Important test -021008
I've been wanting to do a full re-test of of all the foods I like, and see what they actually do to my BGs. Just got done with dinner, and biking (30 minutes afterwards) and tested my BG.
The first is after 2 days of breakfasts, the 2nd is my latest test I spoke of, above.
One major reason I'm doing a re-test, is not only I've got a bike to help, in case this goes out of control (which I didn't have, when I first started) but also I need to expand my diet. My blood fats is starting to creep up, and also reading Prevention Magazine's book "The complete book of Natural and Medicinal Cures" has given me some ideas on how to improve my health. Of course, if you read this, take all in the book with a grain of salt. But the things I'm trying is things I can test, and is safe; like increasing my fiber intake. If it does lower blood fats, then I'll see it in three months. I know at least it DOES help BG spikes.
Will post about my tests with Dreamfields tomorrow. I think I'll have my first pasta dish for breakfast :)
The first is after 2 days of breakfasts, the 2nd is my latest test I spoke of, above.
- It looks like I can safely eat beans - that is high-fiber beans. Black, brown, kidney (My favs), and chili beans. The high fiber makes them a high glycemic type of bean. Right now I'm only trying them for breakfast, since my insulin resistance is already lower then. To help with the spike, I started putting in Kretschmer's wheat germ (toasted, not the sweetened type.) Which gives me 1g of fiber p/tablespoon, (but also 2g of BG spiking carbs too :( ) There is another type of fiber I can add, which I'll try after this bottle. The last time I checked, it was 2 days before expiring, but gives 6g of fiber per tablespoon.
- I just tried Dreamfields Pasta. I tried this early on, and it raised my BG unacceptably. Now that I have my bike, I could safely test it again. Looks like - well, I think I need to do more tests. After doing the math, it raised me about 25 points in 30 minutes. But that's with 5g of 'digestible carbs' (from it's package, 1 serving), 3g carbs from the tofu, and 2g from the green beans. So this means I might be able to eat some of dreamfields pasta safely. I still have to bike however, but I've already resigned to that fact. After biking, I was 95 - which is perfect.
One major reason I'm doing a re-test, is not only I've got a bike to help, in case this goes out of control (which I didn't have, when I first started) but also I need to expand my diet. My blood fats is starting to creep up, and also reading Prevention Magazine's book "The complete book of Natural and Medicinal Cures" has given me some ideas on how to improve my health. Of course, if you read this, take all in the book with a grain of salt. But the things I'm trying is things I can test, and is safe; like increasing my fiber intake. If it does lower blood fats, then I'll see it in three months. I know at least it DOES help BG spikes.
Will post about my tests with Dreamfields tomorrow. I think I'll have my first pasta dish for breakfast :)