RobLL
Sun, Feb-25-07, 15:18
This was my first traveling since I started using a meter. The English breakfast included Bacon (English bacon is kind of half way between our bacon and Canadian bacon), baked eggs, Sausage, baked beans, juice, toast, jam, and mushrooms. My meter and taste quickly told me that the sausage had a lot of carb filler, and the beans had a lot of sugar.
All fast food in London is heavily carbed, much of it looks like it would have tasted great. They had food of all cultures - French pasties, Cornish Pasties, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, KFC breaded chicken.
Tried skipping lunch. Because I am not on meds I thought that would be OK, so checked my BG 8 hours after breakfast - oops. I needed to eat. Eventually I found that the ubiquitous Caesar Salad at the museums was my best bet. It included Chicken, I tossed the croûtons, and asked for extra dressing.
Finally found a full service grocery, Sainburies (sp?), which had roasted chicken pieces, bought some mayo (it doesn't have to be refrigerated) and whatever veggies looked eatable in a hotel room.
FBG was a problem, I am guessing that having changed 8 time zones my body was under some stress. These and other readings tended to be 10 points higher than at home readings. Few readings under a 100, as opposed to almost half at home, and many readings over 120, even over 130, compared to rarely over 120 at home.
All fast food in London is heavily carbed, much of it looks like it would have tasted great. They had food of all cultures - French pasties, Cornish Pasties, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, KFC breaded chicken.
Tried skipping lunch. Because I am not on meds I thought that would be OK, so checked my BG 8 hours after breakfast - oops. I needed to eat. Eventually I found that the ubiquitous Caesar Salad at the museums was my best bet. It included Chicken, I tossed the croûtons, and asked for extra dressing.
Finally found a full service grocery, Sainburies (sp?), which had roasted chicken pieces, bought some mayo (it doesn't have to be refrigerated) and whatever veggies looked eatable in a hotel room.
FBG was a problem, I am guessing that having changed 8 time zones my body was under some stress. These and other readings tended to be 10 points higher than at home readings. Few readings under a 100, as opposed to almost half at home, and many readings over 120, even over 130, compared to rarely over 120 at home.