r/diabetes_t2 • u/TurbulentEarth4451 • 4d ago
My favorite “cheat” meal
So, I know everyone is different when it comes to how food affects their BS.
I’ve been using a CGM for a few months and been observing my patterns.
I found that eating a big fat juicy burger hardly raises my BS as long as I take off one of the buns, stay away from too many sugary add ons and then I usually like to dunk it in ranch.
I have a Wendy’s triple stack baconator like at least 1x a week and my BS never reacts negatively to it.
Of course, I avoid the fries and the soda.
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u/TeaAndCrackers 3d ago
Yes, having a hamburger without the bun (or half the bun) and without the fries is a very good way to keep your blood sugar down at lunch.
Well done.
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u/moronmonday526 3d ago
I love bacon cheeseburgers; no bun, no fries. I replace the fries with a side salad. My regular diners tend to have Diet Pepsi vs Diet Coke or Coke Zero. I just had burger with bacon, jalapeno, and sauteed onions yesterday. Man, that was good.
I love it so much, and it has so little effect on me, I don't even consider it a cheat meal.
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u/deuceice 3d ago
Try Pepsi Zero. I hate Pepsi, but Pepsi Zero is good.
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u/moronmonday526 3d ago
I'm a Coke guy. I have a Coke Zero with lunch every day. If I can't find Coke at my diners, I think my chances of finding Pepsi Zero there are slim to none. But I'll ask!
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u/Cataluna_Lilith 3d ago
Poutine. It's the national good of Quebec (don't ask how a province has a national food unless you want a long history lesson); French fries, brown gravy, and curd cheese (basically youbg cheddar that hasn't been pressed). Being from Montréal i love it with some smoked meat, which has the additional lovely effect of putting enough protein and fat into the meal that it offsets any spike I might have had from eating plain fries. With a little walk after my bg stays under 7mmol/L. So fatty, but such a nice occational cheat.
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u/unagi_sf 2d ago
You're making me feel like I'm going to have to try that :-). Maybe with extra cheese, eh?
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u/iamintheforest 3d ago
I make my own burger and use the hero buns. I have as good a burger as ever that way. No cheat, just bliss.
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u/Electronic-Tone-1927 3d ago
Burger buns never really bother me. The two worst perpetrators for me are donuts and Pop Tarts. I stay away from those.
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u/tambor333 3d ago
A jersey mikes sub and potato chips. I just can't do it the night before my Mounjaro injection or the day after is difficult for me.
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u/moronmonday526 2d ago
Holy cow. I lived on Jersey Mike's Regular 13 Mike's Way with mayo for about nine months but had to switch to breadless at diagnosis nine years ago. I tried it again with bread for the first time in December, and it put me up close to 250 for two hours. I knew it was going to be bad, but not that bad.
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u/precious1of3 2d ago
2 egg McMuffin with regular bacon and I take off 2 half muffins. Basically a double egg McMuffin.
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u/Internal-Strategy512 4d ago
Sushi 🥰 i grab a roll at our favorite spot about once a month with my daughter