Dark Chocolate lowers BG?

(Brad Sheppard) said:

After six trials of adding unsweetened Baker's choc to my oatmeal, I've found my 45 minute BG
readings reduced by an avg 20 points over the same meal without choc. Dark chocolate is full of
antioxidants. The unsweeted choc (1/2 oz) adds a bitter taste that I counteract with artifical
sweetener. My 400 calorie oatmeal - choc - pb - yogurt meal: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup lite yogurt,
1/2 oz baker's choc, 1 cup water - microwave for 6 minutes at medium
(5). Then stir in 1.5 tablespoons of peanut butter or almond butter. I use natural pb.

Is that 20 point reduction compared to a meal identical except for lack of chocolate?

Chocolate contains fat, which slows carbohydrate digestion.

--
Guy T2, dx 5/95, 60yo metformin+actos+lisinopril+diet+exercise

Guy Scharf said:

(Brad Sheppard) said:

After six trials of adding unsweetened Baker's choc to my oatmeal, I've found my 45 minute BG
readings reduced by an avg 20 points over the same meal without choc. Dark chocolate is full of
antioxidants. The unsweeted choc (1/2 oz) adds a bitter taste that I counteract with artifical
sweetener. My 400 calorie oatmeal - choc - pb - yogurt meal: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup lite yogurt,
1/2 oz baker's choc, 1 cup water - microwave for 6 minutes at medium
(5). Then stir in 1.5 tablespoons of peanut butter or almond butter. I use natural pb.

Is that 20 point reduction compared to a meal identical except for lack of chocolate?

Chocolate contains fat, which slows carbohydrate digestion.

And properly applied involving your sweetie, it can lead to increased exercise working it
off. Yowzah!

The comparison meal is identical except for the choc. To maintain the same amount of fat in both
meals, the choc. meal has 70 calories less of the peanut butter. I don't know if the bitter taste of
the unsweetened choc has anything to do with the BG lowering, but I'd suspect that. BTW, the
saturated fat in the choc, stearic acid, is unique in that it doesn't raise chol levels like most
saturated fats.

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(Brad Sheppard) said:

After six trials of adding unsweetened Baker's choc to my oatmeal, I've found my 45 minute BG
readings reduced by an avg 20 points over the same meal without choc. Dark chocolate is full of
antioxidants. The unsweeted choc (1/2 oz) adds a bitter taste that I counteract with artifical
sweetener. My 400 calorie oatmeal - choc - pb - yogurt meal: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup lite
yogurt, 1/2 oz baker's choc, 1 cup water - microwave for 6 minutes at medium
(5). Then stir in 1.5 tablespoons of peanut butter or almond butter. I use natural pb.

Is that 20 point reduction compared to a meal identical except for lack of chocolate?

Chocolate contains fat, which slows carbohydrate digestion.

Brad Sheppard said:

The comparison meal is identical except for the choc. To maintain the same amount of fat in both
meals, the choc. meal has 70 calories less of the peanut butter. I don't know if the bitter
taste of the

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Quoted message said:

After six trials of adding unsweetened Baker's choc to my oatmeal, I've found my 45 minute BG
readings reduced by an avg 20 points over the same meal without choc. Dark chocolate is full of

Interesting. I'll attempt to reproduce your results on my next bowl of oatmeal. Next question,
however, is whether measurements at other times are up or down, and what it does to your A1C and
insulin secretion.

And whether the artificial sweetener or the carbohydrates removed with the peanut butter made any
difference.

--
Wes Groleau

A pessimist says the glass is half empty.

An optimist says the glass is half full.

An engineer says somebody made the glass twice as big as it needed to be.

A Groleau just irritatingly says, "Are you sure?"

Wes,

My BG seems to vary about 20 points with the same exact meal. For six readings it varies from 100 to
140, with 120 being the mean. It doesn't seem to matter what time of day. I don't know if that's
usual or not. Please post if the choc makes a difference for you. For the A1c, I'm hoping that lower
BG will mean lower A1c.

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Brad Sheppard said:

The comparison meal is identical except for the choc. To maintain the same amount of fat in both
meals, the choc. meal has 70 calories less of the peanut butter. I don't know if the bitter
taste of the

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>After six trials of adding unsweetened Baker's choc to my oatmeal, I've found my 45 minute BG
>readings reduced by an avg 20 points over the same meal without choc. Dark chocolate is full of

Interesting. I'll attempt to reproduce your results on my next bowl of oatmeal. Next question,
however, is whether measurements at other times are up or down, and what it does to your A1C and
insulin secretion.

And whether the artificial sweetener or the carbohydrates removed with the peanut butter made any
difference.

--
Wes Groleau

A pessimist says the glass is half empty.

An optimist says the glass is half full.

An engineer says somebody made the glass twice as big as it needed to be.

A Groleau just irritatingly says, "Are you sure?"