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Different carb responses

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Burylancs

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Interesting! Reflects what we see on the forum a lot where people with T2 self-fund monitoring equipment, and examine their responses to different foods.

I hope this begins to steer the conversation on SMBG in T2 away from “only useful for hypos”, and more into empowering individuals to fine-tune their menu to work with their body’s individual needs.
 
Interesting. I have not tested many foods recently, but am trying a new Granola as a breakfast (Morrisons own brand).
When I got up my BG was 5.4 about 9am.
I ate a bowl of the granola (about 100g) with almond milk and a tiny sprinkle of sugar (about 1/4 of a Tsp).
Also had cup of tea with 1/2 Tsp sugar, (I just can't drink tea without sugar, I can't do it!)

Tested my BG again at around 11.15am and my BG was 5.7.
So no real spike to speak of at all.

Porridge does tend to spike my BG, but Overnight Oats (using 100% rolled Oats) does not.
So even a difference in grains or grain type could give you a different BG spike or not?
 
Thank you for sharing an "intelligent" article in English.
I struggle with the stodge of many of the academic research papers some people share
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Interesting! Reflects what we see on the forum a lot where people with T2 self-fund monitoring equipment, and examine their responses to different foods.

I hope this begins to steer the conversation on SMBG in T2 away from “only useful for hypos”, and more into empowering individuals to fine-tune their menu to work with their body’s individual needs.
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Agreed.

Even more interesting the 55 people in the study cohort had no prior history of T2D; about half turned out to be prediabetic.

To my mind, the article shows why prediabetes and T2D should be regarded as aspects of the same condition, characterised by glucose dysregulation and more general dysregulation of our endocrinological systems.

Quote: High postprandial glycemic responses (PPGRs) are a hallmark of prediabetes ... and are risk factors for T2D, CVD and all-cause mortality independent of fasting blood glucose (FBG) and HbA1c.... However, our understanding of glucose dysregulation, especially regarding PPGRs, remains incomplete.
 
pjgtech said:
Interesting. I have not tested many foods recently, but am trying a new Granola as a breakfast (Morrisons own brand).
When I got up my BG was 5.4 about 9am.
I ate a bowl of the granola (about 100g) with almondQ
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pjgtech said:
milk and a tiny sprinkle of sugar (about 1/4 of a Tsp).
Also had cup of tea with 1/2 Tsp sugar, (I just can't drink tea without sugar, I can't do it!)

Tested my BG again at around 11.15am and my BG was 5.7.
So no real spike to speak of at all.

Porridge does tend to spike my BG, but Overnight Oats (using 100% rolled Oats) does not.
So even a difference in grains or grain type could give you a different BG spike or not?
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Seems like you're not a 'granola-spiker'. Some people in test mode used to test a foodstuff or meal at 30 minutes, 45, 1 hour and 75 mins to pinpoint spike timing. Timing spikes chimed in with Glycemic Index (GI) diet that was popular among T2s in the 90s and noughties. I tried that approach a few times about 20 years ago and still like to be active an hour after breakfast when I remember.
 
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