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<blockquote data-quote="Sax" data-source="post: 23186" data-attributes="member: 2694">Welcome! I'm not diabetic and don't monitor my glucose. But I would recommend sticking to whole foods and high-fiber carbs as much as you can. The fiber slows the uptake of carbs/sugar so you won't spike and crash. Juicing and blending can separate the sugars from the fiber and weaken that effect. Did you boil the yam in broth? That might dissolve carbs out of the fiber/into the broth where it is more quickly absorbed.Your body may need time to adjust to a new diet as well. If you're not diabetic I wouldn't stress too much about your glucose while transitioning - though you mentioned feeling unwell and I'm not saying you should ignore that.Hopefully someone more versed on the subject can give the advice you're looking for. In the meantime check out the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33898876-the-how-not-to-die-cookbook" target="_blank">How Not To Die Cookbook</a> and the author's website <a href="https://nutritionfacts.org" target="_blank">https://nutritionfacts.org</a> for tons of great information on healthy, whole food eating.Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sax, post: 23186, member: 2694"] Welcome! I'm not diabetic and don't monitor my glucose. But I would recommend sticking to whole foods and high-fiber carbs as much as you can. The fiber slows the uptake of carbs/sugar so you won't spike and crash. Juicing and blending can separate the sugars from the fiber and weaken that effect. Did you boil the yam in broth? That might dissolve carbs out of the fiber/into the broth where it is more quickly absorbed. Your body may need time to adjust to a new diet as well. If you're not diabetic I wouldn't stress too much about your glucose while transitioning - though you mentioned feeling unwell and I'm not saying you should ignore that. Hopefully someone more versed on the subject can give the advice you're looking for. In the meantime check out the [URL='https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33898876-the-how-not-to-die-cookbook']How Not To Die Cookbook[/URL] and the author's website [URL]https://nutritionfacts.org[/URL] for tons of great information on healthy, whole food eating. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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