hanadr
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the most important thing a diabetic needs to know about their food is the carb content. In most ready made foods, it's there on the panel. If not then it's in one of the little calorie and carb books.
I'm stating the obvious. perhaps not, judging by the questions that get asked,
I certainly don't expect most people to know what a carb is. I suspect even some healthcare proessionals aren't really clear on that. I have gone into some pretty old textbooks this last few weeks to make sure I've remembered things right and to check facts.
My Bernstein is here on my desk as are a couple of biochemistry textbooks. They cost a fortune when I was an undergraduate 45 years ago. I'm glad I'm getting some more use from them. Yes some aspects of them are probably out of date, but things like molecular structures haven't changed. There is information out there in the world at many levels. From checklists to help professional scientists to little storybooks for children. I suppose it's the scientific training, but it could just be natural, like Hermione in the Harry Potter books. The first thing I do when I see a question, is to find the right reference.
I'm stating the obvious. perhaps not, judging by the questions that get asked,
I certainly don't expect most people to know what a carb is. I suspect even some healthcare proessionals aren't really clear on that. I have gone into some pretty old textbooks this last few weeks to make sure I've remembered things right and to check facts.
My Bernstein is here on my desk as are a couple of biochemistry textbooks. They cost a fortune when I was an undergraduate 45 years ago. I'm glad I'm getting some more use from them. Yes some aspects of them are probably out of date, but things like molecular structures haven't changed. There is information out there in the world at many levels. From checklists to help professional scientists to little storybooks for children. I suppose it's the scientific training, but it could just be natural, like Hermione in the Harry Potter books. The first thing I do when I see a question, is to find the right reference.
