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<blockquote data-quote="borofergie" data-source="post: 252740" data-attributes="member: 33342"><p>Did she explain what she meant by "watch what it is"? If she meant "watch the carb content" then fine, otherwise it sounds like another example bad NHS advice to newly diagnosed diabetics.</p><p></p><p>The amount of carbs that you can tolerate depends on your body and the state of your endocrine system. Since you have to start somewhere, 100g is a figure that some people suggest is a good an achievable starting point. You might be able to get away with more, you might be able to tolerate less.</p><p></p><p>You can do this either by working out what the carbohydrate content of your meal is and scaling the portions appropriately, or you can try to cut out refined carbs altogether, for example bread, pasta, rice, anything with four or sugar in it and potatoes and other starchy veg.</p><p></p><p>I think the latter approach is easier, but some people (like Sid Bonkers) have had equal success witht he first approach.</p><p></p><p>A small bar of Freddy chocolate is fine, as long as you include it in your carbohydrate total. Some people suggest that it's easier if you cut out very sweet things entirely, and once you are carb counting, you might find that there are more satisfying uses for the 10g of carb in the choccy bar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="borofergie, post: 252740, member: 33342"] Did she explain what she meant by "watch what it is"? If she meant "watch the carb content" then fine, otherwise it sounds like another example bad NHS advice to newly diagnosed diabetics. The amount of carbs that you can tolerate depends on your body and the state of your endocrine system. Since you have to start somewhere, 100g is a figure that some people suggest is a good an achievable starting point. You might be able to get away with more, you might be able to tolerate less. You can do this either by working out what the carbohydrate content of your meal is and scaling the portions appropriately, or you can try to cut out refined carbs altogether, for example bread, pasta, rice, anything with four or sugar in it and potatoes and other starchy veg. I think the latter approach is easier, but some people (like Sid Bonkers) have had equal success witht he first approach. A small bar of Freddy chocolate is fine, as long as you include it in your carbohydrate total. Some people suggest that it's easier if you cut out very sweet things entirely, and once you are carb counting, you might find that there are more satisfying uses for the 10g of carb in the choccy bar. [/QUOTE]
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