Online diary or food database suggestions?

http://www.carbs-information.com/carbs-in-food.htm

Here's a site I found, it takes a little searching but you'll find pretty much anything, start with the yellow column. Good luck, I am also a reduced carb eater and my sugars are now mostly under 6, sometimes upto 7, but then I have only been diagnosed for 5 weeks and started from 16.3. I also feel so much better!!! :mrgreen:

A couple more sources of information

http://www.calorieking.com/

http://www.fitday.com/

http://www.nutritiondata.com/

The best way to find your own carb level and how it varies through the day and with exercise etc.

http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm

Good luck for the check up! I must say my practice seems to be quite progressive since the first thing the nurse said is to watch carb intake and the doctor agreed. So that is one point for my practice, sadly it seems to be more of an exeption than anything else. But I also learnt from here that sometimes you just have to smile and nod and carry on with what you are doing regardless. The best thing to do is to give lower carbing a go and ignore the oatcakes and ryvita advice. Give your self a couple of months to see if your blood sugars and lipids come down by low carbing and that is your answer.

I must emphasize, I'm not a hardcore low carber but more of reduced carber. My daily carb intake varies but I eat no pasta, rice or commercial bread and no ready meals anymore. I can't be reasonable with things like rice, only a mountain would do, so I'm better off avoiding it... But it is absolutely amazing feeling to have your gp and nurse be absolutely gobsmacked by your progress, I have experienced it and my gp was seriously impressed! Feels great and it is definitely doable!! :lol:

Choose an online diary that offers accurate nutrition information, flexibility and ease of data entry. Test the site by entering your food intake for a particular day, and then cross-check the nutrition analysis -- calories, fat, sugar and other nutrients -- against a nutrition text from the library. Ensure that the database includes the foods that you normally eat and also allows you to add food items if needed. Preview any additional features, including nutrition analysis, reports, exercise tracking, fitness advice and user forums to see whether they meet your needs.

Do you have a smartphone? iPhone, android, they have great software to get track of all foods and nutritional values, carbs, sugars etc, very handy when out and about. I use "my net diary pro" on iPhone its great.