Easter without chocolate is no fun. But being diabetic, it’s something you essentially need to give up and have a no fun Easter. So this year, I ran an experiment: what happens if I eat chocolate?
The chocolate was 25g of Lindt dark chocolate Easter bunny (half an ear). The easter bunny contains 36% carbs, of which 29% sugar. It’s much better than the milk chocolate version, which contains 56% carbs, of which 54% sugar. Always prefer the darkest chocolate.
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But let’s not be stupid, let’s try to manage it. So my strategy was to first have a Buddha bowl, for dinner.
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That way, I could load on fiber that would slow down sugar absorption. To help a bit more, 1 hour after the start of dinner, I went for a 25 minutes walk. I therefore started, primed with fiber and low on blood sugar at 92mg/dl.
The result is a slight increase of my blood sugar at +10mg/dl (which includes the rebound after walking) and a flat line after that for the next 2.5 hours. In essence, no significant effect!
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So the good news is that Easter chocolate is possible with T2 diabetes. But it needs to be managed to avoid any damage.