Tesco Meal Deal Stir-fry - Resistant Starch?

[Jennybean]

Hi all. I wonder if anyone can help me out. Tonight I have treated myself to a Stir-fry with noodles! I definitely shouldn't go shopping on an empty stomach.
I have had a couple previously just using beansprouts and veg packs, but today I saw these "protein noodles" as part of a meal deal. They are much higher in carbs than I would usually allow myself, but as I am sat here wrestling with carb guilt, I had a thought that maybe these aren't as bad as they may seem.
They are precooked and chilled in the fridge section, so does that mean that some of the carbs will have transformed into Resistant Starch? And therefore may not be as terrible for me? I've been advised not to test (only diagnosed in Oct) so I won't know the actual effect had on my bg.
I really hope they are the "good" kind of carb as I really enjoyed this Stir-fry

 

[Jennybean]

Should probably mention the whole thing came to 380 calories, 58 carbs.
I had not had breakfast or lunch, had spent hours shopping and then ate this at 9pm.
I'll have a green tea before I go to bed and that's it. I've been sipping water throughout the day but only had about 750ml - I wish I had the excess thirst symptom because I really struggle to drink.

 

[Leadinglights]

Some people find that the possible resistant starch can make a very small difference but others won't. But those noodles are pretty high carb, half the pack 1 serving is still 38g carbs plus the carbs in the stir fry sauce and a small amount from the veg so the meal could have been as much as 50g carbs which is quite high for 1 meal.
I think the resistant starch theory is a bit of a red herring and misleading when you need to be cutting carbs. The only real way to know if they suit you is to test. Many ignore the advice not to test as it gives them control over managing their condition otherwise it is like driving your car when blind.

 

[Jennybean]

Yep the driving whilst blind feels rather accurate. I do worry about testing as I can get obsessive about things, I've cut back too far through fear, and if i tested and saw an increase (even if it was to be expected) i think that would stop me eating even more.
My DN believes that I can get into remission by cutting portion size and moving more than I did. I'm just hoping that by January I'm heading in the right direction, and may avoid going on meds or needing to test at all.

I realise that the way my mind makes sense of things isn't the same as normal people, but I don't feel in control at the moment.

 

[Drummer]

@Jennybean I use the Lidl frozen stirfry which is very low carb - there are three flavours and I use the Asian and Italian.
I started testing after meals early on and it was really useful - I reversed my type 2 in 6 months and likened not testing as driving a car with no speedometer, relying on the speeding tickets arriving to let you know that you had been overdoing things, like we would have to wait for HbA1c tests.
I tested the resistant starch hypothesis - made no difference for me.
By simply avoiding high carb foods I have stayed in control for years now.
I tested the shakes diet recently though and found it put my HbA1c level up a bit - the easily accessible carbs in the shakes - I suspect - raise my blood glucose quickly and it reduces slowly. My carbs usually come from vegetables, salad and berries.

 

[medidia]

Yep the driving whilst blind feels rather accurate. I do worry about testing as I can get obsessive about things, I've cut back too far through fear, and if i tested and saw an increase (even if it was to be expected) i think that would stop me eating even more.
My DN believes that I can get into remission by cutting portion size and moving more than I did. I'm just hoping that by January I'm heading in the right direction, and may avoid going on meds or needing to test at all.

I realise that the way my mind makes sense of things isn't the same as normal people, but I don't feel in control at the moment.

Sounds to me like you may have been advised not to test because you have a history of disordered eating (not eating enough?). I'm testing but I have to be very careful about it (due to past history of disordered eating and other issues), I see it as a temporary measure. My problem was the opposite to yours, eating too much, although when testing at some point I started fearing food and wasn't eating a lot, so I stopped testing for a few days.
Do what is right for you, don't test if it's not the right thing for you, if you are worried it may trigger you to cut back too much. In my case it all depended on the risk of triggering vs the risks from diabetes, if my issues around food had been more recent I would have not started to test.

 

[Leadinglights]

Yep the driving whilst blind feels rather accurate. I do worry about testing as I can get obsessive about things, I've cut back too far through fear, and if i tested and saw an increase (even if it was to be expected) i think that would stop me eating even more.
My DN believes that I can get into remission by cutting portion size and moving more than I did. I'm just hoping that by January I'm heading in the right direction, and may avoid going on meds or needing to test at all.

I realise that the way my mind makes sense of things isn't the same as normal people, but I don't feel in control at the moment.

The benefit of testing is it shows you what you CAN eat safely so you don't reject foods that would be perfectly fine as well as those you need to be cautious of.
That to me is far less stressful than not knowing.