Monitor

[lesley from Chelmsford]

Thank you all for your comments

 

[trophywench]

Lesley - are you testing in a planned way - or just randomly?

Have you read this? I should, if I were you - it's excellent advice for ALL diabetics.

http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.co.uk/2006/10/test-review-adjust.html

(and you could do worse after that, than to start at the beginning of Alan's blogs, and read the lot!)

 

[Andy HB]

The wrong bread it was white bread

That was the only bread which sent me stratospheric! Avoid!!

 

[Martin Canty]

As a general rule, the more refined the product then the worse it is for spiking our BG..... White bread, flour is very refined....

 

[lesley from Chelmsford]

Lesley - are you testing in a planned way - or just randomly?

Have you read this? I should, if I were you - it's excellent advice for ALL diabetics.

http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.co.uk/2006/10/test-review-adjust.html

(and you could do worse after that, than to start at the beginning of Alan's blogs, and read the lot!)

I only got my monitor today so I tested but I will be testing before and after meals

 

[trophywench]

That's a good start!

 

[Ralph-YK]

I was told by (special interest in diabetes?) practice nurse to have pitta bread. Less carbs if I recall what she said.
Don't know the effect.

 

[Andy HB]

I was told by (special interest in diabetes?) practice nurse to have pitta bread. Less carbs if I recall what she said.
Don't know the effect.

Just checked this on t'internet and, if correct, it puts pita bread (white) on a par with whole wheat bread, not bad.

But whole grain is better and there are probably even better choices the that.

Andy 🙂

 

[Mark Parrott]

I've just tried the new Warburtons high protein loaf. Massive spike! Never again, back to Burgen for me. Though others may find different, you just have to experiment.

I found this too. Problem is I bought 2 loaves.

 

[Robin]

I found this too. Problem is I bought 2 loaves.

Oh, bad luck. I can either feed it to the rest of the family or adjust insulin timings. I didn't particularly like it, either, Ive got used to things like Burgen with a bit of crunch and seediness in them.

 

[Ralph-YK]

Just checked this on t'internet and, if correct, it puts pita bread (white) on a par with whole wheat bread, not bad.

But whole grain is better and there are probably even better choices the that.

Andy 🙂

I've been having the wholemeal ones.

 

[Mark Parrott]

I actually had 2 slices of Morrison's wheat, spelt & rye bread for breakfast today. 5.2 before & 8.0 two hrs later. Not ideal, but better than I expected & better than the Warburton's protein bread.