Low sugar granola.

[Charl]

Had a meeting the other day with my dietician, a concern regarding my morning spikes after breakfast as taking a long time to come down, breakfast has been granola and Greek yoghurt, apparently the one I was having has too much sugar in, must admit I have always looked at the carbs rather than the sugars and fibre info as I thought that was the most important bit , next day on my shopping trip spotted some low sugar granola in a well known supermarket
23.2 cabs...1.0 sugar...3.0 fibre
so thought I would give that a try, absolutely tasteless, any recommendations. Thanks again.

 

[littlevoice359]

You might find it easier to make your own muesli. That way you can tweak it to suit your tastes. I’ve been doing that for a while and it’s helped me avoid spikes.

 

[Leadinglights]

I have Lizi's low sugar granola which is 45g carbs per 100g, however I also buy Keto Hana granola which is only about 9g carbs per 100g but because it is pretty expensive I mix it 50/50 with the Lizi's so it end up about 28g carbs per 100g but I still only have about 20g on my full fat Greek yoghurt and berries.

Had a meeting the other day with my dietician, a concern regarding my morning spikes after breakfast as taking a long time to come down, breakfast has been granola and Greek yoghurt, apparently the one I was having has too much sugar in, must admit I have always looked at the carbs rather than the sugars and fibre info as I thought that was the most important bit , next day on my shopping trip spotted some low sugar granola in a well known supermarket
23.2 cabs...1.0 sugar...3.0 fibre
so thought I would give that a try, absolutely tasteless, any recommendations. Thanks again.

Must admit never seen any as low as 23g carbs per 100g what make was that.

 

[bulkbiker]

Had a meeting the other day with my dietician, a concern regarding my morning spikes after breakfast as taking a long time to come down, breakfast has been granola and Greek yoghurt, apparently the one I was having has too much sugar in, must admit I have always looked at the carbs rather than the sugars and fibre info as I thought that was the most important bit , next day on my shopping trip spotted some low sugar granola in a well known supermarket
23.2 cabs...1.0 sugar...3.0 fibre
so thought I would give that a try, absolutely tasteless, any recommendations. Thanks again.

Eggs and bacon.

 

[Martin62]

I have the lidls low sugar granola 25g carbs per 50g

 

[Charl]

I have Lizi's low sugar granola which is 45g carbs per 100g, however I also buy Keto Hana granola which is only about 9g carbs per 100g but because it is pretty expensive I mix it 50/50 with the Lizi's so it end up about 28g carbs per 100g but I still only have about 20g on my full fat Greek yoghurt and berries.

Must admit never seen any as low as 23g carbs per 100g what make was that.

Sorry that was per 40g portion .

 

[Leadinglights]

Sorry that was per 40g portion .

I suddenly realised that was what it might be.
I only just spotted you are Type 1 so might the problem with the spikes be the timing of your bolus rather than the actual food.

 

[pawprint91]

I am Type 1 and have low sugar granola just because it’s that bit easier to manage. I recommend the paleo foods company and Eat Natural (both low sugar) - IIRC both are under 20g of carbs per 40g portion.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Let us know how you get on with it @Charl

I find a full portion of granola needs the same dosing strategy as something fairly fast acting like cake or white bread - absorption speed seems to vary quite a bit from person to person! I get the same with porridge - so maybe my system is better than average at breaking down oats?!

Hope it works out for you.

I find more yoghurt, and some fresh fruit/ berries with a smaller sprinkle of granola is a more reliable slower rise for me personally.

 

[rebrascora]

If you are eventually coming back down into range before your next meal then it is the timing of the insulin before eating your breakfast which is key. I need to bolus 45 mins before I eat breakfast in order to prevent spikes and that is with Fiasp. When I used NovoRapid, I needed 75mins prebolus time which was just silly because I would inject and then head off to do something and forget that I hadn't had breakfast until I was suddenly hypo. 45 mins works well for me now with Fiasp as I inject before I get out of bed, then get washed and dressed and make my breakfast and sit drinking a coffee and catching up with the forum here and then eat. 45 mins would probably be a little extreme for most people and they ight hypo before they started eating, but you need to find the timing which works for you with the breakfast you eat, by slowly increasing the prebolus time by a few mins each day until you find the point where it doesn't spike and you don't hypo. For me the timing also varies with my BG levels when I inject, so if my levels are 7 or above I will need longer and if they are in the low 5s or 4s I will need a bit less time. This morning for example

9.52am (I had a lie in). I woke up on 5.7 I injected my basal insulin and 5.5 units of Fiasp and got up and dressed and made my coffee and put my breakfast together and read the news whilst I drank my coffee.

10.46am according to Libre, my levels had only just dropped to 5.2 and I ate breakfast (full fat Greek style yoghurt with stewed rhubarb with a little sugar (I am going off the whole idea of artificial sweeteners), mixed seeds, ginger and cinnamon and a chopped sprig of lemon balm and a sprinkle of Lidl Nutty Granola (between 5 and 10g of granola, so about 5g carb from the granola).

11.37am my levels topped out at 7.9

12.46am My BG had levelled out at a stable 6.8. Fiasp usually only has an activity life of 3 hours (as oppose to 5 for Novo-not so-Rapid) so this is my level when the breakfast bolus insulin is finished working.

So this morning it had slightly longer than 45mins at 54mins and I still didn't hypo. I should say that I tend not to time it as such these days but just go off my Libre reading as to when I need to eat my breakfast. Usually once my levels start to decrease, I eat but if I start in the 7s or above I wait until I come down to mid 5s before I eat, even if it takes 2 hours and my breakfast has to go out the door with me
This is just me of course and your body may react differently to your insulin and food but hopefully it gives you an idea of how much leeway you have to experiment with prebolus timing. At other times of the day I need much less time, but breakfast time I have to be patient if I don't want to spike and even with yoghurt berries and seeds I used to hit 15 each morning and then drop back down to 5 which made me feel rough, until I experimented with extending the timing like this to stop the spike.
The 15-20 min prebolus time they advise you to do is just not long enough for some people. My consultant was horrified when I told him how long I wait, but he can't argue with my results.

 

[Dragonheart]

Yea gods low sugar granola being around 40- 50% carbs is anything but low carb. How confusing to many not so carb aware.

I realised half way through the thread that the op is type 1 and timing of the sugar hit might be the more relevant issue to them, but decided to post anyway for the benefit of other type 2’s reading and missing that important point as I did. For us T2 it is the carbs that matter much more and this breakfast seriously needs testing as it’s likely to have a very negative effect for some time on bgl. A few might get away with a small portion but don’t assume. Test.

 

[Leadinglights]

Yea gods low sugar granola being around 40- 50% carbs is anything but low carb. How confusing to many not so carb aware.

I realised half way through the thread that the op is type 1 and timing of the sugar hit might be the more relevant issue to them, but decided to post anyway for the benefit of other type 2’s reading and missing that important point as I did. For us T2 it is the carbs that matter much more and this breakfast seriously needs testing as it’s likely to have a very negative effect for some time on bgl. A few might get away with a small portion but don’t assume. Test.

Many do seem to think low sugar means low carb, my classic example is puffed wheat 0.5g sugar per 100g but a whopping 69.5g carbs per 100g.

 

[JohnS]

I was having problems with porridge - blood sugars rocketing up to 15.
We were in Holland & Barrett and found Keto Hana coconut & almond granola, 3.3g carb and 1.2g sugars per 30g serving. I tried it and much to my surprise quite liked it and my levels remained quite stable. The only drawback was that it was quite expensive (£6.50 per 300g packet)
We then decided to make our own based upon the percentages of ingredients listed on the packet and,after a bit of experimentation, it is now my regular breakfast. Blood sugars go up to about 9 and then level off/drop. I must admit, I do have a bit more than 30g!

 

[Leadinglights]

I was having problems with porridge - blood sugars rocketing up to 15.
We were in Holland & Barrett and found Keto Hana coconut & almond granola, 3.3g carb and 1.2g sugars per 30g serving. I tried it and much to my surprise quite liked it and my levels remained quite stable. The only drawback was that it was quite expensive (£6.50 per 300g packet)
We then decided to make our own based upon the percentages of ingredients listed on the packet and,after a bit of experimentation, it is now my regular breakfast. Blood sugars go up to about 9 and then level off/drop. I must admit, I do have a bit more than 30g!

If you are happy with your home made version that is good but I have found the Keto Hana to be cheaper on Amazon but even so still pricy, I mix it 50/50 with Lizi's low sugar granola and find that a pretty good option.