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Presumably 'of which sugar' is useful as that will go straight into your blood stream, whereas othet carb can be more gradual.

I think your nurse was talking about sugar. One teaspoon of sugar weighs 5g. You're unlikely to find many foods containing less than 5g of total carbs per 100g. It's a good start to avoid sugar as much as possible, as it goes straight into your blood stream. 'Carbs' are more complex molecules...

I tend to use the palm of my hand for prick testing - less scary than fingers.

If glucose monitoring meters and test strips are useful, why are some GPs allowed to not prescribe them?