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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 307002" data-attributes="member: 19121">This is true, as a general rule of thumb the lower the % of sugars the lower the glycemic index (GI) of a food, and the lower the GI of a food the less effect it will have on your bg levels as the carbs will not be digested as quickly as in foods with a higher sugar level. I seem to remember being told by my SDN at diagnosis that I should look for foods with less than 10% sugars. Of course this is like everything else with diabetes wholly dependant on the individual so the same old advice as always would be to test every food you eat and find out what they do to your levels in what portions, ie foods with a lower % sugars you may find you can eat in a slightly larger amount than a similar product that has a higher % sugars.All carbohydrates are sugars and are converted to glucose in the stomach and absorbed into the blood stream in the large intestine, so the total carb content is very important. There are a number of things that can help to slow down digestion though such as fat and vinegar so eating something fatty with something carby will help to slow down digestion and keep bg levels down as will adding vinegar to a small portion of chips. Similar to vinegar is red wine and many find a glass of red wine with a meal can help to keep levels down a bit, note 'a glass' not a couple of bottles  :lol:  The key is to test every food you eat before eating and 2 hours after you finish the meal, if your levels are more than 1.5 to 2 mmol/L higher after eating than before the meal then you will need to reduce the carb content of that meal, the next time you eat that same meal, test again before and after eating but this time with a smaller portion of carbs and if the level is still not returning to close to your pre meal level then reduce the carbs again and repeat the experiment. Make a note of the meter readings you get and the portion size of the carbs you have eaten with that meal and you will soon build up a food diary telling you the portion sizes of all carbs that are OK for you to eat, once this is achieved the need to test so regularly is no longer necessary  :thumbup:</blockquote>

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