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Posted by Maryloo
Is there such a thing..... March 19, 2017 10:24PM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 2,155 |
as a (birthday) cake suitable for a diabetic....still young...early 20's.?
I do have a sultana cake recipe without sugar but the sultanas naturally, are full of sugar. One piece of my carrot & Kumara cake, even with 50% less sugar and ate a small piece only shot up her readings threefold! :-(
Any ideas or good/successful/tasty recipes and ideas welcome.
I do have a sultana cake recipe without sugar but the sultanas naturally, are full of sugar. One piece of my carrot & Kumara cake, even with 50% less sugar and ate a small piece only shot up her readings threefold! :-(
Any ideas or good/successful/tasty recipes and ideas welcome.
Re: Is there such a thing..... March 20, 2017 02:49AM |
Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 2,935 |
Maryloo, without knowing how severe her diabetes is, it's hard to give advice.
Is she in the habit of taking her blood sugar readings immediately after eating anything she hasn't tried before or has she been advised to do so?
I'm not making light of this, having been classed as having Type2 diabetes (although 2 GP's have since commented that they find it hard to believe). I used to find that even mild stress used to push my blood sugar levels up so I would wait a little while then do another reading.
This is the site of Diabetes Australia. I know there is a New Zealand one but I used to find the food/recipes on the Australian one was the one I went to. Check out the Food and Activity section, it's good for recipes and substitutions
[www.diabetesaustralia.com.au]
I have The New Zealand Diabetes Cookbook by Simon and Alison Holst, one of the recipes I particularly like from there is the Cinnamon and Apple Muffin recipe but it does contain sugar but if you wish I can PM you the recipe.
Is she in the habit of taking her blood sugar readings immediately after eating anything she hasn't tried before or has she been advised to do so?
I'm not making light of this, having been classed as having Type2 diabetes (although 2 GP's have since commented that they find it hard to believe). I used to find that even mild stress used to push my blood sugar levels up so I would wait a little while then do another reading.
This is the site of Diabetes Australia. I know there is a New Zealand one but I used to find the food/recipes on the Australian one was the one I went to. Check out the Food and Activity section, it's good for recipes and substitutions
[www.diabetesaustralia.com.au]
I have The New Zealand Diabetes Cookbook by Simon and Alison Holst, one of the recipes I particularly like from there is the Cinnamon and Apple Muffin recipe but it does contain sugar but if you wish I can PM you the recipe.
Re: Is there such a thing..... March 20, 2017 03:20AM |
Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 3,422 |
Make or buy a Cheese Cake made with actual,cheese. [www.whitestonecheese.com]
Re: Is there such a thing..... March 20, 2017 04:11AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 3,660 |
I hesitate to give the first recipe because you mentioned your Carrot & Kumara Cake (with 50% less sugar) raised her blood sugar levels. However, this has no refined carbohydrate (flour and sugar) so should go through her system a little more slowly. It’s delicious and, for me, just like eating cake.
It would be worth trialling any or all of these to see if they are something she could have.
Kumara & Pineapple Slice/Pie
4 kumara (800g unprepared), peeled and cut into chunks
1 egg, beaten
227g can crushed pineapple, drained
1 tspn salt plus pepper to taste
Steam/boil kumara until soft. Mash with a knob of butter. Add beaten egg, pineapple, s&p and stir to combine. Spoon into a greased oven/pie dish. Sprinkle over a little grated cheese if desired. Bake 180°C 20-30 mins.
Banana Bread
2 cups wholemeal flour
1 tspn ground cinnamon
½ tspn ground nutmeg
2 tspns baking powder
60g butter, melted
½ cup milk
1 tspn vanilla extract
½ tspn salt
4 very, very ripe bananas (2 cups mashed)
½ cup chopped nuts and seeds (optional)
Put flour, spices, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Melt butter in a small pot, remove from heat, add milk, vanilla and salt. Add with mashed bananas (and optional extras if using) to dry ingredients (slowly if necessary to avoid lumps). Place in greased 22x12cm loaf pan, bake at 175°C for 35-45 minutes.
Banana Bread (Can be made as bread or 12 muffins instead)
3 ripe bananas
1/3 cup (80g) melted butter
6 eggs
1 tspn vanilla essence
½ cup coconut flour
1 tspn baking powder
1 tspn baking soda
¼ tspn each of ground cloves, nutmeg
½ tspn salt
1/3 cup finely chopped nuts (if using almonds, you only need to buy about 50g of whole natural almonds to yield 1/3 cup – chop up very fine in food processor)
1/3 cup desiccated coconut (optional)
Grease a loaf tin well or line with baking paper. Mash bananas in a bowl. Add melted butter, eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl mix together the coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, salt, nuts and desiccated coconut. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. Pour into loaf tin. Fanbake 175°C approx. 35 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
It would be worth trialling any or all of these to see if they are something she could have.
Kumara & Pineapple Slice/Pie
4 kumara (800g unprepared), peeled and cut into chunks
1 egg, beaten
227g can crushed pineapple, drained
1 tspn salt plus pepper to taste
Steam/boil kumara until soft. Mash with a knob of butter. Add beaten egg, pineapple, s&p and stir to combine. Spoon into a greased oven/pie dish. Sprinkle over a little grated cheese if desired. Bake 180°C 20-30 mins.
Banana Bread
2 cups wholemeal flour
1 tspn ground cinnamon
½ tspn ground nutmeg
2 tspns baking powder
60g butter, melted
½ cup milk
1 tspn vanilla extract
½ tspn salt
4 very, very ripe bananas (2 cups mashed)
½ cup chopped nuts and seeds (optional)
Put flour, spices, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Melt butter in a small pot, remove from heat, add milk, vanilla and salt. Add with mashed bananas (and optional extras if using) to dry ingredients (slowly if necessary to avoid lumps). Place in greased 22x12cm loaf pan, bake at 175°C for 35-45 minutes.
Banana Bread (Can be made as bread or 12 muffins instead)
3 ripe bananas
1/3 cup (80g) melted butter
6 eggs
1 tspn vanilla essence
½ cup coconut flour
1 tspn baking powder
1 tspn baking soda
¼ tspn each of ground cloves, nutmeg
½ tspn salt
1/3 cup finely chopped nuts (if using almonds, you only need to buy about 50g of whole natural almonds to yield 1/3 cup – chop up very fine in food processor)
1/3 cup desiccated coconut (optional)
Grease a loaf tin well or line with baking paper. Mash bananas in a bowl. Add melted butter, eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl mix together the coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, salt, nuts and desiccated coconut. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. Pour into loaf tin. Fanbake 175°C approx. 35 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
Re: Is there such a thing..... March 20, 2017 09:25AM |
Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 2,228 |
Is she on insulin or other medication? I'd hesitate to give advice without knowing that information.
Generally you need to look for low gi complex carbs with good amounts of protein, so I'd be wondering about an almond based cake...
I found this with a quick Google.
[www.diabetichealthclinic.org]
Generally you need to look for low gi complex carbs with good amounts of protein, so I'd be wondering about an almond based cake...
I found this with a quick Google.
[www.diabetichealthclinic.org]
Re: Is there such a thing..... April 09, 2017 03:27AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 2,155 |
Re: Is there such a thing..... April 09, 2017 07:08AM |
Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 2,228 |
Basically cake is carbs, carbs increase blood glucose, low GI carbs do so more slowly, causing less of a spike. The recipe I linked to in my previous post, specifies coconut sugar for that reason, and the protein from the nuts will balance the carbs. However the effect on the blood glucose is a very individual thing, depending on body size, age, activity levels etc.
However if she is on insulin, then if her blood glucose spikes then insulin can be given to bring it back down again (not ideal but it can be done)....but would require her carer to know what to do.
However if she is on insulin, then if her blood glucose spikes then insulin can be given to bring it back down again (not ideal but it can be done)....but would require her carer to know what to do.
Re: Is there such a thing..... April 10, 2017 12:03AM |
Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 2,935 |
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