Testing porridge

[Kaylz]

I want to try porridge again as never actually tested it a tthe 2 hour mark but I'm really scared it spikes me, whats the best way to go about trying it out again, like whens best to bolus etc, I don't have an appointment with my DSN until 7th March and I really would like to try it out before then, getting so frustrated just having toasted waffles and peanut butter all the time x

 

[SadhbhFiadh]

When I have porridge, I use a mixed-grain from M & S and I only have 20g. Even that will spike me more than my usual egg & protein bread or rice cakes, but not above the 3mmol marker. I think that when I mix any carb with a protein in a meal, my BGs behave better. (As opposed to me misbehaving)
My husband adds blueberries to his, but it's just a small handful. Fruit doesn't seem to bother him.

 

[Kaylz]

I generally eat the Tesco porridge pot, I want to try one tomorrow but I'm unsure would anyone recommend more tests like a 1,2,3 and 4 hour reading, and a best bolus time etc, really don't know what to do x

 

[Northerner]

I generally eat the Tesco porridge pot, I want to try one tomorrow but I'm unsure would anyone recommend more tests like a 1,2,3 and 4 hour reading, and a best bolus time etc, really don't know what to do x

Those porridge pots are highly refined and will probably cause a rapid spike. If you want to eat porridge, it's worth making 'proper' porridge with Jumbo oats as they are much more likely to have a slow release 🙂

 

[Kaylz]

Those porridge pots are highly refined and will probably cause a rapid spike. If you want to eat porridge, it's worth making 'proper' porridge with Jumbo oats as they are much more likely to have a slow release 🙂

What like Scots Porridge Oats or Tesco own brand, any advice on bolusing timing and testing and also things to add to it, I really don't know how to go about it sorry x

 

[Bubbsie]

What like Scots Porridge Oats or Tesco own brand, any advice on bolusing timing and testing and also things to add to it, I really don't know how to go about it sorry x

I tried porridge this morning...pleasantly surprised it didn't raise my BG very much at all...agree with Northerner better made from scratch...I used the Scotts Porridge oats...no sugar...just made with skimmed milk (can't tolerate full fat milk)...to make it interesting you can add a little bit of 'friendly' fruit...raspberries...blueberries...avoid any that are too sweet...good luck.

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

Sorry I can't help you as I hate the texture of porridge, it makes me vom😱
OH has it everyday(apart from Sunday when he has bacon and eggs!) and makes his own using Tesco Scottish oats, his favourite. I guess you'll have to treat it as an experiment and see how it goes, it might be fine 🙂

 

[khskel]

I've had Quaker Oats super goodness porridge and that proved to be nearly as none spiking as Lizi's granola for me. It's made with whole oats which is probably why. No guarantee they'd be as kind to you, only your meter will tell you that.

 

[Kaylz]

I tried porridge this morning...pleasantly surprised it didn't raise my BG very much at all...agree with Northerner better made from scratch...I used the Scotts Porridge oats...no sugar...just made with skimmed milk (can't tolerate full fat milk)...to make it interesting you can add a little bit of 'friendly' fruit...raspberries...blueberries...avoid any that are too sweet...good luck.

Would you recommend testing more, and see how it says 40g - 24g carbs does that mean dry weight and how it says 36.5g carbs when made with 275ml semi skimmed milk if using water would I take it as the 24g carbs (sorry) x

 

[KookyCat]

On my box of oats it's gives carbs per 100g which is dry weight, then per 30g serving which includes the recommended amount of milk in the carb calculation. So if you were using 30g of oats but using water you weight out 30g and then work it out dry using the per 100g value. Not sure if your box or packet is the same. You can get Quaker and scotts oats in pre weighed sachets that are unsweetened if the weighing is a pain/ mind boggling 🙂

 

[Bubbsie]

Would you recommend testing more, and see how it says 40g - 24g carbs does that mean dry weight and how it says 36.5g carbs when made with 275ml semi skimmed milk if using water would I take it as the 24g carbs (sorry) x

Traditional porridge oats works out around 24-26g of carbs for a 40g serving... it will give the nutritional information on the package... after that you just need to work out the carbs in the milk you use... Semi-Skimmed milk has about 5g of carbs per 100ml serving...I can't tolerate semi-skimmed milk or full fat...been on skimmed for so long...both taste like cream to me...as khskel says the only way to tell is to test after breakfast.

 

[Kaylz]

On my box of oats it's gives carbs per 100g which is dry weight, then per 30g serving which includes the recommended amount of milk in the carb calculation. So if you were using 30g of oats but using water you weight out 30g and then work it out dry using the per 100g value. Not sure if your box or packet is the same. You can get Quaker and scotts oats in pre weighed sachets that are unsweetened if the weighing is a pain/ mind boggling 🙂

I don't have a box in at the moment going to get some this week and try it out friday and do a 2 hour test then a 4 hour test before lunch, I will just try injecting my usual 10 mins before eating that way I can jab and get on with making it, I've seen the sachets online but not sure if my nearest Tesco have them in and to be honest weighing it out etc doesn't really bother me, I must be some sort of freak haha 🙂 x

 

[Kaylz]

Traditional porridge oats works out around 24-26g of carbs for a 40g serving... it will give the nutritional information on the package... after that you just need to work out the carbs in the milk you use... Semi-Skimmed milk has about 5g of carbs per 100ml serving...I can't tolerate semi-skimmed milk or full fat...been on skimmed for so long...both taste like cream to me...as khskel says the only way to tell is to test after breakfast.

I won't be using milk I'll just be using water haha if I do fancy it a bit creamier I might just put a spoon of cream in it, now just need to get the porridge, got cinnamon to put in it if I fancy then will try other things out too, oohh actually I have some desiccated coconut in the house I could throw in with it 🙂 x

 

[Lucy Honeychurch]

I won't be using milk I'll just be using water haha if I do fancy it a bit creamier I might just put a spoon of cream in it, now just need to get the porridge, got cinnamon to put in it if I fancy then will try other things out too, oohh actually I have some desiccated coconut in the house I could throw in with it 🙂 x

Cream will be good instead of milk.

 

[khskel]

I make mine with unsweetened roasted almond milk so I can slosh in as much as I want because it's zero carb and I prefer the taste now but a bit of cream +/or cinnamon doesn't go amiss either.

 

[john pardo]

I have a banana in my porridge to give me energy till lunch as my work can be quite physical.

 

[weecee]

I never touch the quick stuff in a pot. Too refined. I make mine with 30 or 40g proper full oats and water, then sprinkle cinnamon on top. Sometimes I add canderel but not always. Berries are good too and I put them into the pot so they get hot and mix through the oats. That's it. No milk.

 

[Kaylz]

Ok decided Friday is the day to try this out (took 40g of oats out of my grandads box but if it works for me will buy my own lol) so I'm going to have some peanut butter in it (don't diss lol) question is if porridge likes me could I add honey or syrup to it? x

 

[Bryan Osborne]

My chum is Type 1 and quite severe. He swears by porridge and makes his own from the Oats. I tried 40g with 250ml of Lactose Free Milk and made it up on the hob. It says use 300ml but I like mine stodgy.
Added about a dozen blueberries. Scoffed the lot was OK for me!

 

[Rosiecarmel]

Very interested to hear how you get on Kaylz! I adore porridge but havent managed to crack the whole bolusing for it. Doesn't help that I'm a lot more insulin resistant on a morning!