Am I reading labels all wrong

ljdub

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I think I may be reading the labels of food all wrong as some of my levels lately have gone up more than I would of liked.

When reading the carb level of Y of which sugars are X, I have been reading the sugar level only and trying to get this as low as possible, should I be also looking at the carb level and keeping this low as possible?

Seem to be getting confused of what I should or shouldn’t do

Thanks in advance
 
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Rachox

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Yes, you need to count the carb level. Ignore the sugars number. All carbs turn to sugar once ingested.
 

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All carbs (not just sugar) affect our blood sugars so you need to consider total carbs.

If you are in the US, you will need to subtract the fiber. If you are in the UK, fibre is already subtracted
 
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