keeping readings low

[YE2GATHER]

keeping my readings low only happens when i have sunflower seeds in my smoothie it REALLY HELPS .i get them down to about 5.7 to 6.5 they sometimes go into double figures high and i have a handful of sunflower seeds and go for a walk (lucky i can) then my readings plummet back to around 6. i have been worried lately last month i had readings of 17 ate a handful of sunflower seeds went for half hour walk and my readings returned to 6.5. am i doing something wrong? i dont think so. oh by the way eat dehusked sunflower seeds not the ones in the husk. i must be doing something right to get readings that low. am i doing something right?

 

[helli]

Are you sure it is the sunflower seeds rather than the walk which is lowering your BG?
It is common for people with diabetes to exercise to lower their BG.

 

[Leadinglights]

Smoothies are often a problem for people with Type 2 as the process breaks down the ingredients and they are metabolised more quickly which could explain the high reading. If they are causing such a high number changing the ingredients may help as you really want to avoid going up to as high as 17mmol/l or avoid altogether.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Glad you are seeing such good numbers @YE2GATHER

Like @helli I wonder whether the walk might be contributing more than the seeds in terms of lowering BG levels, but nuts and seeds can be a great snack, in moderation, of course!

 

[CliffH]

keeping my readings low only happens when i have sunflower seeds in my smoothie it REALLY HELPS .i get them down to about 5.7 to 6.5 they sometimes go into double figures high and i have a handful of sunflower seeds and go for a walk (lucky i can) then my readings plummet back to around 6. i have been worried lately last month i had readings of 17 ate a handful of sunflower seeds went for half hour walk and my readings returned to 6.5. am i doing something wrong? i dont think so. oh by the way eat dehusked sunflower seeds not the ones in the husk. i must be doing something right to get readings that low. am i doing something right?

It sounds like the walking rather than the sunflower seeds: if there was a magic 'anti-diabetes' food I think lots of people on here would know about it already

 

[Martin.A]

My post-prandial BG is always lower than my average for any particular meal if I go for a walk around an hour after eating.
Never fails.

 

[harbottle]

My post-prandial BG is always lower than my average for any particular meal if I go for a walk around an hour after eating.
Never fails.

Yes, mine plummets if I go for a walk 40 minutes after eating.