Sugar is a carb. Why they differentiate between sugar and total carbs is beyond me but that is how they do it.Hello, if anyone could correct me if I’m wrong. I was taught that sugar is gram for gram in carbs, so 1g sugar = 1g carbs. You look at labels that say “of which carbohydrates” from my understanding carbs is sugar. Lets say 1 oreo biscuit, it weighs 11g. Each biscuit is 7.5g of carbs according to the label. If you are type 2 and eating 40-50g of carbs a day, you’ll have to weigh it up and judge if that biscuit is worth eating and if it’s going to spike your bg. Carbs are also in certain fruits, veggies, sauces, drinks. But majority of it is in breads, rice, pastas, biscuits, anything potato.
Hi thanks so basic count the whole carb per 100g.what are carrots and pineapple okay.it looks like i am going to be living on fruit vegies and not much more at the minute
Sugar is a carb. Why they differentiate between sugar and total carbs is beyond me but that is how they do it.
To the OP/ Some manufacturers are helpful enough to give values per biscuit but the other way to find out is to go to a Supermarket website and see the nutritional values in full on screen so that you are not peering at tiny print on labels (I sometimes do not see a decimal point on a label).
Sugar is a carb. Why they differentiate between sugar and total carbs is beyond me but that is how they do it.
Hi. Cheese and eggs aren't bad for you but of course you may not like them.I don't like chese eggs not a big fan as this are bad for you but I eat chicken steak etc
You'll have to ask your DSN or team. anything high sugar and carbs will sky rocket your BG very quickly and if it's high carbs and low sugar, it'll be more slow acting.Hi big thanks to everyone.I also have 6 other meds conditions which I have to take meds for.so some foods i can not eat because of these.what happens if you eat sugar and your blood sugar goes to high
You may need to read more widely about cheese and eggs. One thing that many of us have learned is that a low fat diet does not work well for diabetics,I don't like chese eggs not a big fan as this are bad for you but I eat chicken steak etc
Thanks @Scott-CIt's surprisingly useful for T1s when we're assessing how far in advance to inject ahead of a meal.
If an item is, say, 30g carbs, of which 25g is sugars, that'll absorb very quickly, so we may be inclined to inject quite far in advance of the meal to give the insulin more time to get to work, so our bg is already on a downwards trend before the "fast" sugar hits gets quickly into stream.
Whereas, if it is 30g of which only 4g is sugar, that would indicate a more slowly absorbing food as the majority of it will be longer chain carbs which take time to breakdown and absorb, and in that situation we absolutely don't want the insulin activity peaking too early, so we will tail back the pre-injection time substantially to avoid a hard drop.
It's broadly related to the idea of GI, and makes a surprising difference in matching insulin timing to food absorption when taken into account.
Thanks scott i never knew that and will find this info very usefulIt's surprisingly useful for T1s when we're assessing how far in advance to inject ahead of a meal.
If an item is, say, 30g carbs, of which 25g is sugars, that'll absorb very quickly, so we may be inclined to inject quite far in advance of the meal to give the insulin more time to get to work, so our bg is already on a downwards trend before the "fast" sugar hits gets quickly into stream.
Whereas, if it is 30g of which only 4g is sugar, that would indicate a more slowly absorbing food as the majority of it will be longer chain carbs which take time to breakdown and absorb, and in that situation we absolutely don't want the insulin activity peaking too early, so we will tail back the pre-injection time substantially to avoid a hard drop.
It's broadly related to the idea of GI, and makes a surprising difference in matching insulin timing to food absorption when taken into account.
I've been told lean meat is fine.Also nuts and avocados for some healthy fats.Good luck!I don't like chese eggs not a big fan as this are bad for you but I eat chicken steak etc
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