On 9/3/2010 4:39 PM, Ellen K. wrote:
>
> "Nicky" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:25:42 -0700, "Ellen K."
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> It needs CARBS to turn it off in the morning?
>>
>> Yes, the mechanism is to turn off the release of glucose from the
>> liver, by having just the right amount of carbs coming in from the
>> digestion.
>>
>
> Today instead of my usual romaine lettuce, I tried a whole raw green
> pepper with my cheese, i.e. about 5 gm net carbs instead of 2. Here are
> my numbers:
> 5:58 98 This is shortly after getting up, and incidentally my lowest FBG
> so far.
> 6:33 104 Right before breakfast. Finished the food at 7:08.
> 7:53 137 45 minutes after finishing the food, missed testing at what I
> now think is my peak of 35 minutes because I was in the middle of
> something for work.
> 8:18 133 70 minutes
> After this didn't test again till 11:08, four hours after the food,
> which was 104.
>
> So while 137 is under the magic 140, it's still 33 points up from the
> pre-breakfast value, and was probably not even the peak, although
> considering that the next 25 minutes resulted in a reduction of only 4
> points, maybe the peak wasn't much higher than the 137.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>

My only thought is that cheese and a green pepper should not spike you
like that. My suggestion is that you may need professional intervention.

You might want to stop that "net carb" stuff and just count all the
carbs. Though I have never heard of "net carbs" with cheese and a green
pepper.
--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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