carb count

hey guys is it fine if I increased my carb intake a little bit I'm eating 50/60 grams per meal 3 meals a day my total carb intake is 150/180 grams a day i want to increase it to 60/75 per meal so it will bring the total to 180/225 my ratio is 1 unit for 17 gram is it ok if i increase it and...

Hello I am sorry to be a bother to you all today, I was wondering if anyone could help me I'm a little confused in regards to counting Carbs, ill list my issue below. Before a meal my sugars can be 7, I do my insulin 20mins before my meal, for breakfast it was porridge and a banana, it started...

I am having trouble with picking things to eat that I actually like. I need to eat fewer carbs for lunch and snacks. I have no clue as to what to do. I hate certain fruits and I don’t eat cheese unless it’s in a toasted sandwich. Tuna ewe. Can anyone help with tips or lovely meals I can make...

Hi everyone, My name is Dannia, I'm 25 and recently been diagnosed with Diabetes. May 2019 is exactly 1 year since I have been diagnosed. I have a family history of Diabetes as my father had type 1 and passed away aged 35 from the repercussions of uncontrolled diabetes. Before his death he...

From doing a lot of research I’ve read that lentils, beans and pulses are better carbs as it has high fibre which doesn’t spike blood sugars, I saw at work we do a red lentil fussili, all it contains is red lentils and water and has 19g protein per portion, 44g carbs, 0.9g fat... Is this a much...

Hiya, First time post, behalf of my mother. My mum has Diabetese type 2 for almost 20 years, and she has recently turned 62 years old. She has been on oral medication to control her sugar level, which is Metfomin 500mg and Glycoside 80mg. Like many people, my mum tends to eat the wrong food...

Hi all, I've been diabetic 15 years and have been carb counting for most of that time. Recently I've started to become more strict as I'm trying to tighten my control, and I realised something quite strange. My ratio is 1u:8g of carbs throughout the day - however - when I have a high carb...

I’ve been trying to improve on a situation with carb counting that has been driving me nuts i.e. a small number of carbs needs a different ratio than a high number of carbs to get a good post meal BG result (even when I’ve double checked my adding up). The situation is even weirder; as below a...

Really hoping someone can help with this as the internet has only confused me more! On the Diabetes UK site I've just seen a recipe for a yellow lentil dhal, stating that a 300g serving would have less than 2g carbs. https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Recipes/Channa-dahl/ That...