For me warriors, certain carbs raise my blood glucose numbers much more quickly than others.
I can eat more beans than other carbs. And carbs digest more slowly in combination with protein and fats.

I've also noticed several other things in carb digestion and blood glucose numbers.
Toasting 12 grain bread lowers the glucose spike.
Adding a little butter slows digestion too.

With whole grain pasta, red rice, black rice, brown rice:
I can lower the glucose spike in these ways.
1st) first thing in the morning cook them - al dente.
2nd) refrigerate them till almost dinnertime, then reheat, on the stove, in the oven, or in the microwave.

It must be reheated or the blood glucose numbers will be similar to fresh cooked carbs. I suspect they may be changed chemically by the cooking, refrigerating, reheating cycle. (I've also found that the right blend of fat and protein with the carbs slows digestion, and lowers the glucose spike.) Here I come fried rice.

3rd) when eating to my meter, I can almost eat 2x as much of these cooked, refrigerated, reheated carbs than fresh cooked carbs - and get similar 2 hour numbers.

Use every trick in your book.

I've found that I can eat half a pear, or half an apple, or a small mandarin orange, or half avocado, or some berries, or some nuts 1-2x a day with almost no effect on 2 hour number after that snack.

Check these tips out with your meter and see how you fare. Good luck with your experiments warriors.

Interesting, I got a book called the glucose goddess, really enjoyed reading it,this was when I thought I was T2 before the T1 diagnosis. She advocates the veg, protein then carbs method. I try to do this. She also advocates a walk...not so good at this though, but depending if at work whatever I will run on spot and do some squats. Hope everyone is keeping on top of things. X

@A DiabetesTeam Member Maybe it’s different strokes for different folks as the song goes. It can be boiled down to the well known phrase “eat to your meter”. Most times I weigh my carbohydrate foods and calculate the carbs and then note the bgs I get. There doesn’t seem to be a specific correlation to rise or fall in bgs and amount of carbs eaten but generally bgs rise as carbs rise but it’s not linear for a few reasons which I’ve gone into before here.

I go very low carb so quite a few veggies I can only eat occasionally. This is because I suspect I have a fairly high insulin resistance and have had for many years so the only way around that is very low carbs and quite a bit of exercise, walking being my favourite.

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I've tried to watch what I put in my mouth. No grazing allowed. Breakfast is the same thing every morning so I don't even have to think. Lunch is either a salad, soup or a sandwich using low carb bread and lots of crunchy veggies. Dinner is usually lots of low carb veggies and chicken, eggs, fish, pork or ground beef, turkey or chicken in some form. No rice and maybe a spoon full of potatoes or a few french fries once in a blue moon. Fruits-NO GRAPES-for snacks or 1 sugar free cookie. I cook for both my husband and me and I don't like to cook 2 separate meals. WATER, WATER, WATER. I can maintain my weight, my blood sugar and blood pressure at this time.
I do try to get exercise in whenever I can and do most of the daily household chores.
I know this may change as time goes on but everything seems to be responding at this time.😻

@A DiabetesTeam Member, you inspire me so much! I try to control my diabetes with exercise & watching what I eat. I’m not perfect, but try. I find I’m an emotional eater, so try to have more healthy choices in the house. I’m also doing meditation & yoga regularly now. I find that helps me as well. 💚

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