T2D friendly dinner options

[barani19]

Hi All,

I have been trying various options for my dinner everyday for the last couple of months or so to better manage my fasting blood sugar. The below are my key observations.

1) Organic Non-GMO durum wheat pasta(not the commercial one with Maida) 2 cups minimum at around 8.30-9 PM. PPBS around 140-145 mg/dL. The next day FBS around 90s (mg/dL). I tried this at least 4-5 times and my FBS was consistently less than 100 mg/dL

2) Had Chana dal vadas (medium size, 4 in number) made in organic groundnut oil and other organic ingredients. PPBS was in 80s (mg/dL). The next day FBS was between 100 to 105 mg/dL.

[mistidahi]

Better dinner option is vegetables like papaya, bottle gourd or whatever seasonal and local vegetables boiled along with moong dal. In night times you should avoid taking any grain based carbohydrates. Already moong and veggies have some carbohydrates and that is sufficient. Early dinner followed by half an hour walking

[barani19 Administrator in reply to mistidahi]

Thanks for your response mistidahi . I did try protein based diet for dinner for quite a some time. It elevates my FBS to above 120 mg/dL. The only thing I did not try is the half hour walk post dinner.

[barani19 Administrator]

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I did try cheese and paneer for dinner multiple times. It elevated by FBS post 120 mg/dL all times.

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to barani19]

Can you decrease the amount of each item of food to get the carbs./blood sugar down?

[barani19 Administrator in reply to Activity2004]

This is what I tried Activity2004 .

1 medium sized chapati made of organic emmer wheat at 9 PM along with paneer subzi and just 5 or 6 cubes of paneer. Everytime I had Paneer or Cheese, it spiked my FBS post 120 mg/dL.

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to barani19]

Hi barani19 ,

Can you cut the chapati in half for a snack and/or second meal?

[barani19 Administrator in reply to Activity2004]

Thanks for responding Activity2004 .

After trial and error, I have found that culprit was not Chapati but Paneer. Now I do have the same 1 medium size chapati but avoid paneer during dinner. My FBS next day hovers around 110's (mg/dL).

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to barani19]

This is good news about cutting out the paneer. Has your doctor been told about the change/cutting the paneer from your diet?😀👍

[barani19 Administrator in reply to Activity2004]

I don't visit any doctor these days I reintroduced paneer to my breakfast now(infrequent though).

[GVGnanasooriyam]

"Chana dal vadas" ...?

[barani19 Administrator in reply to GVGnanasooriyam]

Aama vaadai or paruppu vadai (in Tamil) or Ambode (in Kannada)

[GVGnanasooriyam in reply to barani19]

Thanks. If we stick to English it would make our interactions very easy, I believe!

[barani19 Administrator in reply to GVGnanasooriyam]

Agree. I clarified in vernacular languages I know as your question was very specific. I'll stick to English going forward. 👍👍

[sandybrown in reply to GVGnanasooriyam]

Boiled chana fall is better then any fried food.

WE soak the chana dal for more than 8 hours , boil it and eat, there is no oil.

[barani19 Administrator in reply to sandybrown]

sandybrown

even if it is fried, there is no harm. Quality of oil is all that matters. Frying should not become routine.

[soni1]

what is your latest hba1c?

[barani19 Administrator]

soni1 ,Planning to go for a blood test around next month. will keep you posted.

[Kriya]

A minor up and down in fasting sugar levels is fine. Our metabolism isnt just mathematics but bio-chemistry as well. I guarantee that even if you have the same dinner everyday, your fasting sugar would not be exactly the same. Then again, glucometers have an acuracy limitation in the lower range. The arterial blood glucose would be slighly lesser. Try to keep a blend of carb, protiens and fat. Small amount of carbs avoid nocturnal hypoglycemia, in case you are on medication. A walk after dinner ensures that you do not struggle with insulin resistance and post dinner levels remain fairly flat

[barani19 Administrator in reply to Kriya]

Kriya

Thanks for your useful advice. My diet is a mix of carb, protein and fat. I had small amount carbs just before going to bed(I'm not on T2D medication). It shot my FBS by at least 5-10 points(mg/dL). Hence have stopped that now.

Let me plan to introduce a walking or cycling after dinner.