carbs

  1. M

    Here is my compilation

    It is a work in progress. What I have so far is this. The second column is carbs. 100 gms apple has 14 gms carbs and 52 calories 14 100 gms of unsweetened Soya 38 cals 4 100 gms cooked Quacker Old fashioned oats 63.4 cals 10.8 100 gms of Walnuts 654 cals 13.7 100 gms...
  2. B

    Type 2 Pre Diabetic Newbie

    Hi, As above, this is all new to me. Having had a full check up, blood sugars came back as 42, so I’m pre diabetic. I have some questions for you all though. In past years, when I lived elsewhere, I used to have a FBC done annually as a fasting one and never had an issue. I lead an extremely...
  3. M

    Crashes and spikes

    Hello, I’ve been experiencing symptoms of dizziness, blurred vision, tiredness, poor sleep, sweats, lethargy recently. I’ve not been diagnosed but I felt my blood sugar was all over the place. So I bought a continuous glucose monitor (cgm). It’s shown my blood sugar goes down to 2.9 mmol and...
  4. S

    Blood Sugars Questions - Confused

    So I've been on Gliclazide for three weeks. Doctor made me up the dose to 80mg twice a day, this week because my sugars are still high. My morning bloods are 17-19 (give or take a decimal). I don't have carbs or sugars for breakfast anymore. My lunch is salads with occasional cheese for some...
  5. finsit

    Calarories, carbs and fats, your thoughts?

    Being a diabetic, you can't eat a lot of carbs. A lot of fat will eventually raise your cholesterol levels (regardless of whether its good or bad). So my question is how you take your daily calories intake? Is there a must daily calorie intake or its just an imaginary thing? I am controlling my...
  6. finsit

    Carbohydrate recommendations

    Being a diabetic for almost a year now, and also being part of this forum, i have learnt a lot. I also did hundreds of experiments on myself to understand "my own" diabetes and overall physiology of metabolic disorder. I am also doing some welfare work on spreading word out for the less...
  7. I

    Carbohydrates video by Dr Gary Fettke

    This is a presentation from Low Crab Down Under. I can't mention it's title without breaking Forum Rules, but if you know Dr Fettke you know how he always speaks his mind.
  8. Pancreas_Betrayed_me

    Type 2 How much would a binge day affect me?

    I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 3 months ago I had a blood sugar of 300 that day and I just feel anxious, After that I decided to get serious with my body, I still have things I want to do , I've been losing weight (18 kg), going on a diet, and doing at least 10,000 steps per day, now and...
  9. B

    Tingling after eating sugar?

    Hi guys, For the last year or more, I've been having mild tingling, numbness and burning sensations after eating sugary foods, mostly in my arms and legs but sometimes elsewhere. My diet is pretty bad so I was quite worried. Went to the doctors for blood tests and everything came back normal...
  10. Theblarney

    Type 1 iPhone Insulin calculator

    Hi, Im lucky enough to be on a Freestyle Libre trial and I am looking for recommendations on iPhone apps that will advise on how much insulin to inject depending on blood sugars and amount of carbs im going to eat. Thanks Gavin
  11. G0ldengirl68

    Is my understanding right that "Fat does not..

    ..make us fat, but it's the sugar/carbs that make us fat"? Also, I just heard a video that said ALL foods turn to sugar, and wondered if what he was meaning was that ALL foods turn into energy?
  12. Mark-optimistic

    Trying to lower my hba1c

    I have been type 1 diabetic for 6 years now and I want to take control back of my life. I have been depressed for 5 years and this has had a major impact o n my overall sugars. To say I have had good control would be a joke, I've been terrible. I want to finally have control over them and get...
  13. J

    Novorapid Bolus Problem

    Hi, everyone, I'm on MDI with NR and Tresiba. I recently noticed that when I have a fairly high fat meal ( around 25-30 ish grams of fat) my BG will be unstable. I usually only count carbs when I bolus, but 2 hrs pot meal ( with high fat) my BG comes down to in the range that I expected. But I...
  14. Choosehappy

    Dog Walking and hypos

    Hi all :) I have only been injecting for around a month but I am really struggling with any form of excersise. I am a very active person, always running around the house finding something to do, I take both of my dogs out separately every day and sometimes I like to just go for a walk by...
  15. Mel2019

    Slacking big time!!!

    So last time I was on here, I managed to get my HbA1c down to a good number (can't remember) my diabetic nurse was impressed...however, I became pretty cocky about it and went back to old habits plus "forgetting to take medicine".. Fast forward to today I got my HbA1c took last week and its...
  16. S

    This is all very new...

    Hi all I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes (43mM/M or 6.1%) in July. I'm about 5'9", just under 70kg - so about 22.7 BMI. My cholesterol is low @ 3.7 (and my total to HDL ration is 3.14). It had never before entered my head that I might get diabetes. I've now realised that my paternal...
  17. I

    How to beat Covid19 and Metabolic Syndrome

    This is an extremely relevant interview between Dr Robert Lustig and Dr Aseem Malhotra. Towards the end it even briefly covers the science as to why 'you can't our-run a bad diet'. https://www.crossfit.com/health/dr-aseem-malhotra-and-dr-robert-lustig
  18. M

    How Many Carbs per Meal

    Hi Everyone - I am wondering for a meal, for example dinner, what would you say is the maximum amount of carbs you should eat? Thank you :-)
  19. Z

    Type 2 Question re: carbs

    Hello. My mother who is 64 has been diabetic T2 for about 20 years. She is somewhat overweight. I have been trying to learn about low carb diet for her but with no luck. Can someone explain to me or direct me to a link where I can learn about a) how much carbs a person uses per day...
  20. M

    Blood sugars have been perfect

    so I was diagnosed the beginning of March, I have since lost 1.5 stone (still have 7 to lose)....so for the past 2-3 weeks my blood sugars have been perfect...when I wake up it’s between a 4.2-4-7.....after my meals it usually is around less than 6 one hour post meal and below 5 2 hrs....I...