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<blockquote data-quote="catherinecherub" data-source="post: 952921"><p>Hi [USER=210241]@vicky61[/USER],</p><p></p><p>Nobody can tell you how many carbs are right for you as we all respond differently. If you read around the forums you will see that some people eat as little as 20 per day whilst others can manage on 120 /150 or anything in between. It is your blood glucose meter that decides. You have to be prepared to experiment and keep a food diary. There are also times that your blood sugar will rise due to other factors including less/more exercise, feeling unwell and stress to name a few. If you are taking non diabetic medications you need to read up about them as some of these can raise your blood sugars.</p><p></p><p>You might get a high reading with a particular carb and so eating a smaller amount might work. If that does not then that food may have to be given up and a substitute found.</p><p></p><p>This is contained in the advice you were given by daisy1:-</p><p></p><p><strong>Eating what works for you</strong></p><p></p><p>Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.</p><p></p><p>To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps. You will get there but it will not happen overnight so regard it as a marathon rather than a sprint.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catherinecherub, post: 952921"] Hi [USER=210241]@vicky61[/USER], Nobody can tell you how many carbs are right for you as we all respond differently. If you read around the forums you will see that some people eat as little as 20 per day whilst others can manage on 120 /150 or anything in between. It is your blood glucose meter that decides. You have to be prepared to experiment and keep a food diary. There are also times that your blood sugar will rise due to other factors including less/more exercise, feeling unwell and stress to name a few. If you are taking non diabetic medications you need to read up about them as some of these can raise your blood sugars. You might get a high reading with a particular carb and so eating a smaller amount might work. If that does not then that food may have to be given up and a substitute found. This is contained in the advice you were given by daisy1:- [B]Eating what works for you[/B] Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter. To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal. Hope this helps. You will get there but it will not happen overnight so regard it as a marathon rather than a sprint. [/QUOTE]
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