Protein fat and carbs

Jasperville said:

It is only in the USA that they regard fibre as a carb. Generally, on this website, reference to grams of carbs is excluding fibre, as fibre has no effect on blood glucose.

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Actually Canada also includes the fiber in the carb total and we also have to subtract it. I have no idea about Australia. Double cream is also something that is also almost impossible to find in North America for some reason. Whipping cream is the closest but not really the same thing and much lower fat and higher carb.

MissMac said:

I've just googled it and first result was Atkins and looking at net carbs which is defo carbs minus fibre....gonna do some more research now! Though to be fair...my BG is still doing ok! But if can get even better I'm on it though it's gonna be mega harder now...sad sad sad

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Don't be sad.. you're doing really well so don't sweat.. you;re just better informed now.

bulkbiker said:

Don't be sad.. you're doing really well so don't sweat.. you;re just better informed now.

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Well, after thinking about it, I figured it was actually a relatively good thing...makes it easier to count in some way and as say, I've done alright on the sugars so far, therefore even if I was going over on the carbs I wanted to have daily, it's still made a vast improvement and from now on can surely only get better possibly? Guess in some way it makes it easier!!!

chalup said:

Actually Canada also includes the fiber in the carb total and we also have to subtract it. I have no idea about Australia. Double cream is also something that is also almost impossible to find in North America for some reason. Whipping cream is the closest but not really the same thing and much lower fat and higher carb.

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Australia is the same as UK - total carbs here is the same as net carbs in the US, ie fibre is not included in the total.

Kimtut said:

What kind of ratio should I be using if I'm on a low carb diet I'm new to this and can't seem to find any answers, thanks

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If you want to be precise there are nutritional calculators around on the web, including low carb and ketogenic ones, e.g. http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/DietMakeupCalc.php. The theory seems to be that your protein consumption should remain about the same and roughly depends on your (recommended) body mass and is required to maintain and repair your body, you then choose the number of carbs you wish to eat and the rest of your energy requirements are then made up with fat. So it tends to be a balancing act around carbs and fat: if you want to gain weight you keep protein and carbs the same and eat more fat, or if you want to lose weight you eat less fat, or stay with your current amount to maintain weight, so you're adjusting your total fuel consumption. If you want to reduce your glucose levels you (probably ) need to eat fewer carbs, so reduce them and increase your fat consumption - your energy requirements remain the same but you've adjusted your fuel proportions.

I've found that if I know roughly how much protein I normally eat, I can choose the number of carbs I need to control my glucose levels, and then fill up with fat, and my figures will be roughly in line with those that the others have already quoted. My meter and my body (and occasionally the scales) will tell me if I've got my balancing act right.

Robbity