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Dvorak Mar 2021 6:45pm, 31 Mar 2021 22,233 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Years ago I recall a mtb magazine researching this (wanting to spend hours on the trail) and iirc the conclusion was porridge. Before, not during - that could get messy.
TBR (TheBeardRunner) Mar 2021 6:58pm, 31 Mar 2021 3,584 posts	Quote Pin TBR (TheBeardRunner) Even porridge (before, not during, yet) spikes my BG. The wonders of diabetes 😪
Ultracat Mar 2021 7:06pm, 31 Mar 2021 13,518 posts	Quote Pin Ultracat Some carbs are absorbed more quickly than others. For example mixing fat and protein with carbs slows do the effect of carbs alone. It’s the reason why the recommended hypo treatments are basically pure sugar, something like chocolate is very high in carbs but the fat in chocolate slows absorption.
Dvorak Mar 2021 7:20pm, 31 Mar 2021 22,234 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak UC, would having your Scottish breakfast in reverse work then? Fried beef lorne, couple of eggs, slice of fried bread, then your porridge?
Ultracat Mar 2021 7:30pm, 31 Mar 2021 13,519 posts	Quote Pin Ultracat I have eggs, toast and grapefruit for breakfast. Too many carbs in porridge for me and I have never like it anyway. So grapefruit is fairly quick acting, toast still fairly quick but eggs eaten with them slows everything down.
TBR (TheBeardRunner) Mar 2021 7:33pm, 31 Mar 2021 3,586 posts	Quote Pin TBR (TheBeardRunner) Do you bolus with your breakfast UC?
Ultracat Apr 2021 7:26am, 1 Apr 2021 13,522 posts	Quote Pin Ultracat I need to take insulin with any carbs eaten, at breakfast I need to take into account the dawn phenomenon as well. I can get away with 5-10 grams of carbs if I am a bit low and need to go out. Everyone if different what works for me may not work for you.