Type 1 Croissant carbs - how much do they count?

[jembateman]

hi all
Just joined this forum and hoping to solve a mystery: if I inject enough insulin for 30g of carbs in, say, toast or cereal, I'm fine; if I do it for 30g of carbs in croissants, I go hypo later in the morning! Has anyone else found this? A couple of people have suggested this is due to the amount of butter in croissants slowing down the carbs going into the blood sugar.
Thanks for any help!

 

[slip]

I'd tend to agree that their high fat and so carb absorption is slower hence going low a bit later, and then going higher after? you could try splitting the dose 50/50 first and keep testing eventually you'll work out how to handle them - maybe a bit of marmalade on them might help - but obviously increases the total carb?

 

[masonbason63]

In Carbs and Cals its 11g of carbs for 0.9oz and 22g of carbs for a 1.8oz.

Carbs and Cals is a great help !!


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[jembateman]

Thanks masonbason - I'll check against the very useful C&C again, but think I have done before. If it's different from what's on the packet, I'll report back, as that will be very interesting/worrying!