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<blockquote data-quote="kkkk" data-source="post: 486652" data-attributes="member: 92533"><p>Quite interested in this one, as I think I may have been inadvertently low carbing all my diabetic life pretty much as I am generally on 140g a day excluding any extras for hypos or snacks if my sugar is dipping or I'm exercising - no one ever said that wasn't very much!</p><p></p><p>I have been diabetic sooooo long that I think the sweet stuff craving has mostly gone, though when we are out if there are puddings I will have a mouthful or small part of one of my kids or my husbands, or I order one and they get to eat the rest of mine…so I do limit that sweet stuff, 'cos at the end of the day I know in theory you 'can eat what you want, just adjust the insulin for it' however our manufactured insulin is no where near as good as the stuff that naturally floats around peoples bodies sorting out their sugar levels instantly….and so it is hard for it to match our peaks in blood sugar levels and it takes longer to exit our system - causing the highs and lows that we all experience (it is no where near as good - like comparing a masserati to a micra!) - so less highs hopefully corresponds with less lows and a more stable blood sugar. I also have some days on my cgm where my graph is pretty flat…and then most of the others when I am on a little roller coaster …and I'm not eating that differently, certainly the carbs are the same - so there are other things at play in our bodies too. Being on CGM has proven to me that looking at the glycemic index is important (as well as carb counting) and low gi foods or food combinations with stuff that digests slowly is also important in trying to keep it all a bit flatter</p><p></p><p></p><p>Aside from all that well done Marfmama <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> cracking day <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kkkk, post: 486652, member: 92533"] Quite interested in this one, as I think I may have been inadvertently low carbing all my diabetic life pretty much as I am generally on 140g a day excluding any extras for hypos or snacks if my sugar is dipping or I'm exercising - no one ever said that wasn't very much! I have been diabetic sooooo long that I think the sweet stuff craving has mostly gone, though when we are out if there are puddings I will have a mouthful or small part of one of my kids or my husbands, or I order one and they get to eat the rest of mine…so I do limit that sweet stuff, 'cos at the end of the day I know in theory you 'can eat what you want, just adjust the insulin for it' however our manufactured insulin is no where near as good as the stuff that naturally floats around peoples bodies sorting out their sugar levels instantly….and so it is hard for it to match our peaks in blood sugar levels and it takes longer to exit our system - causing the highs and lows that we all experience (it is no where near as good - like comparing a masserati to a micra!) - so less highs hopefully corresponds with less lows and a more stable blood sugar. I also have some days on my cgm where my graph is pretty flat…and then most of the others when I am on a little roller coaster …and I'm not eating that differently, certainly the carbs are the same - so there are other things at play in our bodies too. Being on CGM has proven to me that looking at the glycemic index is important (as well as carb counting) and low gi foods or food combinations with stuff that digests slowly is also important in trying to keep it all a bit flatter Aside from all that well done Marfmama :) cracking day :) [/QUOTE]
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