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Breakfast Cereals

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mmmmm crunchy nut............

you've got me started now!
 
Phil65 said:
most cereals are out for me too.......but two cereals that don't spike me are porridge (proper porridge....not the microwave rubbish) and Cheerios (multi grain)...give them a go, you never know! And they are quite nice 🙂
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I tried the microwave rubbish this morning, didn't spike but definitely didn't enjoy! Will try multi-grain Cheerios, the kids might like them too 🙂.
 
Dory said:
I eat All Bran and Weetabix Crunchy Bran - both are relatively good for you and you can put some fruit in it to mix it up (the cereal balances out the higher GI of any fruit you add). Don't know All Bran off heart but 35g of crunchy bran is 20g CHO.
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Haven't seen Weetabix Crunchy Bran, will have a look for that tomorrow.
 
newbs said:
Haven't seen Weetabix Crunchy Bran, will have a look for that tomorrow.
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They are little brown 'curls'. Quite high in fibre and tasty, but very processed so I'd kinda expect a hefty spike from them myself - be interested to see how you get on with them
 
Probably never tried 90% of the cereals on sale, tend to stick with scotch porridge oats or all bran, failing that 2 slices of toast with peanut butter or marmite smothered all over.
 
H has ready brek [honey one] which must be v sugary- this never sends him high is it because he has A muffin [toasting one ] and a banana with it?- hes a growing lad before you all think im overfeeding him
 
I have the opposite problem, I was having yogurt for breakfast as I'm not very hungry in a morning and was told that this wasn't enough so I should start eating cereal... I am trying shreddies at the moment but have got a sudden spike followed by a low on 80% of the days...

I was on 2 injections a day for so long (I have a needle phobia which stopped me switching to 4 for way too long) that I am really struggling to calculate my insulin to carb ratio let alone what type of carbs they should be! I have an appointment with a dietician on Monday so fingers crossed I won't feel such a newbie to it all soon and can get my hba1c below 9!!

If you could recommend anything for breakfast (cereal or otherwise) what would it be - for someone who doesn't have a big appetite in the morning?

xx
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
They are little brown 'curls'. Quite high in fibre and tasty, but very processed so I'd kinda expect a hefty spike from them myself - be interested to see how you get on with them
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Mike interestingly I find that they don't spike me at all. They are advertised as helping lower cholesterol levels so maybe there's something in them that reduces the spiking (as I agree, they are somewhat 'processed' compared to eg natural muesli, jumbo oats etc)

but rather yummy 🙂

Also, and for others to note, I'm limited on choices for what I can and can't eat due to the SW diet so what I suggest is simply good for me on my limitations and might not be the best option out of all possible varieties for diabetes!
 
Vix- have you ever been taught how to carb count? or been on any courses? DAfNE etc if no then push to get yourself on one
 
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slightly off subject but I looked up DAFNE courses as I was interested in seeing how it differed (if at all) from the scant advice I was given from my DSN. the website said that unless you were registered at the surgery or hospital etc where the clinic was run from, you couldn't get a place!

Is that right? Shame if so.....
 
I was given a workbook but I haven't actually done the course as at the time I couldn't take a week off work (I've had major surgery on my hip 3 times in recent years which has resulted in over 18months off work so once I was back there was no chance of getting more time off!) but now I am self employed I am going to mention it to my DSN next week as I've not heard anything but good things about it. At the moment I have the carbs and cals book which I use but that is about it...

That does seem unfair if only certain people are entitled to get a place??

xx
 
well see what you can push for - peeps on here say its been good - our experience gained from dieticians you could fit on the healthy eating plate!
 
this is the site:

http://www.dafne.uk.com/all-courses.html

specifically it says 'If you do not receive your care from a current DAFNE centre you cannot access a DAFNE course. DAFNE can only be offered by a diabetes unit that have DAFNE trained educators and doctors.'

frustrating!
 
Tried granola this morning, tropical version, and BG went from 7.9 to 11 within 2 hours, back down to 5 an hour after that so not great - but better than cornflakes as it usually goes as high as 16 with them. I did forget to inject 30 mins before though so will try that tomorrow to see what difference it makes.
 
Since injecting 30 mins before breakfast each day the spike has been replaced by a hypo mid-morning so now starting to reduce NR. I've been sticking to tropical fruit granola for the time being so that I know what the effect is of 1 breakfast cereal before moving on to another.
 
Hi all,

just thought Id' give you an update on my current cereal de choix....Weetabix Crunchy Bran. Mike you said you'd be interested in hearing what that does to bG levels, well, I can proudly confirm my readings this morning were as follows:

6.45 - 5.2 (had 35g Crunchy Bran, 170ml skimmed milk and a sliced banana)
7.45 - 6.5
9.15 - 4.9

so it looks as though for me, CB is the perfect cereal...although this being diabetes, this might not work for others.

But what I would say is that if you're lookngi for a good brekkie cereal and like CB, give it a go. 🙂
 
thanks! a rare occurrence for me!
 
That is some AWESOME matching of your bolus there!

Are you doing anything special (injecting earlier etc.) or is this straight off the bat?
 
thanks Deus!

I use a pump so I pump just as I'm about to eat. I'm on a 1:8 bolus ratio (although contemplating whether to change to 1:9 as I did have to eat a few grapes mid morning as I thought I felt a bit funny - and have noticed a trend where this happens).
 
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