I was surprised by this glucose spike: The same pinto beans at lunch became an unexpected spike at supper time. Google claims overcooking to mush makes the complex carbs easier to digest and recommends refrigerating them first. Bob Wilson
Also recommended fresh baked bread be refrigerated, which also significantly decreases its glycemic index. But tbh, who's going to do that unless they're already severely insulin-resistant, and on meds for it?
Just another ‘secret sugar spike.’ Diabetic lectures without continuous glucose monitoring system lets these sneak through. Bob Wilson
We've gotten better at monitoring, because the equipment has gotten better - smaller, cheaper, 24x7 samples rather than just test strip before or after meals. Tighter regulation and more controlled dosages = better outcomes.
I thought it was going to be about bean prices. Haven’t yet entered the glucose monitoring world. Do I want to live past 90? No.
Starch can turn into sugar, if held around 150F, some enzyme works on it I think. Cornerstone of making alcohol with grains.
Cue the music: … And in the master's chambers They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives But they just can't kill the beast … Bob Wilson
Not likely there will be that day. I don’t have the cards. It could be not that many here will be here either. If Prius stops being made during WW3, probably no site after the world emerges. Too dark looking? I worked with a man who lived through the Nazis invading Czechoslovakia, then the Soviets, then he escaped in 1968 with his family. He used to say was he too dark looking. He was white of course.
looking back over my last 66 years, nothing is too dark looking. the last 20-30 just kept getting worse, and I don't see a way out of the spiral because no one seems willing to cooperate, compromise, and try to get back to some kind of sensible operating system. I'm a lifelong pessimist/realist, and I hope I'm wrong.
