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carb counting

I started with charts online. I use the mysugr app to keep track new instead of a logbook . It's helped a bit. And is always on me because I already carry my phone and I used to set down and forget my logbook a lot
 
menziesfm said:
Where's the best place to learn carb counting ? No courses or help nearby. Type 1 for 11 years x
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I found the Carbs and Cal's book extremely useful.
Easy to use, informative and visual.
It doesn't tell you how to carb count but is a useful tool when you know how to.
I think there's an app available as well.
Good luck.
 
therower said:
I found the Carbs and Cal's book extremely useful.
Easy to use, informative and visual.
It doesn't tell you how to carb count but is a useful tool when you know how to.
I think there's an app available as well.
Good luck.
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As creatures of habit (even with a widely varying diet) we tend to eat common foodstuffs in similar portion sizes each time.

As @therower has said, Carbs & Cals is an excellent book and app that will assist you with estimating carbohydrate contents of your meals. The only "true" way to carb count is by reading the nutritional label and weighing each foodstuff. Then, applying your individual I:C ratio will give you the correct quantity of bolus insulin to administer.

Personally, I do the majority of carb estimation based on the images I've seen in the carbs and cals app. It's a lot easier and less time consuming than weighing your food. Once you've done it plenty, it becomes second nature.

Regards,
Grant
 
I think there are two strands to carb counting:

1. Literally counting the carbs - the act of carb counting

So... How to work out how many grams of carbs the food you are eating contains. Things like carbs and cals, cook and count, myfitnesspal and nutritional labels are useful here. Along with weighing scales/measures.

Probably little need to do a course to work out how to do the counting of the carbs itself.

2. What to do with the information on how many grams of carbs you are taking in - the diabetic management technique "carb counting"

Using the information on how many carbs you are taking in to figure out your insulin to carb ratio, check that the ratio you are using remains appropriate for you and/or make adjustments.

So this is where it gets more interesting/tricky and a course is actually really helpful!

This is what the Bertie online course deals with, along with basal adjustments, and tips in dealing with exercise and sick days.

Other resources useful for the diabetic management technique "carb counting" would include the book think like a pancreas. I'm trying to think of more, but Bertie online is probably the best place!
 
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