𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘆 So I nicked a sensor from a friend […]

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘆
So I nicked a sensor from a friend and monitored my blood sugar levels continuously for the last 2 weeks. I ran some experiments, like eating Stevia packets on an empty stomach, and looked for patterns. Here is what I learned:

1) 𝘓𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵. I have heard the same conclusion from everyone I know who has monitored themselves. High-end fresh-pressed juice and Chic-Fil-A’s frosted lemonade spiked my blood sugar like nothing else… super fast and super high relative to any food. For example…

2) 𝘐𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵. 🙂 I can eat two bowls of ice cream (6-8 scoops) and see a similar effect as a big salad or vegetarian meal. Nothing like a big glass of juice. Other deserts, even dark chocolate seem to have more of an effect.

3) 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭. Some doctor told my mom that I was as a young child, and I have held onto this as a clinical excuse for being hangry. My blood sugar drops after a food spike, but not below a healthy band, even with liquid sugar.

4) 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵. I have been doing meal-time-compression for several weeks now (not eating anything from 7pm until about 10am the next day), and my blood sugar stays steady, even as I start to notice my hunger grow. I also did not see a difference in what I ate for breakfast. 6 egg whites were fine, as expected. I thought oatmeal and granola on yogurt would be a problem, but they did not have a notable effect.

5) 𝘎𝘐 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦: it takes 40-60 minutes before something I eat hits my blood serum. I have known that I am slower than a certain hummingbird I know.

6) 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. Even though it has zero calories, it led to a slight sensor spike when consumed alone. Perhaps the Abbott FreeStyle Libre glucose sensor registers a partial hit (or false positive) from glucose analogs. Does anyone know?