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Potato carb amount

JustLucky

JustLucky

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Type of diabetes
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Hi, I have weighted 200g of raw potatoes, according to the internet potatoes should have around 18g of carbs in 100g . So it all should be somewhere around 35-40g. I will cook and mash them... 3 units should cover 40g usually for me.

Is this calculation ok or I'm missing something, I'm asking this because my BG was a bit higher than expected from this amount of carbs last time I've been eating potatoes (compared to bread or whatever) :cool:

Thanks
 
JustLucky said:
Hi, I have weighted 200g of raw potatoes, according to the internet potatoes should have around 18g of carbs in 100g . So it all should be somewhere around 35-40g. I will cook and mash them... 3 units should cover 40g usually for me.

Is this calculation ok or I'm missing something, I'm asking this because my BG was a bit higher than expected from this amount of carbs last time I've been eating potatoes (compared to bread or whatever) :cool:

Thanks
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Your calculations are correct.
Whether this is too much for you, depends on your body and so your BG monitor can help. I like potatoes, but they're the last thing I would consider eating.
 
Languagelearner said:
Your calculations are correct.
Whether this is too much for you, depends on your body and so your BG monitor can help. I like potatoes, but they're the last thing I would consider eating.
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I've just eaten, I'll post the results :)
 
Languagelearner said:
Sorry, I should have checked that point before posting. Yes, I know nothing about whewther T1s should be eating potatoes or not.
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Hey you're not the only one! I find it complicated enough working my Type 2 out let alone any other type :)
 
When I mash potatoes, I put them in the fridge overnight and reheat the next day.

This lowers the carbs in them, I do not count carbs, but I have tested before and after meals when I have eaten them I have found the right portion size.

We can get lower carb spuds here called Spudlites, when they are available.
 
sleepster said:
How did you get on @JustLucky?
I find mash one of the least problematic carbs but others find it can spike them a lot.
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Bolus 4u maybe 15-20min before eating and spiked 7.5 at most. After half an hour the potatoes have digested and I've anticipated a hypo so have eaten a half of a chocolate biscuit :banghead: and kept BG in 4-5 range. I did take a short walk to a shop nearby in the meantime.
So I feel it is actually the potatoes higher GI that's spiking, not the carb amount. So next time I will take 3 units maybe a bit earlier, or same as today and eat a whole biscuit later
I thought maybe with cooking more carbs appear for some reason, but apparently they don't... :pompous:

Later I went running and didn't remember to snack on time, so I spent my time sitting on a bench looking at Libre waiting for BG to go up... It did go up eventually so I finished my run just on time.

So the conclusion is that potatoes have carbs like any other food, just a bit higher GI...

Thanks everyone, it's great to have a community where you can ask these 'silly' questions and be understood... :borg:
 
@Riva_Roxaban I'll try to find these lower carb, so I can have a bit more on my plate, although I'm quite used to 'diabetic' food quantity, I used to eat 3 plates every meal before diagnosis :), this 'diabetic' diet actually seems a bit more normal... What I miss the most is rice, especially extra rice in a Chinese restaurant.
EDIT: I should try the cooling reheating method with rice :), that's a great idea actually.

I'll probably try low carb someday when I have more time, to see how does that feel, it seems like a good idea to take a rest from the bolus insulin and use only basal while eating low/no carb food...

@rosemaree
I usually weight raw food as it's much simpler and I never know how do they cook their potatoes, were they dry when on scale or whatever. o_O Today my potatoes weighted more after cooking than before, so I don't know... I suppose carbs shouldn't appear from nowhere.
 
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