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Takeaways - grrrr! 😡
Actually, Indian food is usually ok for me to guess the carb content, hence no BG problems. But Chinese is another problem altogether.
If I make Chinese food at home, apart from any noodles/rice (optional) and a tiny glimmer of carbs in the sauce, it's a very low carb meal. So what the hell are they putting in the food in takeaways? I had to stop buying it from my local as I could only assume they were coating all their foods in glucose!
Anyone else noticed problems like this with takeaway vs home made dishes?
Rosie
 
NorthernRose said:
Takeaways - grrrr! 😡
Actually, Indian food is usually ok for me to guess the carb content, hence no BG problems. But Chinese is another problem altogether.
If I make Chinese food at home, apart from any noodles/rice (optional) and a tiny glimmer of carbs in the sauce, it's a very low carb meal. So what the hell are they putting in the food in takeaways? I had to stop buying it from my local as I could only assume they were coating all their foods in glucose!
Anyone else noticed problems like this with takeaway vs home made dishes?
Rosie
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I've had a Chinese a few times since DX. It's pretty much my only vice.

I get dry ribs with chill and salt, and chicken in blackbean. Then have it will colli rice. With plenty of water it will take me up 1.5 mmol after an hr. Sometimes I get egg foo yuck. But I don't actually like it so what's the point lol!
 
I haven't risked a Chinese takeaway since diagnosis. Indian takeaways are fine with me (except the rice, of course) but the best takeaway I have is a chicken kebab with garlic mayo & salad (no pitta). Doesn't budge my BG.🙂
 
Half a portion of Chicken Fried Rice and chips eaten at 19:00 last night sent me from 7.1 at 16:30 to 14.3 at 23:30. Strapping it out means I was probably 16+ 2 hours after eating.

Do you think it was the chicken wot dun it?? 🙄
 
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