So I ended up eating beef, when I went out with a friend the other day. There was NOTHING on the menu that I could eat, given my restrictions and my current lifestyle choice, but that lunch has served as an interesting experiment. Well, I am the sort of oddball that finds blood sugar reactions interesting. I should have done Science this time round at uni; maybe I'll take it up after my current interests have expired.
Anyway, I digress. I'd been having some very nice glucose levels recently and then I ate *that beef. Hmmm. It's taken me since Thursday to bring the spike in reading down from 13 to 9. Let me be absolutely clear about this. I now wake up with a reading of around 5; after brekkie I am under 7, by lunch time I am usually around 10 and then with a big gap until dinner, I am usually back around the 7, or 8 mark when I go to bed. It's still not good enough, but the 13 I scored on Thursday was a bit of a shock.
On top of this, I've kind of given up caffeine. Those that know me, know 'I drink tea, therefore I am'. I had a coffee yesterday morning and since then, it has been water all the way. I am not sure how much difference this may make, but dehydration can cause glucose levels to rise and tea is a diuretic. The odd thing is that I haven't missed it - not in the slightest. I suspect this will change at some point and I know I will have another cuppa, but it is odd. Maybe the three litres of water that I am now consumming each day are actually doing the job!?
In a nutshell, I am now seem to sticking to this vegan thing and I am avoiding caffeine (chocolate is not disqualified yet). If I don't have glowing skin, a flat stomach and a healthy blood sugar by the end of the summer, I am going to want a refund.
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