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What is the permissible weight of bread

HICHAM_T2

HICHAM_T2

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Hi everyone here
In my country Depends entirely on bread In all meals I also heard that bad bread for diabetics I want to know
What is the permissible weight of bread ?
 
No bread is good for diabetic people.
 
Be careful of hypos (blood sugar going too low under 4) as you are on diamicrom which is a gliclizide medication you can hypo on this type of med.

@Guzzler is correct breads are not the best for diabetes but you need to be careful going exteme low carb on the meds you are on - you need to be testing your blood sugar - right before eating and 2 hours after a meal to see how what you have eaten has affected your blood sugar - the information that @daisy1 posts for all newbies has all the numbers you need to be aiming for
 
hichamgsm said:
Hi @Guzzler
Nothing Okay
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Are you able to check your own blood glucose levels, do you have a glucose meter?

We are all different and the way we react to foods is different. Your body may be able to tolerate some bread, but you need to find out how much a slice of bread raises your blood glucose levels by and make a decison that's right for YOU.
 
hichamgsm said:
Yes I got one today
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That's great. As @lovinglife has stated above, test before eating and around 1-1/2 to 2hrs after eating, that's usually about the right time to see the highest blood glucose level. I suggest keeping a food diary at the beginning so that you have something to refer back to.
 
Guzzler said:
No bread is good for diabetic people.
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Bread is not recommended when following a lchf diet which is recommended for type 2.
This thread is not on the type 2 forum. It would be good to discriminate between the different types of diabetes.
 
lovinglife said:
Be careful of hypos (blood sugar going too low under 4) as you are on diamicrom which is a gliclizide medication you can hypo on this type of med.

@Guzzler is correct breads are not the best for diabetes but you need to be careful going exteme low carb on the meds you are on - you need to be testing your blood sugar - right before eating and 2 hours after a meal to see how what you have eaten has affected your blood sugar - the information that @daisy1 posts for all newbies has all the numbers you need to be aiming for
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I really want to thank you #lovinglife
 
I think it's the nicest way Things are scheduled before and after eating
 
helensaramay said:
Bread is not recommended when following a lchf diet which is recommended for type 2.
This thread is not on the type 2 forum. It would be good to discriminate between the different types of diabetes.
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Why? It's in ask a question forum I see no problem with that - or is it just for T1s

There a quite a few of us T2s who are low carb and eat certain breads ( though probably not available to OP as he doesn't live I in this country) he is also on hypo inducing meds so needs to be careful how low carb he goes
 
lovinglife said:
Why? It's in ask a question forum I see no problem with that - or is it just for T1s

There a quite a few of us T2s who are low carb and eat certain breads ( though probably not available to OP as he doesn't live I in this country) he is also on hypo inducing meds so needs to be careful how low carb he goes
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My concern is the advice that "No bread is good for diabetic people". This advice is true for type 2 or people on a lchf diet.
The response should more specific rather than stating no people with diabetes should eat bread.
 
helensaramay said:
Bread is not recommended when following a lchf diet which is recommended for type 2.
This thread is not on the type 2 forum. It would be good to discriminate between the different types of diabetes.
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Lchf is not officilly reccomended for T2,. It is on some non NHS sites, low carb ( under 100g) is reccomended on more non NHS sites. The uk government (misguidedly I think) reccomend higher carbs in termsr of both overall % and total g
 
I am somewhat surprised by the way people answer questions. There are so many conflicting viewpoints that I think replies should always start with 'In my opinion' when it comes down to individual foods. I think the conflict comes from longstanding commenters who make statements as if for all the world they were 100% true. Surely the moderators of this site should ensure there is a balance between what an individual thinks and what is actually true.
 
badcat said:
Lchf is not officilly reccomended for T2,. It is on some non NHS sites, low carb ( under 100g) is reccomended on more non NHS sites. The uk government (misguidedly I think) reccomend higher carbs in termsr of both overall % and total g
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I accept this. I do not accept that people with diabetes should eat "no bread".
From my personal experience, I am able to eat bread, inject the appropriate amounts insulin at the appropriate time, not experience BG spikes and maintain good overall control.
Whilst there are people on this forum with type 1 diabetes and people not on this forum without any type of diabetes, who follow a lchf diet, it is not mandatory for a health lifestyle.
 
helensaramay said:
I accept this. I do not accept that people with diabetes should eat "no bread".
From my personal experience, I am able to eat bread, inject the appropriate amounts insulin at the appropriate time, not experience BG spikes and maintain good overall control.
Whilst there are people on this forum with type 1 diabetes and people not on this forum without any type of diabetes, who follow a lchf diet, it is not mandatory for a health lifestyle.
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I agree!
 
My view is that individuals should test their reactions to foods, and decide what is good for them from there.

For T1s that might then involve adjusting their insulin, in quantity or timing, and for T2, it may be considered a suitable food to eat, or not.

By doing that, the individual gets to experience what actually happens for themselves. FOr me, experiencing the number on my meter helped to make it easier to forego some foods. Being able to demonstrate it to my OH certainly made it simpler for him to be convinced that firstly I was indeed diabetic, and secondly that some foods weren't working in my favour.

Whilst many of we T2s end up going down an LC route to managing out diabetes, I believe that up-front educational piece was very important to me. I found some things were fine for me that might usually be out of the question for others.
 
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