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When I consume a protein shake first thing in the morning (1 scoop protein with water only) I always get a fast and radical spike in my sugar level. I use pea protein powder that purports to contain only 3.2g CHO per scoop, so it's hardly the carb content that's responsible. I can have a fasting glucose of 4mmol and see it shoot up to 14 or 15 after the shake unless I have a bolus of about 3 units. I've read quite a bit about the body being able to convert protein to glucose and though my dietitian's opinion is that it's unlikely that this is what's happening, I'm inclined to think otherwise. My diabetic specialist reckons it's down to the surge of morning stress hormones and that the protein shake is a red herring. I've tested his theory by omitting the shake altogether (no breakfast either) and have not seen any significant change in my glucose levels during the morning.
Anybody else have any experience with this phenomenon?
Anybody else have any experience with this phenomenon?