Below 7: Roasted pumpkin (success)
It’s pumpkin season! Someone was kind enough to give me one, so the option was either to eat it or turn it into a trumpkin. I went with the eating option and chopped my pumpkin into 40g pieces, that I tossed in olive oil and salt, before roasting in the oven for 25 minutes. It turned out so delicious that I had it for dinner three days in a row, which gave me an excellent opportunity to study the blood glucose readings.
According to the internet, there’s 6.5g of carbs per 100g of pumpkin, which surprised me because I thought it was a high-starch vegetable like sweet potato. I was happy to be in the wrong. I ate 200g of pumpkin with 150g of pork chop (30g protein).
Blood sugar and insulin – Day 1
| Before Eating | Blood Glucose and Insulin |
|---|---|
| 20 minutes | 4.8 mmol/l (86 mg/dl) Insulin: 2u of NovoRapid pre-bolused by twenty minutes for the carbs. 2u of ActRapid for the protein after eating. |
| After Eating | Blood Glucose |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | 4.6 mmol/l (83 mg/dl) |
| 2 hours | 4.7 mmol/l (85 mg/dl) |
| 3 hours | 4.9 mmol/l (88 mg/dl) |
Blood sugar and insulin – Day 2
| Before Eating | Blood Glucose and Insulin |
|---|---|
| 20 minutes | 5.3 mmol/l (95 mg/dl) Insulin: same as above. |
| After Eating | Blood Glucose |
|---|---|
| 1 hour | 6.5 mmol/l (117 mg/dl) |
| 2 hours | 5.1 mmol/l (92 mg/dl) |
| 3 hours | 4.9 mmol/l (88 mg/dl) |
I got similar results on the third day and so declared pumpkin a success. Now I’m going to get another couple of pumpkins to try out and see if the insulin requirements change. Most of all I’m happy because I’ve discovered a new favorite vegetable.