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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Yorksman" data-source="post: 391478" data-attributes="member: 55568">Have a look at daisy's introductory threadBasic information for Newly Diagnosed Diabetics<a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=26870#p247834" target="_blank">viewtopic.php?f=39&t=26870#p247834</a>That has some very basic ifor on carbs and some links to further info.When I was diagnosed I knew that I had to avoid sweets, buns, biscuits, chocolate bars, sugary drinks etc because I equated diabetes with sugar. However, it came as a surprise to me, via testing, to discover that a ham or beef sandwich was nearly as bad. The culprit here was the white flour used in the sandwich. This white starch, as with white rice, is very quickly digested and turned into sugar. Unrefined starches, such as brown rice are not as highly processed and, again by testing, I discovered that I could eat brown rice and it did not raise my blood sugar levels by much. I later found out that this is because it has a low GI or Glycaemic Index, that is, the carbohydrate, because it is unrefined and more complex, takes longer to digest and the release into the blood is much slower. Some carbohydrates are not digestible at all. This is typically what is used in zero calorie sweeteners. Unfortunately, because you don't digest them and they pass through you, they can have a certain laxative effect.Some people like to keep all carbohydrate content as low as possible, almost negligible. Meat and two veg is OK but no potatoes. Bacon and egg is OK but no fried bread and definitely no toast and marmelade. People like me eat some carbs but only ever low GI foods or maybe a small portion of medium GI foods. Porridge is one of those foods that affects some people but not others. The seeded bun and hot cross bun have a good chance of raising your sugar levels. Rye bread is ok for me but refined wheat products are off limits. Wholewheat breads are OK for me if you can trust the bread to be truly wholewheat. One loaf sold by a supermarket as wholemeal actually only contains 6% wholegrain, the rest is white flour, dye, soya flour, and a number of other strange ingredients. You'll see many discussions on the subject of bread.</blockquote>

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