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colin_s

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hi guys n gals.
i tested this morning at 6.53 = 4.5
i had a coffee,half semi skimmed milk and half a teaspoon of canderel.
30 mins later i had 2 weetabix with half a tablespoon of canderel with handfull of blueberrys with small amount of semi skimmed milk.
tested at 8.49 = 11.7
JESUS
summats wrong here.
what am i doing wrong?
 
Probably the weetabix
 
@colin_s the Weetabix is about 26g of carbs per two biscuits plus you tested too early for the post meal. When testing you should do the first test prior to the first bite of the meal and the second two hours later. For you the timing was first bite 07:23 and test was 1 hour 26 mins. Another 30 min would probably see a much lower spike.
 
Hi and welcome.

Good to see that you are testing because that is how you learn what your body can tolerate and what it can't.

It is important to understand that diabetes isn't just about sugar but all carbohydrates which get broken down into glucose by the digestive system.

Just to break down your breakfast into how many carbs it contains....

If your coffee was half milk, there are about 5g carbs (lactose) per 100mls in milk and half a mug would be about 150mls so you are looking at about 7-8g carbs in your coffee. Fat doesn't really affect your blood Glucose levels so, I tend to have real double cream in my coffee instead of milk because it contains less carbs.
Weetabix is 28g carbs for 2 biscuits and add another 5 or so g carbs for the milk you had on it and another approx. 5g of carbs for your blueberries, so your breakfast contains about 40g of carbs and that is why your levels rose to 11.7 which would suggest that it was more carbs than your body could cope with.

Many of us avoid cereals because they are made from grain and therefore high in carbs and have creamy Greek style natural yoghurt with a few berries and some mixed seeds or chopped nuts and I like a good sprinkle of cinnamon on mine too.

I would test that breakfast choice again to see if it gives a similar rise as we generally advise people to look for trends rather than individual results, but if it continues to give a similar rise then maybe try yoghurt and berries and perhaps just one Weetabix and see if you can cope with that (if you really like Weetabix, or ditch it and try something else. Eggs on a single slice of bread would be 15-20g carbs so half of the carbs you had with the Weetabix. (Bread is about 15-20g of carbs per slice) because of course it is also made from grains (wheat flour) but there are slightly lower carb options. The 400g Warburtons No added sugar wholemeal loaf is 9g carbs a slice, so you could try two of those toasted with scrambled eggs or even a bacon butty which again would be about 20g carbs and see how you react to that by testing.
 
Welcome @colin_s
As the others have mentioned, the carbs in your weetabix may well have contributed to your BG rise.
The other thing to bear in mind is what is often referred to a Dawn Phenomenon or Foot on The Floor. At the start of the day, our livers (and by "our" I mean most of the human race, not just those of us with diabetes) will dump a load of glucose to give us the energy to start the day. For some of us, this could happen in the early hours of the morning before we wake, Dawn Phenomenon. For others, it happens when we start the day at put our first food on the floor as we get out of bed, Foot on the Floor.
Your Foot on the Floor may also be contributing to your BG rise. If you ate weetabix at a different time of the day, the BG rise may be less.
 
Some people find artificial sweeteners although they have pretty well zero carbs actually affect their blood glucose and that was quite a lot of Canderel. Cutting down on the amount will re-educate your tastes for less sweet foods.
If you want cereal then there are some low carb granolas like the M&S grain free fruit and nut or the Keto Hana ones usually stocked in Holland and Barrett or on line which are only about 9g carbs per 100g so a fraction of the amount of carbs in the weetabix.
Have a look at this link for good explanation about what and what not to do and some menu ideas. https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/
 
colin_s said:
im replacing the weetabix with bran flakes tommorow
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Have you compared the carb content in Bran Flakes to the carbs in Weetabix. I think they are probably very similar but it depends what portion size of Bran Flakes you use...... Just done a quick internet search.....
Bran Flakes have more sugar in them, but overall slightly less carbs at 65g carbs per 100g (15g of which is sugar)
as oppose to
Weetabix which is 69g per 100g (but just 5g of which is sugar).

The increased fibre in the bran flakes might slow the release of the sugar or it might not..... depends on your digestive system.

You would need to weigh out your portion of bran flakes to work out how many carbs you were having in your bowlful. The recommended portion is just 30g of flakes which you may find quite small.
 
With Strawberries and milk/yoghurt you are looking at closer to 30g, so not a huge difference from your Weetabix, but it may be enough of a reduction. Just depends how your body responds to Bran Flakes.
 
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