gollymax
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Hi everyone, I’ve been a T1 for 57 years, I’m getting a bit confused with some of the Salad foods when counting Carbohydrates in Cucumber, Rocket lettuce leaf.
The Carbs & Calorie Counter Book edition 6 states 40g of weight =0 Carbs, 80g & 120g of weight =1G of Carbs
When I google Cucumber I find that a weight of 100g of Cucumber = 3.5g of Carbs.
I also look at Rocket leafs (lettuce) to find the book states the weights of 20g 40g & 80g =0 Carbs
My wife buys a 80g Packet of Rocket leafs from Asda food store for me, when I look at the packet of Rocket leafs it states the packet contains 1.5G of Carbs for the whole packet.
The reason I’m asking these questions is because I’m on an insulin pump and I’m in the process of doing some fasting tests.
So this is where I get a bit confused when the book tell you one thing, the internet tells you something different & the packet food tells you something different again.
I went on a pump training course & the DSN said you can eat Rocket leafs as they have no carbs whilst you are doing your fasting tests.
I wonder how many people have come across the same problem?
The Carbs & Calorie Counter Book edition 6 states 40g of weight =0 Carbs, 80g & 120g of weight =1G of Carbs
When I google Cucumber I find that a weight of 100g of Cucumber = 3.5g of Carbs.
I also look at Rocket leafs (lettuce) to find the book states the weights of 20g 40g & 80g =0 Carbs
My wife buys a 80g Packet of Rocket leafs from Asda food store for me, when I look at the packet of Rocket leafs it states the packet contains 1.5G of Carbs for the whole packet.
The reason I’m asking these questions is because I’m on an insulin pump and I’m in the process of doing some fasting tests.
So this is where I get a bit confused when the book tell you one thing, the internet tells you something different & the packet food tells you something different again.
I went on a pump training course & the DSN said you can eat Rocket leafs as they have no carbs whilst you are doing your fasting tests.
I wonder how many people have come across the same problem?