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<blockquote data-quote="CapnGrumpy" data-source="post: 1235892" data-attributes="member: 195556"><p>I might have been a bit short in my reply - no proper keyboard at the time. It does seem to be the NHS standard response that we need to eat slow acting carbs and this is based on research from the 1960's that more and more people find not to be true. Personally, I eat less than 25 grams of carbs per day and feel so much better for doing so. I feel less sluggish, less hungry, and overall better in myself. </p><p></p><p>I also find that when I get it 'wrong', it's less wrong.</p><p></p><p>For me on carbs, half a slice of bread represented 2 units of fast acting. If I was aiming for a blood sugar of 6 mmol/L and I was 2 units short (wrong by half a slice of bread), then I'd hit 10 mmol/L and this was too high. Likewise, if I got it wrong the other way, I'd hypo.</p><p></p><p>So what I've found by drastically cutting the carbs and putting myself into ketosis is that when I get it wrong, I might hit 8 mmol/L. And that when I correct, it's by half a unit or maybe a unit of fast acting). </p><p></p><p>(I feel obliged to add that I'm happy trying stuff out on myself - I've no idea how this works with a growing child.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CapnGrumpy, post: 1235892, member: 195556"] I might have been a bit short in my reply - no proper keyboard at the time. It does seem to be the NHS standard response that we need to eat slow acting carbs and this is based on research from the 1960's that more and more people find not to be true. Personally, I eat less than 25 grams of carbs per day and feel so much better for doing so. I feel less sluggish, less hungry, and overall better in myself. I also find that when I get it 'wrong', it's less wrong. For me on carbs, half a slice of bread represented 2 units of fast acting. If I was aiming for a blood sugar of 6 mmol/L and I was 2 units short (wrong by half a slice of bread), then I'd hit 10 mmol/L and this was too high. Likewise, if I got it wrong the other way, I'd hypo. So what I've found by drastically cutting the carbs and putting myself into ketosis is that when I get it wrong, I might hit 8 mmol/L. And that when I correct, it's by half a unit or maybe a unit of fast acting). (I feel obliged to add that I'm happy trying stuff out on myself - I've no idea how this works with a growing child.) [/QUOTE]
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