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>>>>>> On 9/3/2010 4:39 PM, Ellen K. wrote:
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>>>>>>>> On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:25:42 -0700, "Ellen K."
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>>>>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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?
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>>>>>> 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.
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>>>>> I don't think the food spiked me, I think the dawn phenomenon just
>>>>> keeps going up.
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>>>> Then try 1/2 slice of rye bread or equivalent carbs in rye crackers
>>>> plus the fat/protein and see what happens.
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>>> Just want to be sure I understand what you're suggesting, add
>>> approximately 10 g grain-based carbs to the green veggie & cheese?
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>> Yep. Although 1/2 a slice of the rye breads I get would be about 7-8 gr
>> net carb. So that would be about 10gr including the pepper.
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> Here you can get snack rye at some stores. I used to buy that. I think
> the little slices had like 4g per.
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Oh, yes, I know which one you mean. I forget the brand, but they are even
kosher! Very hard to eat just one though, I think 1/4 of a matzo
will be a better bet.