Visiting our daughter, Tiffany and her family in February was very special since we got to see our granddaughter dance so beautifully in their ensemble performance.
My daughter and family do eat the regular amount of carbs which is a lot more than I normally eat. And yet when I tested my glucose each morning, it was at 115 or lower. (You're supposed to keep it below 100, but I aim for 110.) My glucose had been spiking before that.
My daughter and family do eat the regular amount of carbs which is a lot more than I normally eat. And yet when I tested my glucose each morning, it was at 115 or lower. (You're supposed to keep it below 100, but I aim for 110.) My glucose had been spiking before that.
When we got home, my blood glucose rose again dramatically. What the heck! Art, ever one for problem solving said he thought it could be the fact that Tiffany rarely had desserts at night.
He then suggested an experiment. He does love to do experiments. He proposed that we skip evening desserts. We'd gotten into that dessert habit because mom LOVES having desserts after dinner. OK... fine. I do, too.
He then suggested an experiment. He does love to do experiments. He proposed that we skip evening desserts. We'd gotten into that dessert habit because mom LOVES having desserts after dinner. OK... fine. I do, too.
And this is what happened. The red circle on the left is when we were in Illinois. You can see what happened when we returned home. The red circle on the right is when I stopped having desserts for this experiment.
Sigh...
How about a dessert after lunch? We'll see.
It's a choice - perhaps just have dessert once a week?
ReplyDeleteThere does seem to be some kind of trend there.
ReplyDeleteI rarely dessert after a meal.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. I usually only do mine once a week but am doing a week's worth for a Dr. appt by phone. The am one really varies, it has to be what I ate.
ReplyDeleteGood reading. May your glucose readings continue to improve.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to hear more about these desserts please... :)
ReplyDeleteThe very last reading is the lowest of any. What did you do differently then? I am so glad you have direct proof that diet can make a difference in your sugar readings. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is quite revealing.
ReplyDeleteHow funny that you require a dessert every night. We rarely eat anything after dinner, no dessert. I like to have sweets early in the day, but we don't eat anything after 6 pm.
ReplyDeleteThe fact that you shouldn't have been eating dessert in the first place should have been the ticket. Never eat after 6pm, that is the rule of any diabetic. Be careful, dear.
ReplyDeleteArt the medical researcher!
ReplyDeleteThis has possibilities for you. It certainly beats high glucose levels.
ReplyDeleteIt seems the culprit has been identified. Maybe experiment with types and time of day while keeping track.
ReplyDeleteAlso, make sure your test strips haven't expired. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI know they're good. I just got them from the pharmacy. Oh gracious! I just realized I had chow mein from Panda Express tonight. It's the first time we tried the pick-up. Scared me silly. Everyone was wearing masks though.
DeleteOK, still check the expire date on the actual strips box. I see something on the chain drug store and Wal-Mart shelves about twice a year that are expired. I take them off the shelf and give to the pharmacist. Not so cool trying to sell folks expired stuff, like test strips, or at-home A1C test kits. For most things, and eye drops, I look at the expire dates on the packaging. Of course, the newer item with a farther expire date is usually at the back on the shelf. Linda in Kansas
DeleteThat's a good idea. I just checked. They're all good until November of 2021. Hopefully, we'll have the vaccine and the world will have returned to normal by then.
DeleteMaybe you could try fruit for dessert, or cheese (don't the French do that?) or maybe a diet soda (I don't know if that would work, but it might satisfy the sweet tooth.) We eat dessert about three times a week; fortunately neither my wife nor I have a blood sugar problem.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and important to know.
ReplyDeleteI hope you work out a solution to Art's solution.
ReplyDeleteFor you sugar is the culprit. Now try an experiment with sugar free desserts.
ReplyDeleteExcellent experiment!
ReplyDeleteWow !
ReplyDeletethere's so few desserts that diabetics can eat...
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