I’ll have to give that a go next time I have a bad reaction to something. My anxiety is always weird - I get the immediate panic, and then a very physical, and always super delayed response (like 2 days after sometimes). The SSRI used to keep it under control but I got a bit sensitive to the side effects and I’m on a dose now that doesn’t seem to do as much as it should.
I love me some halloumi. And paneer. All the fryable cheeses. :-D
Well done. How satisfying to see how well your changes are working. Keep up the good work.
I make chilli quite a bit and add lots of veg as well as kidney beans, I always wash them before adding them and 1 tin usually makes 6 portions so not too many carbs per portion.
You are doing well if you are eating so many carbs each day - but it might be wise to check with beans, or any legumes.
Yeah, I’m wondering about this a bit - but post prandial tends to sit very low with beans for me when I have tested previously (like a rise of 1 usually, max). Wonder if it’s going high earlier/later? How glucose results translate into a1c results, though, is a bit more mysterious to me.
You are probably 'safe' with legumes then - I can get almost twice the carbs listed, so can a few others I've mentioned this to. It really was quite puzzling at first, but the same thing happened a couple of times and the penny dropped. At least, when I eat my half portions of peas or beans I don't get the usual windy consequences, never have done.
Hmm yeah - best I can tell my peak is about 45 mins to an hour after eating (high fat meals are later), which explains why things often look pretty flat with my BG tests. But even then, again, the worst I’m seeing these days is about 7.5. *Something* is raising my a1c though and I’d like to get to the bottom of that if I can. Fasting numbers are still low 5s, with the odd upper 4. I gather the only thing to help with that is not *too* few carbs and general fat loss, so I guess stay the course with weight loss (much as it pains me - and my closet - to say it).
Are you by any chance anaemic a that can affect your HbA1C and also hormones can play a part.
Not anemic as far as I’m aware. My hormonal IUD is probably in need of replacement (they’ve recently switched it up to 8 years from 5; I’ve had this one for 6.5 so it works for contraception but the hormones are basically gone so there’s more bleeding and that could be making me anemic-ish?), and I’m probably just edging into perimenopause by my guess based on my mom. Getting the Mirena replaced is high on my list of priorities for the summer, if I can get a referral (sexual health only changes then out for contraceptive reasons without a referral). But yes, good shout - I’ll do some investigating….
In general the guidance is that if finger prick readings are consistently 4-7mmol/l fasting and before meals and no more than 8mmol/l at the 2 hour point for the 3 months prior to the test then the HbA1C is likely to be normal. This of course may not apply to everyone and may depend on age and other factors.
