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Low carb breakfast suggestions please!

Natalie123

Natalie123

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I'm looking for suggestions for a low carb breakfast that's quick and easy (or can be made in advance). I'm currently having a low carb porridge (20g oats, 15g ground almonds, 15g ground linseed with water and a splash of soya milk) but it's still a bit too much carbs for me and causes a spike followed by a hypo 2 hours later.

I'm happy with most suggestions but I can't have artificial sweeteners or too much dairy. I'm thinking an omelette or frittata might be the way to go.

I'm autistic and easily overwhelmed by looking online at hundreds of recipes hence why I'm asking on here in the hope that I might get a small number of ideas without getting overwhelmed!
 
If you spike then hypo, it sounds like you might need to bolus more in advance @Natalie123 That happens to me at breakfast too, and it seems to be a thing. I need to bolus more in advance for breakfast than any other meal.

I tried a low carb breakfast but just found I stayed higher than I’d like, presumably because my body needs carbs/glucose in the morning so was busy pumping out its own glucose

Chia pudding is low carb and can be made overnight.
 
 
You could make mini fritattas in muffin trays. They freeze well and you can defrost a couple for breakfast.
I also make waffles in an electric waffle maker. I altered the recipe to 50/50 flour and ground almonds. Only 20g of sugar, no sweeteners. Make 6 large circular waffles which split into fifths. Freezes well and a fifth is about 5g carbs plus whatever you serve it with.
 
Inka said:
If you spike then hypo, it sounds like you might need to bolus more in advance @Natalie123 That happens to me at breakfast too, and it seems to be a thing. I need to bolus more in advance for breakfast than any other meal.

I tried a low carb breakfast but just found I stayed higher than I’d like, presumably because my body needs carbs/glucose in the morning so was busy pumping out its own glucose

Chia pudding is low carb and can be made overnight.
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Thanks, I've tried bolusing earlier but it didn't make any difference. I'm not going particularly high (about 10 post meal) but my pump sees the quick rise and gives me an extra correction which I don't need, it's that correction that is causing the hypo. The DSN said that the only way to stop the hypos would be to stop my sugar levels going up quickly and therefore my pump won't over react. I also get dawn phenomenon so trying to deal with a rise due to two things at the same time is just too complicated for me to understand so I think it would be easier to remove the breakfast carbs and simplify things.
 
Natalie123 said:
Thanks, I've tried bolusing earlier but it didn't make any difference. I'm not going particularly high (about 10 post meal) but my pump sees the quick rise and gives me an extra correction which I don't need, it's that correction that is causing the hypo. The DSN said that the only way to stop the hypos would be to stop my sugar levels going up quickly and therefore my pump won't over react. I also get dawn phenomenon so trying to deal with a rise due to two things at the same time is just too complicated for me to understand so I think it would be easier to remove the breakfast carbs and simplify things.
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Ah, I didn’t realise you were looping. Is there any way you can adjust settings to stop it doing that - giving you a correction? If you briefly go up to 10 but then come down then it might be that you’d be at a good level without the correction. Yes, I get Dawn Phenomenon too and Foot on the Floor Very annoying. I tend to stick to exactly the same breakfast every day, with an occasional variation.

Mornings are a tricky time, for sure, quite apart from all the other non-diabetic stuff we have to do!
 
Natalie123 said:
I'm looking for suggestions for a low carb breakfast that's quick and easy (or can be made in advance). I'm currently having a low carb porridge (20g oats, 15g ground almonds, 15g ground linseed with water and a splash of soya milk) but it's still a bit too much carbs for me and causes a spike followed by a hypo 2 hours later.

I'm happy with most suggestions but I can't have artificial sweeteners or too much dairy. I'm thinking an omelette or frittata might be the way to go.

I'm autistic and easily overwhelmed by looking online at hundreds of recipes hence why I'm asking on here in the hope that I might get a small number of ideas without getting overwhelmed!
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I currently have a handful of bran flakes with Best of Both milk (skimmed , yellow top) and that keeps me going until lunchtime
 
If you try chia pudding, you need to make sure that you stir it well, let it stand and stir again and maybe repeat. I use two tablespoons of seeds to 5 fluid ounces of milk and make it the night before.
 
Inka said:
Ah, I didn’t realise you were looping. Is there any way you can adjust settings to stop it doing that - giving you a correction? If you briefly go up to 10 but then come down then it might be that you’d be at a good level without the correction. Yes, I get Dawn Phenomenon too and Foot on the Floor Very annoying. I tend to stick to exactly the same breakfast every day, with an occasional variation.
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There aren't many settings that I can change on the pump annoyingly. I think you're right, I would probably be on a good level after breakfast if it didn't do the correction. I'll keep trying for a bit longer with it. My husband suggested putting my target blood sugar levels at 8.0 for 2 hours after breakfast to trick the pump into not correcting me. I think that sounds like it might help!

If that doesn't work, chia pudding or mini frittatas sound like good options.
 
How long were you leaving it to eat breakfast after the dose @Natalie123

My body’s preferred timing seems to vary throughout the year, and from one year to the next, but I’ve needed to wait 45-60 minutes in the past which was a bit silly, but it worked.

Nowadays my breakfast wait needs to be no more than 15-20 mins. Diabetes is annoyingly variable like that!
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
How long were you leaving it to eat breakfast after the dose @Natalie123

My body’s preferred timing seems to vary throughout the year, and from one year to the next, but I’ve needed to wait 45-60 minutes in the past which was a bit silly, but it worked.

Nowadays my breakfast wait needs to be no more than 15-20 mins. Diabetes is annoyingly variable like that!
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I'm on Fiasp which is supposed to be quite fast. I used to take it about 10 minutes before eating. I've tried 20 minutes and 30 minutes but the same thing happens. On my old pump I was getting through one pack of glucose tablets in about a month, now it's almost one pack a day. I've had 9 tablets already today and I've only been awake 5 hours! Admittedly I wasn't hypo every time I used them (just once), I just needed to stop the sudden drop in sugar levels to prevent a hypo and snacks aren't fast acting enough.
 
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