The past 3 weeks I’ve been making juices. This morning my juice consists of 2 celery stalks, 3 carrots, 1 cucumber and 1 apple. My bg is usually between 80-100 without medication/insulin. I make two full glasses and mix soy lecithin granules in.
Last year I would’ve craved pancakes/waffles, bagels, eggs/toast, but now I totally crave this awesome juice!
That is good news. Assuming you have your basal set right, you may want to whether you are particularly insulin resistant in the morning. Do you have the “Pumping Insulin” book by Walsh? There should be no reason why you can’t more accurately bolus for your meal. It may be that when eating cereal (which usually acts much like sugar) you need to bolus a little earlier and even “super bolus,” suspending some basal and packing it onto your bolus further emphasizing your insulin peak. But I really don’t know what your blood sugar is exactly doing and I am not an insulin pumping wizard.
And as many have suggested, a low carb breakfast may ultimately be the solution. And if you really are running high in avoidance of hypos, a low carb diet may help you tighten up control and avoid some of those constant highs while giving you a comfort that you won’t have a hypo. Give some thought to the good old eggs and bangers.
I’m so glad to see someone else uses, and has found, the flat out breads! I use those too, and I make pizza on them, sometimes. 
They are awesome.
Are those like the tortilla wraps?
I haven’t seen anyone mention MILK.
I thought it was the steel cut oatmeal causing my problem- but when I eliminated that milk (fat free skim) poof problem solved. As someone else mentioned eliminate INSTANT cereals entirely…the kind of muesli that you have to soak overnight works for me as its 100% whole grains- then a gentle cook in the AM and you’re good to go. 20g my portion- it is a small portion but very filling. I make this in batches and have it all week or freeze in measured portions. (Again no milk). I have a bit of fat or protein with this.
I also make egg beater cups and put in bags in the freezer to reheat on the run. Line muffin tins with the foil cupcake liners- I use a small muffin size - mix egg beaters - or whatever liquid no cholesterol egg substitute you like- add a bit of cheese and veg - pour into the tin liners bake in the oven once cool- put into freezer bags and viola! (If reheating in the microwave you have to remove the foil liner first) Original recipe was in the first South Beach book.
They are similar, but they are for ‘flat bread sandwiches,’ which makes them usually like a rectangle, or a long oval – almost rectangle shaped, instead of the usual round shape of a tortilla wrap. They are meant to fit more things in them.
Ah, don’t think i can get those in the UK but I’ll have a look.
Ditto…the milk I used to enjoy with my cereal was as much a trigger as the cereal for the spikes. As with all diet changes, I feel it is a matter of just getting used to something. I miss cereal, but I’ved moved on. If I really need carbs in the AM (other than fruit,) I can have one toasted slice of rye bread with cheese or egg or some low fat spread, extended bolusing a bit extra for any fat and/or protein, and not spike.
I don’t know if you have access to it, but Symlin could help. It’s an analog of the human hormone amylin - it regulates the movement of food from the stomach to the intestine. Type 1’s lose the ability to produce this hormone at the same time they lose their beta cells.
I’ve used it for 4 years - it takes about a hundred points off breakfast and lunch for me.
Do you drink coffee with breakfast? I find in the mornings (although not the afternoons) I have to take an extra bit of insulin to cover spikes from caffeine. Could be attributing to the spike as well as everything everyone else has mentioned.
Hmmmm my dietician told me NEVER drink juices…eat your fruits and veggies dont drink them!
I’m in Australia, Mountain Bread wraps are very low carb .
I found the only way I could cope with breakfast food was to totally throw out all ‘normal’ ideas of what breakfast food is and think outside the box. Virtually all ‘normal’ breakfast food is high in carbs.
For me, stuff that works include: cheese and tomatoes, small amounts of berries, avocado and crispy bacon.
It’s pretty difficult to be both low fat AND low carb. It’s usually one or the other and my meter makes the decision for me.
There are very few low-carb options on the high street but there are a few low-carb uk sites where you can order low-carb crackers, breads, wraps etc. They are very expensive compared to the normal high-carb versions and vary from horrible to very tasty.
I agree. I do not eat a traditional breakfast with carbs at all. Spikes me too much. I do not liimit fats, as I am not overweight nor do I have cholesterol issue. so I will do a three-egg Omelette with chesse,( but definitely not every day,) and add green beans with garbanzos on the side, eat a fresh salad for breakfasdt with cottage cheese, eat a box of creamed spinach with turkey suasage, do greek yogurt mixed with sugar free jelly/preserves for low carb treat … I eat never hungry in the morningand my blood sugar can be stable. I have to have protein for breakfast . It really helps to stabilize my blood sugars… And unless I am lower than 80, I tend to pre-bolus 20-30 minutes before I eat. Under 80 blood sugars I bolus when I have my plate full on the table and do it right before the first mouthful.
I am on a pump and have a CGMS.
God BLess,
Brunetta
I pretty much have either egg beaters, w/ ham or salsa or both, occasionally will throw cheese in if I’m organized (ok, not that often…) w/ one of the thin bagels, like 1/2 of one that’s 12G of carbs. If I don’t have time, I’ll have 1/2 a serving of cereal in a small bowl, usually Special K about 15G of carbs. W/ both I’ll also have a glass of V8 another 10-15G of carbs. A lot of times what I do is bolus, eat eggs/ cereal, wait and make sure my BG isn’t spiking and then have the V8 when I can sort of feel the insulin sizzling away. That seems to prevent spikes most of the time.
I can’t do carbs in the morning. It’s the only time of day I intentionally cut them out. Most days I don’t do breakfast, but if I need something I’ll have eggs w/ cheese and sausage (pork) links.
You could try egg beaters, make an omelet with cheese, ham, veggies. Mocha Protein or yogurt smoothie would be good in the morning. Cereal is difficult at all times and especially problematic in the morning; would save cereal for afternoon snack if you can tolerate it at all. Yogurt and nuts. Would not bother with fruit in the morning (except maybe a quarter cup of berries for flavoring) because of the numbers posted. I would give more insulin for food in the morning hours (lower ICR) and even put a plus temp basal on top of that, if need be. If we give a no carb breakfast, this effect (she needs more insulin for food, is more insulin resistant first meal of day) will hold true at her next meal. The lower ICR is for the first meal of the day with carbs whenever that is for us.
Hmm, try having some protein. If you like to cereal because of the crunch, try having some Melba snacks. I’m not sure if they’re available in the UK but you may be able to get them online. They’re good. You can have a piece of cold cut on the Melba or spread 1 table spoon on it. Try protein. Also, what your having for a meal the night before might be rippling into the morning. sometimes when i have a heavy carb meal at night, I wake up with a high fasting. Good Luck!
Has anyone suggested greek yogurt? I eat mine with almonds, berries, and a little splenda/truvia.
Spiking and coming down by the next meal was how I was when I first developed diabetes. So the professionals told me I was doing fine, and not to worry about it.
But I wasn’t feeling well, and I was symptomatic and it was just WRONG!
And after a while, I wasn’t coming down at all. So I requested insulin, and it helped!
All I can think of to recommend for Dee is to try bolusing earlier – give the insulin a chance to get into your system before you eat. Carbs get digested FAST, and unless the insulin is there to meet them, you will go high.