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As Andy says, as long as he continues to test and levels remain normal, that's brilliant :-) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Decent thread with good arguments from both sides. Just what this forum is about. As per usual with any threads involving carbs, no definitive right or wrong, but that's cool. At least nobody stooped to personal attacks on anyone :-) Right, on to the next one ! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Welcome back Sid :-) Missed you :-) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Does someone with hayfever tolerate pollen ? Does an asthmatic tolerate dust ? Because they can take medication to counteract symptoms, do they tolerate them ? I agree Brett, we generally agree on most points but we are getting nowhere here. However, that is the beauty of a forum like this...

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Intolerence means an adverse affect on the body. This means elevated BG levels. That doesn't mean it's deadly or needs to be totally avoided. I'm not saying we need to totally avoid carbs, I eat them. Point is, our bodies have an adverse affect to them which by definition makes us intolerent...

Basal only. I would not inject on 0 carbs. If I did eat 100g of carbs, I would need to inject 10units of QA insulin as I am intolerent to them :-) A non diabetic who is not carb intolerent doesn't need to inject. Their body deals with it. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I give up ! If you eat carbs, your BG levels are elevated. This is what make us diabetics. Our bodies Don't tolerate carbs so we inject insulin to deal with them. If we could tolerate carbs, we wouldn't have diabetes. I can eat peanuts no problem. I also produce epinephrine naturally. So, if I...