Experimenting with food...WOW - Diabetes Message Board

Sally51 · 03-03-2009, 06:22 AM

Some have told me to find out what works for me and does not...so last night I had some white pasta and then took my readings before and after eating. OH MY GOSH...that is something I MUST stay away from. It sent my readings up to almost where I started, from a starting point of where I should be. A rise of 9 points. It was a very big surpirse to me. That one food could do so much damage. Going to try Whole Wheat pasta in a week or so. Hoping one of them will be ok.
Anyone else find this with certain foods, that they just, excuse the wording, Kill your readings?

itotito · 03-03-2009, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Sally51

Some have told me to find out what works for me and does not...so last night I had some white pasta and then took my readings before and after eating. OH MY GOSH...that is something I MUST stay away from. It sent my readings up to almost where I started, from a starting point of where I should be. A rise of 9 points. It was a very big surpirse to me. That one food could do so much damage. Going to try Whole Wheat pasta in a week or so. Hoping one of them will be ok.
Anyone else find this with certain foods, that they just, excuse the wording, Kill your readings?

Yep, it is amazing what some foods will do. try two slices of greasy pizza from the local pizzeria and watch your levels go high for 24 hours. it's crazy.

there is something called Dreamfield pasta which apparently is much better for diabetics. You can use a search engine to find it.

Their website even says where Canadians can buy.

Sally51 · 03-03-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by itotito

Yep, it is amazing what some foods will do. try two slices of greasy pizza from the local pizzeria and watch your levels go high for 24 hours. it's crazy.

there is something called Dreamfield pasta which apparently is much better for diabetics. You can use a search engine to find it.

Their website even says where Canadians can buy.

I will assume that a greasy pizza will send me flying...lol. Oh all the things I love. So is the way of life I guess.

I will check out the website thanks.

catheryn · 03-03-2009, 09:23 AM

Bagels are something to definitely avoid. They have as many carbs in them as 4 pieces of bread! When I was first diagnosed my mom gave me a bagel for breakfast and 3 hours later my sugars were in the 24.0 range! I haven't eaten a bagel since.

According to my dietician different foods can result in different spikes for different people. For example, graham crackers make my sugars go up quite a bit, however, my grandmother who is also T1 has no problems with them.

What I find with pasta is I have to shoot up quite a bit of insulin (more than just your basic 1 unit to 5 carbs ratio) when I eat it so I cut down because I like to take the lowest amount of insulin possible. My mom is t2 and she hasn't eaten a "white" carb in years. The whole grain pastas and breads are much easier on your sugars.

The best fruit I've found to eat is grapefruit. A lot of diabetics on cholesterol lowering drugs can't eat it, but if you can it's absolutely wonderful. I like the red grapefruits and I usually sprinkle a little bit of splenda on top. I find it doesn't do much to my sugars (about 14 carbs in a half a large and only 54 calories!) and it does cut my appetite and keeps my entire system flushed out.

I dread the day I ever have to go on lipitor because I'd have to give up my grapefruit

What types of sweetener (if any) have you been trying, Sally? It took me about 10 years to discover splenda, and I have to say I cannot use anything else. I don't use a lot of splenda, mainly just to sweeten up my tea or on some cheerios or grapefruit or berries when I have them. It really does get rid of the sweet cravings we all have sometimes and it does taste most like sugar (it's sticky like sugar too).

Sally51 · 03-03-2009, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by catheryn

Bagels are something to definitely avoid. They have as many carbs in them as 4 pieces of bread! When I was first diagnosed my mom gave me a bagel for breakfast and 3 hours later my sugars were in the 24.0 range! I haven't eaten a bagel since.

According to my dietician different foods can result in different spikes for different people. For example, graham crackers make my sugars go up quite a bit, however, my grandmother who is also T1 has no problems with them.

What I find with pasta is I have to shoot up quite a bit of insulin (more than just your basic 1 unit to 5 carbs ratio) when I eat it so I cut down because I like to take the lowest amount of insulin possible. My mom is t2 and she hasn't eaten a "white" carb in years. The whole grain pastas and breads are much easier on your sugars.

The best fruit I've found to eat is grapefruit. A lot of diabetics on cholesterol lowering drugs can't eat it, but if you can it's absolutely wonderful. I like the red grapefruits and I usually sprinkle a little bit of splenda on top. I find it doesn't do much to my sugars (about 14 carbs in a half a large and only 54 calories!) and it does cut my appetite and keeps my entire system flushed out.

I dread the day I ever have to go on lipitor because I'd have to give up my grapefruit

What types of sweetener (if any) have you been trying, Sally? It took me about 10 years to discover splenda, and I have to say I cannot use anything else. I don't use a lot of splenda, mainly just to sweeten up my tea or on some cheerios or grapefruit or berries when I have them. It really does get rid of the sweet cravings we all have sometimes and it does taste most like sugar (it's sticky like sugar too).

I have both splenda white and brown sub in the house and equal for my coffee and tea, I don't like the splenda in them.