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<blockquote data-quote="CR741" data-source="post: 157048" data-attributes="member: 28747"><p>hey,</p><p>yes i agree, you should be aloud to test if you want to. you can actually buy test strips yourself at some chemists. they are expensive though, they are about £23 or £25 for a whole pot. one good tip to remember is that it is not just about lowering your carbs, it's about the GI of the carbs. This means how slow or fast they go into your blood. Some carbs are slower than others so will have less of an impact on your blood sugar, however if there is a food that you really like but is high GI don't feel like you can't eat it. If you put a low GI food with a high GI food it lowers the GI of the foods as a whole. Remember you can put foods together to make a low GI meal as a whole,e.g. potatoes are high GI but baked beans are low GI, so when you put beans with your potatoes it lowers the GI of the potato. Fats e.g. cheese also lower the GI of foods, but you may not want too much fat. Nuts are good, as they have low GI and are very beneficial, however they have lots of calories so watch portion sizes. About a handful at a time would be fine. You can get many books with the GI values of foods, also there are lots of books on the carbs and nutritional values of foods that are very useful.</p><p>cr741 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CR741, post: 157048, member: 28747"] hey, yes i agree, you should be aloud to test if you want to. you can actually buy test strips yourself at some chemists. they are expensive though, they are about £23 or £25 for a whole pot. one good tip to remember is that it is not just about lowering your carbs, it's about the GI of the carbs. This means how slow or fast they go into your blood. Some carbs are slower than others so will have less of an impact on your blood sugar, however if there is a food that you really like but is high GI don't feel like you can't eat it. If you put a low GI food with a high GI food it lowers the GI of the foods as a whole. Remember you can put foods together to make a low GI meal as a whole,e.g. potatoes are high GI but baked beans are low GI, so when you put beans with your potatoes it lowers the GI of the potato. Fats e.g. cheese also lower the GI of foods, but you may not want too much fat. Nuts are good, as they have low GI and are very beneficial, however they have lots of calories so watch portion sizes. About a handful at a time would be fine. You can get many books with the GI values of foods, also there are lots of books on the carbs and nutritional values of foods that are very useful. cr741 :D [/QUOTE]
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