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Understanding spikes

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Inka said:
All those foods do contain carbs - bananas are reasonably high in carbs as are oats, so maybe it was that?
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Yes possibly I’m removing them for the next few days then I’ll try again, see if I get the same result. Thank you again.
 
Cherrelle DUK said:
Hi KatMoo, welcome to the forum.

It's great that you're being so proactive as you have improved your chance of nipping this in the bud. Do you know what your HbA1c number was? It can help to have an idea of your goal in relation to where you're starting from

As you can see, there are many ways to manage diabetes as people do what works best for them. Keeping a food diary is fab as is testing 2/3 hours after your meal, most people do 2 hours.

As mentioned, all foods will cause a spike immediately after, even those with no carbs and sugars which is why we leave a it of time before we test as you're looking for what your numbers are once your food has begun digestion. You're going to find certain foods impact you that don't impact others. That's totally fine and one of the benefits of testing, so you can personalise your plan.

It sounds like you're on the right track so along with some exercise, you should hopefully see an improvement in your numbers when you next go for a blood test.

Do have a poke around this forum and main site as we've got load of info that may be helpful and as always, let us know if we can help in any way.
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Hi and thank your for your reply. I’m not sure where I would find this number - only from the nurse maybe - HbA1c? I will get that tomorrow.
Luckily I do a lot of walking and yoga plus my physio for arthritis.
I am finding so much information, it’s a little overwhelming but I’m ver appreciative of it.
mum sure I will have further questions, so thank you again.
 
Welcome to the forum @KatMoo

So sorry to hear about your brother - that must be very difficult for you, and still very raw.

‘Prediabetic’ is a sort of shorthand slang term for being ‘at risk of diabetes’, rather than a formal diagnosis as I understand it, though increasingly it seems to be being used by Drs and nurses.

It generally means your HbA1c is somewhere between 42 and 47, where 48 is the cut-off for a diagnosis with diabetes.

Hopefully a few modest tweaks to your menu will be sufficient to reduce your BG levels.

Well done on your determination. Let us know how you get on!
 
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Drummer said:
I was a full blown diabetic with a diet full of 'healthy' carbohydrates.
By changing all the high starch and high sugar foods to much lower ones - salads and low carb veges - I was back in the normal ranges very quickly.
Rather than a small serving of things as high carb as potato, I can have a stir fry, a curry using cauliflower rather than rice, a fry up with mashed swede to make the bubble and squeak - so my meals are far more delicious and varied now.
You might not need to cut back as drastically as I did, but if you have the genetic makeup for type 2 diabetes it might be reassuring to know that it is all about the carbs, and that the usual options for our daily diet can be left out without it causing problems, rather the exact reverse.
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Thank you for this, it is encouraging to hear your experience, which seems similar to mine - where the foods I had been eating were as I thought - healthy. I will adjust as you have done, thank you for the tips. A stir fry tomorrow it is!
 
One thing I wanted to add - so many people simply don't realise that a banana absolutely is a tropical fruit! We've been importing them for so long and in such vast quantity, they are always available!
 
KatMoo said:
Thank you for this, it is encouraging to hear your experience, which seems similar to mine - where the foods I had been eating were as I thought - healthy. I will adjust as you have done, thank you for the tips. A stir fry tomorrow it is!
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If your having stir fry keep the noodles to minimum there relatively high in carbs (I.e glucose) which are not good in any great amount to us t2's.
 
Inka said:
All those foods do contain carbs - bananas are reasonably high in carbs as are oats, so maybe it was that?
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Just an update, I did take out the banana from my breakfast, first time in years. No spike today, just oats and 8 blueberries. tomorrow with strawberries! Thank you again for the advice.
 
Stuvart said:
If your having stir fry keep the noodles to minimum there relatively high in carbs (I.e glucose) which are not good in any great amount to us t2's.
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Thank you, just making a stir fry now - I would have been having rice noodles as I am GF, not now though!
 
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trophywench said:
One thing I wanted to add - so many people simply don't realise that a banana absolutely is a tropical fruit! We've been importing them for so long and in such vast quantity, they are always available!
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I am old enough to know they are tropical, my Mum always said how lucky we are to have them - they had no idea what they were whe they first saw them in the 1930’s. Since then I’ve seen them growing in the Caribbean. I have banana trees in my garden - never saw a sign of a banana though - joke!
 
KatMoo said:
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I am old enough to know they are tropical, my Mum always said how lucky we are to have them - they had no idea what they were whe they first saw them in the 1930’s. Since then I’ve seen them growing in the Caribbean. I have banana trees in my garden - never saw a sign of a banana though - joke!
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A bit like pineapples used to be, so expensive they were hired out as table centre pieces in the homes of the aristocracy, not actually for eating.
 
.... and I grew a pineapple from cutting the top off one, years ago. Eventually it even produced a fruit, it grew in its pot on my kitchen windowsill until the fruit was as much as a whole inch long, bright green, then the whole plant died fairly quickly thereafter!
 
trophywench said:
.... and I grew a pineapple from cutting the top off one, years ago. Eventually it even produced a fruit, it grew in its pot on my kitchen windowsill until the fruit was as much as a whole inch long, bright green, then the whole plant died fairly quickly thereafter!
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We went to the Azores and visited a pineapple 'farm' and it was amazing how complex the whole process is. It is surprising how cheap they are to buy now.
 
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