My blood glucose levels continue to do better in general--I even got one of my fasting numbers within range last week--but today? Ugh. Hard to pinpoint the cause: my post-dinner numbers were great last night, but my fasting was 143 and my post-breakfast, post-exercise was 152! (Which isn't too bad, but I'd been seeing some nice post-meal numbers in the 130s and was feeling smug.) I'm sorry, but 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and a little cream in my coffee shouldn't do that sort of thing. I did get a twinge in my calf when jogging this morning, so that might have affected things...I looked at some bread at Whole
And tomorrow, True or False: Does most of the weight we lose come straight off our busts? Stay tuned!
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I love Good Earth tea. Does it spike? Good for you to put down the bread! I am a fan of Whole Foods. I feel like I am taking care of myself when I go there. It is soooooo expensive!!
There's a sign on the front door of a restaurant in our area (Max's Opera Cafe) that says, "This is a good place for a diet./This is a bad place for a diet." They need to slap that sign on the front of Whole Foods, too! Lately, it's been a helpful place, because I know that if I'm short on veggies in my lunch, I can always find some there.
I drink a lot of Good Earth tea, so I seriously doubt that it spikes. (Actually, I found an article on Science Daily about tea helping regulate blood glucose. University of Massachusetts Amherst (2008, April 3). Red Wine, Tea, May Help Regulate Blood Sugar In Type 2 Diabetics, Research Suggests. ScienceDaily. Retrieved August 27, 2008, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2008/04/080402212428.htm)
I'll have to figure out how to put it to the test, though there's no sugar in it, so I wouldn't think it would be a problem. I have a friend, though, who says that even consuming artificial sweeteners causes her to spike. So far, no problems in that area for me. (whew!)
On the other hand, I just read that caffeine might have been the culprit. Mayo clinic's web site had a q&a topic about this. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/blood-sugar/AN01804 The ADA web site also has an article about this topic. (http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-research/summaries/lee-caffeine.jsp)
Good thing Good Earth makes a caffeine-free variety, although their tea still has only 16mg/8 oz. cup. (Which is what I usually drink, but yesterday they had the caffeinated version in the breakroom at work.) And you know, last Friday I had a jump after drinking a double latte the other day which I thought was only due to the milk, but may have been a combination of the carbs in the milk and the jolt of caffeine. I'll definitely be watching my caffeine from now on!
You said:
"At least I'm no longer lying about my driver's license weight anymore!"
And I thought I was the only one who did that!
:)
Jim, what's really funny is that the last time I got my driver's license, I had decided to not lie and put my actual weight at the time! Oh, well. (And thanks for including my blog on your list of diabetes blogs!)
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