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<blockquote data-quote="noblehead" data-source="post: 658267" data-attributes="member: 11028"><p>It's hard to get the carb value of food when eating out as we don't get the opportunity to weight the food before eating, so at best it's always an educated guess. However it does get easier with practice and one way of learning is by estimating the food on the plate at home then weigh it out and see how far out you were with the carb value, that way it will make things much easier for those special occasions when you do have a nice meal out together.</p><p></p><p>Another possibility for the high readings could be the fat content of the food, high-fat meals can effect bg levels several hours after eating and result in morning highs, Gary Scheiner explains the process in the following:</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.mendosa.com/The-Fat-of-the-Matter-How-Dietary-Fat-Effects-Blood-Glucose.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mendosa.com/The-Fat-of-the-Matter-How-Dietary-Fat-Effects-Blood-Glucose.htm</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>If your good lady has not had the opportunity to go on the DAFNE course yet it would be a good idea to get her DSN to put her name down for the next available course, the following is an on-line course similar to DAFNE and by all accounts it's very good, register and have a look:</p><p></p><p> <a href="http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/" target="_blank">http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/</a></p><p></p><p>btw, welcome to the forum <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="noblehead, post: 658267, member: 11028"] It's hard to get the carb value of food when eating out as we don't get the opportunity to weight the food before eating, so at best it's always an educated guess. However it does get easier with practice and one way of learning is by estimating the food on the plate at home then weigh it out and see how far out you were with the carb value, that way it will make things much easier for those special occasions when you do have a nice meal out together. Another possibility for the high readings could be the fat content of the food, high-fat meals can effect bg levels several hours after eating and result in morning highs, Gary Scheiner explains the process in the following: [url]http://www.mendosa.com/The-Fat-of-the-Matter-How-Dietary-Fat-Effects-Blood-Glucose.htm[/url] If your good lady has not had the opportunity to go on the DAFNE course yet it would be a good idea to get her DSN to put her name down for the next available course, the following is an on-line course similar to DAFNE and by all accounts it's very good, register and have a look: [url]http://www.bdec-e-learning.com/[/url] btw, welcome to the forum :) [/QUOTE]
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