My final test yesterday put my glucose at 133 and this morning it was back up to 151 after a 12 hour fast. Yes a 12 hour fast, the liver stockpile of glucose was released back into my blood. After some diet DR Pepper and a handful of almonds, along with the Metaforim my glucose is now 120. Which is normal. Don't judge my almonds, before this started eating breakfast didn't appeal to me except brunch on Sunday mornings with my husband. Because of the Metaforim I have to eat.
Tomorrow marks one month since I had normal things to eat. Since the problem became front and center. My life has changed considering I eat less junk. I eat less processed foods. I am down to 8-12 ounces of Diet DR Pepper a day, I'm trying to limit the aspartame I'm consuming. I drink water instead, or lemon water. If I need a sweetener I use STEVIA which is an all natural sweetener. Finding balance and a meal we can both eat is a challenge. I don't want to deprive my husband of great tasting food because I can't eat it. I think tonight's meal will satisfy us both without wrecking havoc on my glucose.
I'm trying a new recipe this evening , "unstuffed cabbage rolls" . I researched the ingredients and I don't think there's enough natural sugar and carbs to cause major spikes. We shall see. My husband is shopping after work and I did ask him to see if one of the ingredients has a "no added sugar option" . Cabbage, Tomatoes, onions and ground beef are generally low sugar & carbohydrates.
My friends on Facebook post or tag a lot of recipes and generally most are packed full of sugar. So I was pleasantly surprised to see a few I can eat. Some of the offenders posting sugar drenched foods are insulin dependent diabetics. And sadly some will fix these recipes for themselves. A relative posted the unstuffed cabbage roll recipe. Here's a picture borrowed from Facebook.
Bon Appetit
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