Breakfast might always be a problem for carbs. Are you having the
extra carb well away from meals? As in mid afternoon? If its not a
sensitive question, are you overweight? And if you are is the extra
weight muscle or some fat?

"KROM" > wrote in message
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> I have low carb/spiked since dx and have boosted exercise and reduced
> meds.
>
> So I figured I would give a diet change a try...lower calorie so that
> wouldn’t be a factor and kept up my exercise intensity..only change
> was what I ate.
>
> the sort of changes I tried was one slice of whole grain bread..7 carb
> with butter and eggs for breakfast....
>
> a fourth of a banana in my protein shakes and rice cake or a cup
> popcorn for a snack.
>
> all "healthy diet" choices.
>
> I just wanted to see if food choices that weren't over the top in
> carbs or calories would be doable for me at all
>
> well it was a total flop..my bg slowly crept up and up and at max was
> 165 at which point I stopped.
>
> the thing is unlike other times I've strayed like the work xmas party
> where I treated myself to a roll etc with dinner...I FEEL those rises
> and falls keenly..this was a creeping rise I had zero feel of and only
> knew through testing which I found interesting.
>
>
> so for ME..it just isn't possible to eat those foods sadly..I'm glad
> for others who can but I cant and I gave it a fair try..trust me I
> wanted it to work..but when a 35 calorie plain rice cake with 7 carb
> spikes you to 165..it’s a sign...lol
>
> ahh well was just a week and I am back to the way of eating I know
> keeps me off the meds and in a good range..and in a range I can feel
> if something's amiss..
>
>
>
> KROM
>