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Thank you for your reply So are all herbs and spices that I would use for a Chilli or a casserole made from scratch would be carb free then because they have no flour or added sugar in them? I'm sorry if these sound like really stupid questions but I don't want to add extra carbs by mistake.

I'm trying to get my head round carbs I was doing okay until I just looked at a packet mix for chicken casserole. The packet info says 64.4g of carbs per 100g and it's a 40g packet so is that for the powder mix or for the whole meal with the chicken and the onions added because that seems a lot...

Thanks for that, I really appreciate any help or advice until we see the dietician. Like I said were just guessing at the moment so it all helps. Thanks again

Thank you for your replies to RRB yes it is a mixed injection and at the moment he is on 12 units morning and night(which I suppose will change) I think he wants to stay on the 2 a day until he gets used to the injections but in the long run the 4 a day sound like it could be more varied with...

That makes a bit more sense as to why his levels are high, over the last couple of days we have calculated his carb intake per meal is about 70g per meal, he has had 3 big meals a day to try and stop himself being hungry inbetween. So it would be better if he did little and often then on the 2...

I was just after some information on diet for type 1. My step son was diagnosed last friday so has not seen a dietician yet but we are basically clueless until we do. I was wondering on average how many grams of carbs per meal should he have and how many which of sugars should he be consuming on...