carbs

Do you eat whatever you want, not restricting any food groups, and then match the amount of insulin you take to cover the carbs in whatever you are going to eat? Or, have you cut your carbs and maybe do keto, so that you can inject as little insulin as possible? I’m also wondering what your...

I was looking at the insulin index, and was interested in how insulinogenic some zero-carb foods are (for instance, most animal protein). Being something of a voracious carnivore myself, I've had huge steak, chicken or fish lunches, but they keep me full forever and I don't hypo from them. On...

The box says 80% fewer carbohydrates than all-putpose-flour. I made a pie-dough and so far it is coming together identically as when I it has always. I will be making/bakingthe pie later tonight. The vendor says that it an excellent replacement even for cakes. From the web site: "Carbquik...

Sometimes counting carbs becomes obsession and frustration. It`s rather easy with 100 g or ml of something. But what with e.g. vegetable soup with several ingredients ? Is it really necessary to use apothecary scale to count carbs in 50 g of carrots, 70 g of cauliflower and 40 g of canned...

Hi, I have some questions and wondered if anybody would be kind enough to clarify a few things for me as looking online is just adding to my confusion! I was diagnosed last September with a HbA1c of 51. They were not completely sure what type I have, thinking it is genetic, possibly affected by...

Hi all, Was just diagnosed as Prediabetic a few days ago and after a bit of shock and despair I'm now treating this as an opportunity to transform my life! I'm quite familiar with low carb diets as when i was younger i used to live by the Atkins for years. I was at my thinnest at this time...

This time from today's New Scientist. "On that question, meta-analyses and painstaking controlled randomised trials have established that the biological effects of low-carb/high-fat or high-fat/low-carb diets on obesity are at best tiny." I don't think Zoe Harcombe would agree with that...

In today's Times: "You can eat sugar and carbohydrates and still lose weight, says a professor of nutrition at the University of Glasgow. Mike Lean said that research had shown that people could shed pounds by following diets that allowed more foods such as grains, bread and rice, as well as...

If you feel you are at risk of diabetes and have numerous allergies then what type of diet should one follow? NO wheat, gluten, soya, dairy, lactose, nuts, herbs, spices, apples, etc. GP cannot even give me a pain killer for arthritis both RA, OA and also have osteoporosis. I have 38 on the...

This week sees the ending of my first year on a low carb diet. The past six months have been a challenge with my body sometimes struggling to fatten itself up again and me desperately resisting, and a long slow plateau in which my weight sometimes went up a bit, and where I did well if I...

Hi, I'm trying to find a healthy breakfast that doesn't send by BM racing but also need to lose weight and have high cholesterol so I don' wwant to be eating a full English. Ive usually had cereals thinking this was healthy and only just discovered carbs can be bad for our sugars. I always wake...

If diabetes is one of the biggest and growing problems why are carbs not already displayed on the front of packaging? Only displaying 'Sugars' is misleading as that is all the media talks about. ALL carbohydrate (ok except that from fibre but that has already been deducted from the carb value...

My Daughter has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. They are still trying to get her insulin levels in place at the hospital. But have told us 40g of carbs for meals and 15g of carbs for snacks. Meals I can handle. But snacks?? I'm lost. She loves to snack and now she is being restricted...

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I've pretty well given up carbs for the last 6 months. Lost 12Lbs and reduced my Hba1c from 53 to 38. During this period I continued to take my medication as per normal (Victoza, Metformin & Glicazide) Reading from the Direct study literature, I gather that the next phase is to eliminate all...

I tried to place an order for the book Carbs and Cals but see it is out of print. I have send a mail to the shop asking for news of a reprint. Would any one have a copy they do not use and could sell me. Happy to give my name and address. I am type 1 for 42 years, aged 83, but sure I could eat...

Hiya, I am looking to make a petition for getting carb counts on the traffic light system on food packaging in the UK. In order for me to start one, I need at least 5 email of supporters to get me started. If anyone is willing, please send me a private message including your email - you must be...

The research reported in this article seems to suggest that eating carbohydrates AFTER protein and vegetables is advantageous because it slows digestion of the carbs, so leading to lower post prandial blood glucose levels. I am wondering if this is a real advantage, given that the carbs have to...

hi there I have been type 2 diabetic now for 3 months and iv just started to use the accu check expert kit helps your carb count. So my carb ratio is 1 unit of insulin for every 10g of carbs. I'm currently on metformin max dose 2 tablets twice a day and also novorapid 3 times a day and also...

Is it normal for bg to rise even after a meal containing virtually zero carbs? This evening I tested 5.7 before eating and 6.9 c.1 hour after.