middle 5s to 6 and a bit. Nothing too concerning. I was intrigued why this had happened. I decided to give the yummy dips a miss,and see the result. My BG returned to the middle 5s. Back to plain and simple :(
 
Sharron1 said:
I have recently added a few teaspoons of either hummus or Taramaslta (sp?) to my evening meals. When testing I have seen my BG rise from the usual middle 5s to 6 and a bit. Nothing too concerning. I was intrigued why this had happened. I decided to give the yummy dips a miss,and see the result. My BG returned to the middle 5s. Back to plain and simple :(
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I am surprised as a 50g portion which would be more than a couple of teaspoons is only about 5g for the hummus and 2g for the taramuslata.
You are perhaps being too strict on yourself as if you are testing after 2 hours then as long as you are below 8mmol/l then that is OK, if you restrict yourself too much you may get fed up with lack of variety.
 
Leadinglights said:
I am surprised as a 50g portion which would be more than a couple of teaspoons is only about 5g for the hummus and 2g for the taramuslata.
You are perhaps being too strict on yourself as if you are testing after 2 hours then as long as you are below 8mmol/l then that is OK, if you restrict yourself too much you may get fed up with lack of variety.
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Thank you.
You are absolutely correct, I am a little too strict. It is just so curious how this whole Diabetes thing operates.
 
Inka said:
Why would that be a problem @Sharron1 ? I’ve tested my non-diabetic friends and they frequently go higher than that after meals. Getting to 6 or so after a meal is completely normal.
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Thank you, It's not really a problem, I just find it fascinating how the different foods thing works or not with Diabetes. Every now and then I experiment with higher carb foods and have learnt portion control/moderation is the way forward.
 
I’d be perfectly happy to continue with the dips with those numbers @Sharron1

Variety is the spice of life, after all 🙂
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
I’d be perfectly happy to continue with the dips with those numbers @Sharron1

Variety is the spice of life, after all 🙂
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Thanks. I have given so many things up, but am sticking with the dips... I also have learnt how to ration my takings from the office biscuit tin!
 
Fortunately (for me), it is loaded with ginger nut buscuits. Can't stand them.
 
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