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'Of Which Sugars'

smull

smull

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
I'm doing ok with this low carb malarkey, lost lots of weight and got my blood sugars into the normal range but I'd like to get more of an understanding of things.

Soooooo, when you read the carb content of a product; should you be concerned with the carbs overall or the 'of which sugars' information or both?

I've seen some foods with an acceptable 'of which sugars' carb reading but been wary of having it just in case.

Hope that makes sense!
Andy
 
Agreed with above..

It all converts to a carb count.
Forget the packaging misinformation on the front. Where it's at, is at the back..

Though the sugar bit does help forcast what will spike quicker (for me!) as a T1 carb content per whatever weight it happens to be... Sometimes it states the actual carb count to "unit" too... Saves on a a bit of maff.
 
smull said:
I'm doing ok with this low carb malarkey, lost lots of weight and got my blood sugars into the normal range but I'd like to get more of an understanding of things.

Soooooo, when you read the carb content of a product; should you be concerned with the carbs overall or the 'of which sugars' information or both?

I've seen some foods with an acceptable 'of which sugars' carb reading but been wary of having it just in case.

Hope that makes sense!
Andy
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Glad to see you are doing so well. :)

As said above, look for the total carbohydrate amount. The sugar is included in that. The "of which sugars" amount will tell you if it releases the glucose quickly or more slowly (The lower the amount the slower the release, but overall it is the carb amount that matters.)
 
Ok, thanks all. Better safe than sorry, I'll stick to the total carb information.
Cheers,
Andy
:)
 
Agree with the others, but will also add that the "of which sugars" part is with reference to the quantity of carbohydrate that is in simple form. i.e. dextrose, galactose and fructose.
 
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