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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 1678357">You can eat and snack on what you want. Many people on this forum follow a low carb diet to manage their type 2 diabetes. Some people with type 1 find this useful but most find low carb is not necessary. The thing to remember is to match your insulin to the carbs that you eat. There is an online BERTIE course which explains carb counting if you have not already been introduced to it. If you are on a basal-bolus insulin regime, the usual advice is that you can have 10 - 15g carbs between meals without injecting. This would be a packet of crisps (not family-sized <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />), one or two biscuits, an apple, an orange, ...</blockquote>

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