Ok as yall know I work at chic-fil-a , I have a very hard time with eating their food . It always causes high blood sugar then of course lows. No matter how much insulin I take I am high . I have tried to take it 30 minuites before eating ,15 minuites before right when I eat . Divide the shots into 2 times . So I just ate my last meal from there today it was just the 3 chicken strips it has them listed as 24 carbs I took more then I was suppose to and 3 hours after i ate it I was 212!!!!
So my question is does anyone else here have trouble when you eat there ?Is it just me ? Just wondering !!!!!!
Thanks I printed out the facts at work and there was so many I didnt know where to start . I did see the sugar even their grilled chicken nuggets have sugar ,CRAZY I jsut have to go out and get something or just not eat the only thing they have there that does not make me high is Bacon .
All fast foods are loaded with starches and other ingredients that make it impossible to just look at a carb count and bolus. You are far better off just not eating that stuff. It's horrible for you anyway. Bring your own food. Stick to foods that have fewer ingredients in them so you actually know what you're eating.
Another thing to consider could be the protein. The menu I'm looking at online says 22G of carbs but 45G of protein. If the protein converts at 53%, that'd be another 22G of carbs on top of the carb carbs, plus the fat. I would think the added maltodextrin would have to be included in the carb count but protein conversion probably isn't. I'd be a wee bit gun-shy about doubling the carb count but it might be better to try it if you get a day when you're not at work, although the last thing you want to do on your day off is go to work!
I so avoid coleslaw everywhere. Usually it is packed with sugar and fat and can cause problems.
Sometmes,fast food is what it is. You have go with the flow (travel, etc) and learn to deal with it. On work road trips, real food is not readily available, espescially with per diem, etc. You just cannot eat in top rung places where the food is cleaner and more real. And a can of tuna and crackers after a hard day is misery. Learning where and what to eat is the diabetic traveler's dilema.
So, sometimes a double cheesebirger and diet coke is a godsend.
LOL I love chic fil a. Im not BIG on fast food, but if I'm going to eat it it will most definately be chic fil a. I don't really have any problems. I usually get the 8 piece chicken nuggets which by Calorie King states they are 11 grams. And I get a small cup of ice cream...no chocolate, which I have through trial and error guestimated to be around 66 grams, lol I know carb loaded lunch, but lunch is my BIGGEST meal. My I:C ratio at lunch time is 1:10, and luckily I don't have any problems.
it could be the carb count is not accurate. chicken strips are especially hard because there size is not uniform. you could have got three large pieces and maybe the count was 38 carbs.
Thanks guys ,I don’t eat fast food much but when I am stuck there with no microwave to heat anything if I bring it . I just don’t have many choices . I will just eat my bacon and then eat my big real food meal when I get home . I think thatthe answer to the question is in a lot of the replies mixed together we have always said that we thought the carb count was off . All the crap you can’t even pronounce that is in the food ,even in the grilled ! I can get away with the grilled nuggets if. Take a unit and eat no sauce ,my mom says to stay away from all the crap they but in food ,making real healthy food not healthy !
Any fast food breakfast is out of he question for me except the low carb bowls .
Thanks again !
For breakfast--the sausage burrito (the small one, not the breakfast burrito) from McDonalds is always my breakfast choice. The tortilla wrapper is easy to blous for.
I have similar issues with any high fat or protein foods. Question, when you are dosing for the carbs in your meal, are you also dosing for what the fat and protein will do a few hours down the road? If I'm eating a high fat meal like that, I bolus half up front, and then more an hour or two later in order to cover the late spike from the absorption.
Fast food is tricky and the best advise I have is that if you have to eat it avoid the fries and learn 1 or 2 menu items and stick with it. If you always eat the chicken strips, then eventually you will figure out how to bolus for them. Good luck
i worked in a bunch as well and in my experience there are different rules that are usually followed...is the manager watching, is it rush hour, this is for my coworkers lunch break:)
remember anything with high fat in it like fried foods is hard to metabolize so it actually causes high blood sugars once the fat gets thru if that makes sense thats why you are probably having highs even after you dose high just stay away its crap food bring in your own
