net carbs and total carbs

[steph81170]

Hello you helpful people, could someone please tell me whether I should counting net or total carbs when trying to keep my blood sugar count at an acceptable level. I am pre-diabetic and do NOT need to loose weight.
Thanks.

 

[noblehead]

Total carbs here in the UK.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Yes, in the UK it is total carbs. The USA has a different method of food labelling whereby fibre is included in the carb total, so needs deducting. In the UK the fibre has conveniently already been deducted and listed separately. If you are using an app such as My Fitness Pal you have to be careful if looking at an entry made by a person from the US.

 

[Indy51]