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Hi diagnosed Type 2 about a month ago

KennyA said:
That would be way too many carbs for me, but then I'm on about 20g/day. Weetabix is a definite no-no, and I would skip bought/prepared supermarket salad (unless I was very sure of it) as some of the dressings and additions have a lot of sugar. Equally, I wouldn't be eating tangerines as they are high in fructose.

You won't find out the answer to your question until you test before eating and then two hours after. In one sense it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. What's important is what your food does to you (which you find out by testing), and not what it does or might do to other people. I know I would find a significant and unacceptable rise in BG after weetabix, for example, but it's possible you might not.
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Tangerines are low gi the same as oranges. I buy salad with dressing separate
 
Widgets said:
When I first started using a meter I got 'Lo' a few times. Then I worked out that you need to dip the end of the strip into the blood droplet rather than putting it on top of the strip.

If you dip the end of the strip into the blood (on my meter/strips anyway) you see the blood fill the little channel at the tip. If you don't get enough blood in that way then the meter registers there's *something* there, but there's not enough to get a proper reading. In the instructions with my meter this is not very clear.

It might be worth experimenting with your system to see if it has the same issue.
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Thank you that’s helpful
 
KennyA said:
That would be way too many carbs for me, but then I'm on about 20g/day. Weetabix is a definite no-no, and I would skip bought/prepared supermarket salad (unless I was very sure of it) as some of the dressings and additions have a lot of sugar. Equally, I wouldn't be eating tangerines as they are high in fructose.

You won't find out the answer to your question until you test before eating and then two hours after. In one sense it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. What's important is what your food does to you (which you find out by testing), and not what it does or might do to other people. I know I would find a significant and unacceptable rise in BG after weetabix, for example, but it's possible you might not.
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Weetabix has26 g carb if that’s all I eat in carbs it’s less than recommended and yes I do what’s good for me not for others. I’m a member of diabetes UK and follow their advice
 
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