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Carbs and cal app

Furgul

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Location
Rugby, Warwickshire
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Does any one else find this app useful?
I would recommend it to any diabetics to help work out food contents ect it's well worth investing into and has some take out foods available as well for when we are out and about
 
Hey ,
I have been using the app for sometime now , I find it really helpful , and totally agree especially when it can work out some sneaky takeaways lol .
I would also recommend this app .

 
I started lowering my carb count to between 50-90 g which this app is helping and I'm finding that my sugar levels are better already then they have ever been
 
Furgul said:
I started lowering my carb count to between 50-90 g which this app is helping and I'm finding that my sugar levels are better already then they have ever been
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Oh wow , how strange is that that's what I want to start doing reducing my carb intake . And hearing that it has helped your sugar levels makes me want to do it even more . What have you done to reduce the carb intake , and by eating what different foods if you don't mind me asking . Might be able to pinch a few ideas .
 
I would like to like this app but to be honest it has never worked for me. I find it impossible to tell the portion sizes because they use different sized but identical - looking plates in different photos. They often don't give the weight or anything else to go on. It's a very limited database of foods. And it tries to update the database every single time you start the app, even if you are on a rubbish mobile data link, meaning the app can take a minute just to open. In my view it's a great idea spoiled by poor execution. I bought the app and the book, but hardly use either, and when I do, I invariably get frustrated.
 
It is a useful app but like Spiker I do find it quite hard to gauge the size of the portions ( I am partially sighted which really doesn't help!). I quite like the Cook and Count app as I try to make most meals from scratch. There is a build your own recipe option where you add in the weight and type of food you are using press the total button and hey presto it gives you the carbohydrate content. Anything that reduces the guesstimate element of meals has got to help.
 
I love this app being able to put in foods you regularly eat is brilliant also )
 
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