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I have good control and thought that I was pretty good at judging how many carbs to eat at a meal. Most of the time I do not even count since we have a number of standard meals that we eat that are within my limits. However, the other night we had fried liver, fresh tomatoes, avocado, and a salad. After dinner I had my usual desert of 30 g peanuts with 15 g of baker's 100% cacao. Then I checked my blood glucose two hours after dinner and it was 98 mg/dl (5.44 mmol/l) which is high for me (I now usually stay in the 80's postprandial). Oops, what happen?
So I go back and count the carbs. To my surprise the liver alone had 6 grams of carbs and I should have been more careful about the portions of the tomato and avocado. So the meal was around 20 grams of carbs which is about twice my target for a meal. In my case no harm done, but I did not realize that organ meats have glycogen.
Lesson learned: Organ meats are not not zero carbs!
PS: Now I know that I am still carb intolerant and still need to restrict carbs. I am not 'cured' (I already knew that of course) even though my blood glucose has not been spiking after a meal because I am careful about the carbs. My wife had been hoping that I was getting more carb tolerant and perhaps I am a little but I still plan on keeping my blood glucose flat by restricting carbs. Maybe in another three or six months of normal blood glucose (as defined by Dr Bernstein) I will be less carb intolerant. After all a year ago I struggled to keep my blood glucose under 120 mg/dl (6.66 mmol/l). I can hope can't I.
So I go back and count the carbs. To my surprise the liver alone had 6 grams of carbs and I should have been more careful about the portions of the tomato and avocado. So the meal was around 20 grams of carbs which is about twice my target for a meal. In my case no harm done, but I did not realize that organ meats have glycogen.
Lesson learned: Organ meats are not not zero carbs!
PS: Now I know that I am still carb intolerant and still need to restrict carbs. I am not 'cured' (I already knew that of course) even though my blood glucose has not been spiking after a meal because I am careful about the carbs. My wife had been hoping that I was getting more carb tolerant and perhaps I am a little but I still plan on keeping my blood glucose flat by restricting carbs. Maybe in another three or six months of normal blood glucose (as defined by Dr Bernstein) I will be less carb intolerant. After all a year ago I struggled to keep my blood glucose under 120 mg/dl (6.66 mmol/l). I can hope can't I.
