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Permalink Reply by still_young_at_heart on April 24, 2012 at 2:30pm

I'm a fairly high carb eater but baked potatoes and brown rice for lunch is even beyond my capacity. I had to gain some weight after diagnosis and I've done it by increasing healthy fats in my diets. My lunch will include a salad heavily dressed with olive oil and some sunflower seeds or almonds. By packing on the calories with healthy fats instead of carbs you minimize the post meal spikes although I have a tendency to drift higher at around 3 to 4 hours out as the fat and protein hit.

Good luck -

Maurie

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Permalink Reply by karen on April 24, 2012 at 5:52pm

+ 1.

Hi Santiago,

I suspect it is the protein causing the spike later. And that really is a LOT of carbs for lunch. If you have to keep correcting you should certainly reconsider your meal choices. Good luck. I prefer fresh fruit for lunch and never have a trouble with it :)

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on April 24, 2012 at 4:22pm

If it's one meal running up, or down 2 hours later, I will usually try adjusting my carb-insulin ratio a point in the direction I want to go. I have to agree w/ Maurie that rice and potatoes is pretty extreme in the carb portion.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on April 24, 2012 at 5:30pm

Brown rice and baked potato is a pretty hard combo to bolus for. I can't eat rice at all (white or brown makes no difference). Both together would probably put me close to 300. You might want to consider reducing the carbs a bit, perhaps substituting some vegies or a salad for the brown rice.

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Permalink Reply by Santiago Jimenez on April 24, 2012 at 7:11pm

So would you say that if you eat 50gr of rice or 25gr rice and 25gr potatoes the result is different ? Supposedly carbs are carbs no matter where they come from, at least that's what my endo says, but as I suspected, is not a linear game.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on April 24, 2012 at 7:29pm

Actually, you are right, it is not a linear game. Some carbs are more difficult to bolus for accurately than others. We are all different but for me it is rice and cereal. I can bolus for the right amount of carbs and still be high.

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Permalink Reply by Santiago Jimenez on April 24, 2012 at 7:07pm

Thanks,I was aiming for 80 gr per meal, it just seems really hard for me to gain weight, I've always had a really skinny constitution and if I reduce the carb intake I feel like I'm going to disappear. I'm 5'10 - 132 lbs

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on April 24, 2012 at 7:30pm

Another option to maintain or gain weight is higher fat; that will give you more calories but not impact blood sugar maintenance.

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