I think yesterday's potato salad (2x the day) gave me a high sugar reading.

[UTUSN]

My family recipe is olive oil and green olives, but I decided to make it less heavy and deleted all things olive and just did mayonnaise. Um, it was o.k., not great. So this morning the sugar reading was 192!1

Oh, well, I'm old, but I never imagined potato salad was going to be my exit method!1

[LiberalElite]

1. Label reading!

That is all.

[UTUSN]

2. *HEY* - this was from *SCRATCH*!1

Aren't potatoes/carbohydrates all sugar?!1 (Isn't everything?)

[LiberalElite]

3. oops. I assumed

that "did mayonnaise" meant something out of a jar. I'm not much of a cook.

[UTUSN]

4. Well, you assumed correctly, mon ami.

The "scratch" part referred to boiling/chopping the other ingredients, while the mayonnaise part was from the jar. I'm not a Lounge gourmet.


I think the confusion is: where to blame the sugar - in the potatoes & eggs or the condiment. Or the gluttony.

[LiberalElite]

5. oh so in that case -

LABEL READING! LOL Or maybe not - I'm not diabetic so what do I know?

[hobbit709]

6. Could be combination of things.

Some potatoes have more carbs in them. I've had days where eating the exact same thing in the exact same amounts can cause a 50 points or more difference in the glucose readings.

And I've had days where I pigged out on something and the next morning my count would be on the low side.

[Enrique]

7. I'm curious as to how you do your readings

i'm involved in clinical research developing an artificial pancreas system, so i'm interested in all things diabeetus!

[UTUSN]

9. 3-months' regular MD appts are by arm drawings via lab. My dailies at home are

by what other people call finger sticks, but I'm a coward for pain/needles on the fingers, so I stick on the underside of the forearm. I have no idea where exactly drug abusers do their needles, but I'm always paranoid that any time I go anywhere in public people think I'm sticking drugs.

[NJCher]

8. in the book Metabolism Miracle

Potatoes are a complete no-no. I went on this diet a year ago and haven't had white potatoes since. This author is particularly credible and has done a good job on this book and her others.

After two months of keeping carbs at 10 per day, sweet potatoes are allowed. There are all kinds of good sweet potato salads and also sweet potato cottage fries, French fries, etc.

I found your post interesting, as I do not track with a glucose meter. 192 is petty dramatic.



Cher

[UTUSN]

10. I've been in the 120 range forever. This 192 is my highest ever, hope it's not "so far."

You don't track because you're not diabetic? Or do you track at all or how else is there?

[NJCher]

15. Not diabetic

Although adult onset happened to my father.

I like to keep carbs low because I think it's the healthiest way to dine. Also I have no desire to slip into adult onset, like my dad did.

It's tough sometimes because I would love to have some rice or potato salad now and then. Pasta. But I don't.

I would track my glucose but I don't have that meter. I track about everything else, though!


Cher

[PennyK]

11. Yeah, it's the potatoes.

I do low-carb, and I make potato salad out of lightly steamed cauliflower. It's flavor-neutral. I challenge you to give it a try, use your higher-fat dressing (mayo and olive oil are equal), and see what readings you get! It's NOT the fat but the starch - which your body metabolizes just like sugar.
I also use cauli for Fakearoni and cheese and mashed potatoes.

[UTUSN]

12. Great tips, thanks! Plus I like cauliflower. n/t

[Major Nikon]

13. You might try using boiled or steamed red potatoes

Then prepare the potato salad after they have chilled in the refrigerator. That should give the recipe a lower glycemic index. However all potatoes have a relatively high starch level which is relatively easily turned into glucose by the body. Some types of potatoes (russet and gold, vs red) have a higher index and cooking method matters to some degree as well. All other things being equal, boiling or steaming, then chilling in the fridge is the best method.

[UTUSN]

14. Yip, red "new" potatoes are the recipe. n/t

[Laffy Kat]

16. Just about any white food will raise your sugar.

And also your A1C.