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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 708483" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>Have you got a blood glucose meter? If not, my strong advise is to get one quickly. Have a look here <a href="http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm" target="_blank">http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm</a></p><p></p><p>We all have different tolerances to carbs, and to different sorts of carbs. To say "no more potatoes" for example may not be right for you. You may be able to manage a couple of new or roast. You can only find this out by self testing. Testing before you eat and 2 hours after your first bite will give you a spike. If that spike is less than about 2mmol/l that meal is probably OK for you. If it is more than that, your carb portion sizes need reducing until you can keep those spikes down.(under 1.5mmol/l is ideal) It is all trial and error, but we are here to help you. Potatoes are just an example, and you may find you can't manage any at all. Personally I can manage 2 small new spuds, 2 pieces of roasted ones, or 6 chips, but no more than that. Same with bread. There are some low carbs breads in the supermarkets. Swap to a low carb wholemeal heavily seeded sort, then test. Maybe you can still cope with half a slice, or even a full slice eaten with a meal. Who knows, but all is not lost ..... but you will need a meter to help you with this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 708483, member: 94045"] Have you got a blood glucose meter? If not, my strong advise is to get one quickly. Have a look here [url]http://www.homehealth-uk.com/medical/blood_glucose_monitor_testing.htm[/url] We all have different tolerances to carbs, and to different sorts of carbs. To say "no more potatoes" for example may not be right for you. You may be able to manage a couple of new or roast. You can only find this out by self testing. Testing before you eat and 2 hours after your first bite will give you a spike. If that spike is less than about 2mmol/l that meal is probably OK for you. If it is more than that, your carb portion sizes need reducing until you can keep those spikes down.(under 1.5mmol/l is ideal) It is all trial and error, but we are here to help you. Potatoes are just an example, and you may find you can't manage any at all. Personally I can manage 2 small new spuds, 2 pieces of roasted ones, or 6 chips, but no more than that. Same with bread. There are some low carbs breads in the supermarkets. Swap to a low carb wholemeal heavily seeded sort, then test. Maybe you can still cope with half a slice, or even a full slice eaten with a meal. Who knows, but all is not lost ..... but you will need a meter to help you with this. [/QUOTE]
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