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Carb counting website

smc4761

smc4761

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Type of diabetes
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Can anyone recommend a good carb counting website for the UK. There are plenty out there but many seem to be Americanised. Thanks in advance
 
Hi @smc4761 Do you mean a site that contains carb values or a site that teaches carb counting and insulin adjustments?
 
Sorry I mean a site that gives carb values I am fairly good at carb counting I think
 
smc4761 said:
Sorry I mean a site that gives carb values I am fairly good at carb counting I think
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Ok :) I generally use the packaging, MyFitnessPal, my Collins carb count book, or my memory (after 23 years I have most values stored in there : D )

Carbs and Cals is also popular here.
 
I am pretty much the same after 32 years I have lots of it stored in my head. When I was first diagnosed we were tuaght carb counting.

After a good few years of perhaps being a bit lackadisacal I am putting a bit more focus on what I eat and adjusting insulin accordingly
 
I use the info off the supermarket packaging when available, it's pretty accurate. Use the info on the back under Nutrition, not the summary on the front. Otherwise I use the Fat Secret website, which is UK based. You have to be careful with US sites as they measure things a bit differently, including fibre within carbs for one thing. Also, their portion sizes are a bit odd (when given) and they prefer to do things by portion rather than per 100g.
 
Foods I eat frequently, I log in an Excel sheet for easy referencing. As long as I have my phone with me, I can pull it up anytime I need it. :) It looks like this:

Name of food - carbs per 100g - fibers per 100g - serving size in g - last field calculates how many carbs are in the food for that serving size. (Easily adjustable too! I just change the serving size and bam.)

I fetch the info from the packaging and otherwise get a fairly good estimate from Google on how much is in unlabeled foods.
 
I've download the "carbs and caps" app on my phone. Very recommended- it's so easy to use and works it all out for you. It's a cost of £5 but it's proved invaluable for me.
 
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