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How many carbs per day ??

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celast

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Location
wilmslow cheshire
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
How do I find out how many carbs per day I should have ?
Take today for instants I had for lunch 1 1/2 toasted cheese sandwiches on seeded batch bread which was 42carbs, 2 hours later my blood sugar read 6.2 I have a carb book on the way but not sure how to work out how many I should have.. :think:
 
You work out the amount by seeing how your meter reacts. I used 40 carbs for a meal, then saw how my meter readings were. I took 150g a day as my starting point.

That might work for you. Try it and see what happens. If you get a high reading on,say, 50g a meal, then drop to 40g the next time, and so on.

We are are different, so your meter will tell you what level is safe for you. And keep checking as your safe levels may change over time.

The post by Daisy1 has a table of safe post-meal levels for type 2's
 
lucylocket61 said:
You work out the amount by seeing how your meter reacts. I used 40 carbs for a meal, then saw how my meter readings were. I took 150g a day as my starting point.

That might work for you. Try it and see what happens. If you get a high reading on,say, 50g a meal, then drop to 40g the next time, and so on.

We are are different, so your meter will tell you what level is safe for you. And keep checking as your safe levels may change over time.

The post by Daisy1 has a table of safe post-meal levels for type 2's
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Here is the link to the information that Lucy mentioned, even though you are not newly diagnosed:

viewtopic.php?f=20&t=17088
 
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