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- Type of diabetes
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Are you after low carbs in numbers, or low impact to blood glucose?
I find that they don’t always coincide.
As an example, i dismissed Peanut 9Bars to start with because they have about 16g carbs per 50g bar.
That seemed a lot.
But then I tried one (well, several actually, because i had to test them thoroughly ) and I found that they have virtually no blood glucose impact. It seems that the nuts and seeds in them slow the digestion. Or the fats in the nuts. Or something.
Whatever the reason, a 50g bar raises my bg by less than 1mmol/l for less than an hour.
So I disregard the carb content number, and go by the carb effect, instead.
I suppose I am suggesting that you try each bar to find one that works for you, rather than only going for ones below a fixed carb number.
I find that they don’t always coincide.
As an example, i dismissed Peanut 9Bars to start with because they have about 16g carbs per 50g bar.
That seemed a lot.
But then I tried one (well, several actually, because i had to test them thoroughly ) and I found that they have virtually no blood glucose impact. It seems that the nuts and seeds in them slow the digestion. Or the fats in the nuts. Or something.
Whatever the reason, a 50g bar raises my bg by less than 1mmol/l for less than an hour.
So I disregard the carb content number, and go by the carb effect, instead.
I suppose I am suggesting that you try each bar to find one that works for you, rather than only going for ones below a fixed carb number.