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Slow acting carbs
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Sally71
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Cereals are evil - Rice Krispies make my daughter’s blood sugars take off like a rocket!! We find though with porridge we have to delay her insulin or she’ll go low so that obviously acts more slowly than other cereal. We had a diabetic/coeliac child at the school where I work who was allowed to have porridge so I think you could eat that, would it be worth a try?
As with anything diabetes-related though I think everyone is different!
As with anything diabetes-related though I think everyone is different!
rebrascora
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When do you inject your insulin at breakfast time and have you experimented with bringing it forward to prevent that spike from your cereal?
I have to inject much earlier on a morning before breakfast than at any other time (anywhere from 40 mins to over an hour depending on the insulin I am using... Fiasp is 40-45 mins and NovoRapid takes at least 15 mins longer). This is quite extreme and I would not recommend pre bolusing that far in advance straight away, but try bringing it forward by 5 mins each day until you find the sweet spot timing that works for you with your current cereal. Or you could try overnight oats if you don't want hot porridge on a morning, but even with supposedly very slow release carbs for me, I still need 45 mins between injecting and eating breakfast.
That would be the first thing to try if you are happy with your breakfast choice and want to continue with it. Timing really can make a huge difference to how effective your insulin is and particularly at breakfast time. 15-20 mins is fine for me at other times of the day but morning takes a lot longer.
I have to inject much earlier on a morning before breakfast than at any other time (anywhere from 40 mins to over an hour depending on the insulin I am using... Fiasp is 40-45 mins and NovoRapid takes at least 15 mins longer). This is quite extreme and I would not recommend pre bolusing that far in advance straight away, but try bringing it forward by 5 mins each day until you find the sweet spot timing that works for you with your current cereal. Or you could try overnight oats if you don't want hot porridge on a morning, but even with supposedly very slow release carbs for me, I still need 45 mins between injecting and eating breakfast.
That would be the first thing to try if you are happy with your breakfast choice and want to continue with it. Timing really can make a huge difference to how effective your insulin is and particularly at breakfast time. 15-20 mins is fine for me at other times of the day but morning takes a lot longer.
Inka
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The coeliac does limit your cereal choice a little, but I sometimes have a buckwheat granola cereal which I believe is gluten-free. Neither that or my usual wheat cereals spike me - because I bolus at least 30 mins in advance of my breakfast. This is double the time I need for lunch and tea. That works very well for me.
So, I’d try carefully moving your bolus forward 5 mins at a time until you find a time that works better. You could also experiment with different cereals, and even with different milks to see if that helps.
nonethewiser
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With rebrascora on insulin timing, makes huge difference on bg after eating.
Traditional porridge guy, not instant c**p, have it most mornings.
Traditional porridge guy, not instant c**p, have it most mornings.
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Hope you find an easy breakfast that suits you @Gizmo12
Some people find it can make a difference what you mix it with too… Eg full fat greek yoghurt.
I gave up on cereal as I could never get the timing of the dose to work reliably. Seedy toast suits my body better 🙂 (though even that can play silly games every so often!)
Some people find it can make a difference what you mix it with too… Eg full fat greek yoghurt.
I gave up on cereal as I could never get the timing of the dose to work reliably. Seedy toast suits my body better 🙂 (though even that can play silly games every so often!)
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