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Mohamed said:
That is very interesting Donna. I actually eat a lot of potatoes, brown rice and wholemeal bread and it does not raise my BG level. Even pasta I would have 2 servings when my wife cooks it (cannot resist as it is so tasty 🙂)
I understand about the bloating, but was your BG level high when you eat the potatoes, rice, pasta and bread.
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How long after your meals do you test?

Try an experiment next time you eat as you describe. Test ONE hour after your last bite of the meal. Let us know what numbers you see.
 
Alan S said:
How long after your meals do you test?

Try an experiment next time you eat as you describe. Test ONE hour after your last bite of the meal. Let us know what numbers you see.
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Hello Alan

The last time I did the 1hr and 2hr tests was in July. I have copied the results I wrote in a previous post here:
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last July (2010), my highest 1hr was 9.8 and 2hr was 8.4 and 6.7 ( I had 9.8 on two separate days. I have not recorded any 1hr reading after July. Bear in mind, I was not on any medications too with these readings! I stopped all my meds in Jan 2010.
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My 2hr tests I still do but not everyday, as I eat the same food I used to. As Asians, we eat a lot of rice and I do eat potatoes. Sometimes I would have a jacket potato for dinner or even breakfast. Though I must admit it has been at least a month since I did that. Rice however, I have many times in a week (mainly for lunch), Pasta I would have for dinner- sometimes lunch. All depends on what is cooked on that day really.
This month, my 2hr readings have ranged from: 9.0 to 6.1 and my fasting from: 5.9 to 5.2. Again bear in mind, this is without any medications.

Just to let you know I also eat ice cream (soya based) but very sweet, lemon sorbet, biscuits (non -dairy), bananas (sometimes 4 a day) and grapes and so far touch wood, it does not spike my sugar. Whereas before reversal, this was just not possible without my BG being high.
In fact my 2hr reading after lunch of rice and curry and soya based ice cream with sorbet was 6.8!
But I must admit, Ice cream and sorbet is something I do not have everyday. Maybe once a week. Bananas every day ( at least 2-3 a day).
I just checked my fasting today and it is 5.8.

Sorry I went on a bit I think 🙂.
 
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