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Tried chips to see what happens!

pjgtech

pjgtech

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It was my Wife's birthday yesterday so we decided to have a takeaway as a treat, she decided on fish and chips.
The first time we have had fish and chips for about 5 months....
So we ordered. I decided to test my BG levels to see what affect the meal had.
Tested BG before meal, 5.6
I ate a small portion of chips, not the whole portion and a small grilled kebab with salad. I also ate most of the pita bread.
NB: I have had kebabs recently and tend to just eat the grilled meat and salad and almost none of the pita bread, and it has not significantly affected my BG levels.
Waited and 2 hours after this particular meal and tested my BG again and it was 10.3 so a rise of 4.7!
I only had half the chips I would have previously normally had too.
So chips and pita bread are a definite no no.
Checked FBG levels this morning and back down to my more normal 5.1
TBH thats the first meal I've had that has really spiked my BG levels, so I'm not doing too bad so far.
I do find it interesting in seeing how different foods affect the body though, its enlightening.....
 
A treet once in a while does not hurt
 
We have a chippy dinner at work once a month, and I always get just a half shovel of chips and a small fish, no bread. The free sausage that comes with it gets donated to a colleague for her doggie's tea 😉 I figure once a month isn't too bad.
 
Not tooooo bad for a once in a while thing though really.

I’m still at the stage where I just know I’m going to be terrified of all the things I used to eat regularly for some time to come o_O:(
 
Quill said:
I’m still at the stage where I just know I’m going to be terrified of all the things I used to eat regularly for some time to come o_O:(
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It took me nearly a year to dare try anything "normal" so don't worry, your time will come 🙂
 
Quill said:
Not tooooo bad for a once in a while thing though really.

I’m still at the stage where I just know I’m going to be terrified of all the things I used to eat regularly for some time to come o_O:(
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I'm quite happy to try things, it will help to know what I can and can't eat. We had a Chinese takeaway last week, but a "healthy" one, no rice, instead we had beansprouts, lemon chicken, and crispy duck, was very nice and did not spike my BG.
 
Two (only two, not the whole pack!) chocolate biscuits the other day sent me to 18 😱 It was that really bad day at work and I just thought "sod it, I need some sugar" Luckily it was a short lived spike but I won't be doing that again in a hurry!
 
Try working adjacent to the office biscuit tin. It is a nightmare. I have moved it to the the other side of the room However, I still know it is there 😱 🙂
 
pjgtech said:
So chips and pita bread are a definite no no.
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They don’t have to be a no, sounds alright of a rise for something you wouldn’t eat that often. Maybe swap the pita for something else and keep the chips
 
Lisa65 said:
Two (only two, not the whole pack!) chocolate biscuits the other day sent me to 18 😱 It was that really bad day at work and I just thought "sod it, I need some sugar" Luckily it was a short lived spike but I won't be doing that again in a hurry!
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How short? Spikes happen in everyone when they eat something sugary.

If it's only an hour or two don't cut them out permanently, keep them as a treat.

Living by short spikes on a CGM graph can make life very boring indeed!

Ditto @pjgtech - you got back in normal range pretty quick and didn't peak that high so I don't see an issue every now and then if you enjoy chips as a treat.
 
dannybgoode said:
How short? Spikes happen in everyone when they eat something sugary.

If it's only an hour or two don't cut them out permanently, keep them as a treat.

Living by short spikes on a CGM graph can make life very boring indeed!

Ditto @pjgtech - you got back in normal range pretty quick and didn't peak that high so I don't see an issue every now and then if you enjoy chips as a treat.
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Maybe just one choccy biscuit next time!
 

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dannybgoode said:
Was that just 2 biscuits and no other food at all? The timeline seems to cover when you may eat breakfast also.
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I don't eat breakfast on work days, I have tried forcing it down but I still get a rise between 6 and 9am if I am working.
 
pjgtech said:
It was my Wife's birthday yesterday so we decided to have a takeaway as a treat, she decided on fish and chips.
The first time we have had fish and chips for about 5 months....
So we ordered. I decided to test my BG levels to see what affect the meal had.
Tested BG before meal, 5.6
I ate a small portion of chips, not the whole portion and a small grilled kebab with salad. I also ate most of the pita bread.
NB: I have had kebabs recently and tend to just eat the grilled meat and salad and almost none of the pita bread, and it has not significantly affected my BG levels.
Waited and 2 hours after this particular meal and tested my BG again and it was 10.3 so a rise of 4.7!
I only had half the chips I would have previously normally had too.
So chips and pita bread are a definite no no.
Checked FBG levels this morning and back down to my more normal 5.1
TBH thats the first meal I've had that has really spiked my BG levels, so I'm not doing too bad so far.
I do find it interesting in seeing how different foods affect the body though, its enlightening.....
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I just thought I'd mention that, in my experience, my body prefers to work to routine, in all sort of ways. In terms of food, our bodies create all manner of magical enzymes to help with the digestion of food. It gets into a bit of a pattern but can flex a bit, as needs be. However, a big change in what we eat or drink can hit our systems a bit hard and our bodies struggling to keep up with it's workload.

As an example, think of the Christmas blow-outs (of old, perhaps), when we'd have a bit or a lot of everything, then end up on the sofa unable to move, needing to sleep and unable to digest what we had taken onboard.

Now, that's an extreme example, but it can often be worth repeating these experiments, maybe just the once, because sometimes (provided the gap between experiments isn't too long) we can perform a bit better, on the old blood sugars front?

I think really what I'm saying is, if you really enjoyed your treat, maybe try it again, in similar circumstances and see what happens. Those repeats can be both good and sometimes conform that x, y or z is not really for us these days.

Once you are on a more (new) normalised diet for you, you may find that your body can cope with more carbs than you think. I'm not trying to persuade you to push the dietary envelope too much, but just say that things change and baby(ish) steps in terms of increasing carbs, or whatever can be helpful.

You're on a decent educational path, so keep going.
 
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