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> Good points, all. As another experiment today, I witched from skim Lactaid milk to full Lactaid
> milk keeping other portions of Kashi constant. I also drank water instead of skim milk. My morning
> postprandial spike decreased by 50%!. Interestingly, I spike higher
> w/GrapeNuts than w/Kashi yet GrapeNuts has a lower glycemic load. With the eggs and bacon my spike
> is minimal so with the two choices I may have found a solution here. Again, breakfast is my most
> BG sensitive meal. I'll also try the whole wheat toast and maybe some Polander sug-free
> preserves and see what that does. Interestingly also, while certainly not healthy and rarely
> done, a dinner out
> w/prime rib, salad and baked potato w/butter actually _decreases_ my postprandial PM BG. Strange.
>
> -Preston
It's the fat in the prime rib and the butter on the potato. Fat slows down the absorption of
carbohydrate. c
>
>
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> "Colleen" <
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> > For most people cold cereal is one of the worst things to eat in the Am.
I
> > usually have a piece of whole grain-low carb toast with peanut butter
and
> > some berries on top. Sort of a PBJ without the sugar. I usually stay
about
> > the same then and have a carbier snack a couple hours later. c
> >
> > YMMV
> >
> >
> > "Preston Rich" <
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> > > Yes. that must be it. Since I use Lactose free skim milk, I'll try moving to the regular
> > > Lactaid rather than using the skim. I also use the same in my coffee in the am--actually more
> > > like a latte w/about 50% milk. I'll use regular there as well. I've lost 30 lbs (basically
> > > Metformin related) over the past 3 mths and now weigh 230. My target is 180. With my total
> > > caloric load reduced and along w/my "carb awareness" my morning eggs shouldn't be too damaging
> > > to my weight loss strategy. The am liver pump syndrome may force me to eliminate AM carbs as
> > > well which may result in my nee do eliminate milk, although reg milk has a very low glycemic
> > > load. Since I spike significantly w/cold cereals in the AM using that skim milk I'll also
> > > switch to full milk there as well and see how that works out. The cold cereals I use are Kashi
> > > and Grape Nuts. I tried instant oat meal and spiked 75 pts!
> > >
> > > -Preston
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Alan <
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> > > > On Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:45:03 -0600, "Colleen" <
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> > > >
> > > > >Skimmed milk actually has a few more carbs in it than regular milk.
> > It's
> > > > >faster acting, too, because there's no fat in it. c
> > > > >
> > > > >"Preston Rich" <
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> > > > >> I do have a significant dawn effect w/my liver pumping big time overnight. For breakfast
> > > > >> 3 strips bacon, 3 well scrambled eggs
and
> > > > >> skim milk. I'll spike 40 w/just Kashi dry cereal and milk--20
w/the
> > > > >> bacon and eggs. Seems I'm much more prone to spikes at breakfast
> > that
> > > > >> any other meal by far. Still don't understand this pattern.
Thanks.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> -Preston
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > > > Colleen's right Preston. It's those little extras you don't realise
are
> > > > carbs that come up and bite you.
> > > >
> > > > When I make scrambled eggs, there's milk in there too - did you take that into account? Did
> > > > you have coffee with milk, or some toast, or juice?
> > > >
> > > > By the way, that would be three breakfasts for me. How's your
weight?
> > > > That can also affect things.
> > > >
> > > > You are aware of the liver dump, that's why it happens. I've had to
drop
> > > > ALL the carbs before lunch, and only have minimal then. I can
tolerate
> > > > them in the evening - YMMV. You'll need to keep testing to find your optimum time.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Cheers Alan, T2, Oz. dx May 2002 , A1C 5.8, no meds, diet and not enough exercise. I have no
> > > > medical qualifications beyond my own experience. Choose your advisers carefully, because
> > > > experience can be an expensive teacher.