Guest guest Posted June 19, 2002 Report Share Posted June 19, 2002 Hi, A question for anyone counting carbs. instead of food exchanges, has anyone noticed that a certain amount of carbs, will raise your bs a certain amount? With all the testing I have been doing lately, I have found that 1 carb. will usually raise my bs 2 points. Not always, but usually it stays pretty much that. Depending on what I eat, of course and my activity. So if I start with 115 before I eat and I don't want to see the numbers go above 140, 2 hrs. after eating, I eat around 12 carbs for that meal. Just wondering, Debby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2002 Report Share Posted June 19, 2002 Hi, Debby...sounds like you accidentally made a great discovery. Most of us aren't so lucky, discovering a ratio that is consistent. Of course, with diabetes things change...so the ratio may change too. Just be aware of that. So...the key to good control is limiting your carbs to that which keeps your BGs at a good place. Frequent testing will give you the answer. And you could probably toss the " exchange program, " which you've probably noticed is pretty carb-heavy. Many of us have found that eliminating - or severely limiting - such highcarb foods as potatos, rice, all grain products including pasta and bread, will keep our BGs where they ought to be. Vicki In a message dated 06/19/2002 5:41:08 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Rymoreason@... writes: > Hi, > A question for anyone counting carbs. instead of food exchanges, has anyone > > noticed that a certain amount of carbs, will raise your bs a certain > amount? > With all the testing I have been doing lately, I have found that 1 carb. > will > usually raise my bs 2 points. > Not always, but usually it stays pretty much that. Depending on what I eat, > > of course and my activity. > So if I start with 115 before I eat and I don't want to see the numbers go > above 140, 2 hrs. after eating, I eat around 12 carbs for that meal. > Just wondering, > Debby > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2002 Report Share Posted June 19, 2002 Hi, Debby...sounds like you accidentally made a great discovery. Most of us aren't so lucky, discovering a ratio that is consistent. Of course, with diabetes things change...so the ratio may change too. Just be aware of that. So...the key to good control is limiting your carbs to that which keeps your BGs at a good place. Frequent testing will give you the answer. And you could probably toss the " exchange program, " which you've probably noticed is pretty carb-heavy. Many of us have found that eliminating - or severely limiting - such highcarb foods as potatos, rice, all grain products including pasta and bread, will keep our BGs where they ought to be. Vicki In a message dated 06/19/2002 5:41:08 AM US Mountain Standard Time, Rymoreason@... writes: > Hi, > A question for anyone counting carbs. instead of food exchanges, has anyone > > noticed that a certain amount of carbs, will raise your bs a certain > amount? > With all the testing I have been doing lately, I have found that 1 carb. > will > usually raise my bs 2 points. > Not always, but usually it stays pretty much that. Depending on what I eat, > > of course and my activity. > So if I start with 115 before I eat and I don't want to see the numbers go > above 140, 2 hrs. after eating, I eat around 12 carbs for that meal. > Just wondering, > Debby > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2002 Report Share Posted June 19, 2002 Yes, absolutely now everybody think about eating rice, potatoes, pasta, and bread and add it up. Is it any wonder that your blood sugar will go up and then they just give you more and more meds, until your body just start shutting down with leg pains, heart attacks, circulation, nerve damage etc. All my problems are now caused by medications in my opinion, but I got 8 good years or pretty much eating whatever I wanted and keeping good blood sugar and then one day it all fell apart. Of course 3 of the meds I was on are now outlawed! Do I wish I could go back and just eat lowcarb, you darned right I would, but I followed my doctor's advice and the ADA. I never ate sweets, just lots of good baked potatoes and food that was low fat and high carb. Sorry to sound so peeved off, but I am. I feel they have tried to kill me, but I am getting well a little at a time, an hour at a time without their meds and the Atkins diet. Carbs kill and we will be hearing much more about this in the coming years. Fat does not hurt you unless you combine it with high carbs. Phyllis N >>Hi, >A question for anyone counting carbs. instead of food exchanges, has anyone >noticed that a certain amount of carbs, will raise your bs a certain >amount? >With all the testing I have been doing lately, I have found that 1 carb. >will >usually raise my bs 2 points. > Not always, but usually it stays pretty much that. Depending on what I >eat, >of course and my activity. >So if I start with 115 before I eat and I don't want to see the numbers go >above 140, 2 hrs. after eating, I eat around 12 carbs for that meal. >Just wondering, >Debby > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 writes: > Nope! ;-) I often have a glass of milk, banana and 10 cashews > for breakfast. > Two hours later, the bg readings have been 63, 84, 90, 106, > 108, 114 and 123. > Definately not the slightest bit consistant. While a two hour post meal test tells us whether we are recovering back to normal in a reasonable time (and this can be influenced by many things in addition to the meal content), it doesn't tell us very much about how high of a peak a meal has produced. To find out how a particular meal affects you, you really need to test right before you eat and at, say, 15 minute intervals for two or three hours and draw in a " peak " where the readings flatten off at the top. The peak might be 1 to 1 1/2 hours after the meal and higher than your highest test result, even at 15 minute intervals. You might be surprised at how high of a peak the breakfast you mentioned produces -- then, again, you may not. Tom the Actuary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 Phyllis, I'm thinking the same thing and have counseled my son NOT to go on meds and have given him low carb information. Do I wish I >>could go back >>and just eat lowcarb, you darned right I would, but I followed my >>doctor's >>advice and the ADA. I never ate sweets, just lots of good baked >>potatoes and >>food that was low fat and high carb. I did the same thing... I followed my doctor's advice, and now I'm doing what I know works! Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 Phyllis, I'm thinking the same thing and have counseled my son NOT to go on meds and have given him low carb information. Do I wish I >>could go back >>and just eat lowcarb, you darned right I would, but I followed my >>doctor's >>advice and the ADA. I never ate sweets, just lots of good baked >>potatoes and >>food that was low fat and high carb. I did the same thing... I followed my doctor's advice, and now I'm doing what I know works! Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 --- wsm311@... wrote: > > > A question for anyone counting carbs. instead of > food exchanges, has anyone > > noticed that a certain amount of carbs, will raise > your bs a certain amount? In my case and my late fathers, absolutely. I base my insulin on BG readings and amount of carbs to be eaten at my meal or snack (eaten imediately after my insulin injection). Carbs raise mine and raised my fathers BG much faster than table sugar. Some foods have almost zero impact on my BG's. Cabbage, spinach, asparagus, tomatoes, (actually most all vegies) and a few fruits in small or moderate amounts. I super hated the food exchange, still hate it. Counting carbs is much faster and easier for me. Also easier to understand my diabetic log entries later as I note the total carbs with each meal by each separate food. Lots of people do well on the exchange diet and hate carb counting. Tars > Nope! ;-) I often have a glass of milk, banana and > 10 cashews for breakfast. > Two hours later, the bg readings have been 63, 84, > 90, 106, 108, 114 and 123. > Definitely not the slightest bit consistent. > > (wsm311@...) > Peace and Carrots Farm > Vermont > http://www.homestead.com/peaceandcarrots/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VermontHomesteaders/join > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2002 Report Share Posted June 20, 2002 --- wsm311@... wrote: > > > A question for anyone counting carbs. instead of > food exchanges, has anyone > > noticed that a certain amount of carbs, will raise > your bs a certain amount? In my case and my late fathers, absolutely. I base my insulin on BG readings and amount of carbs to be eaten at my meal or snack (eaten imediately after my insulin injection). Carbs raise mine and raised my fathers BG much faster than table sugar. Some foods have almost zero impact on my BG's. Cabbage, spinach, asparagus, tomatoes, (actually most all vegies) and a few fruits in small or moderate amounts. I super hated the food exchange, still hate it. Counting carbs is much faster and easier for me. Also easier to understand my diabetic log entries later as I note the total carbs with each meal by each separate food. Lots of people do well on the exchange diet and hate carb counting. Tars > Nope! ;-) I often have a glass of milk, banana and > 10 cashews for breakfast. > Two hours later, the bg readings have been 63, 84, > 90, 106, 108, 114 and 123. > Definitely not the slightest bit consistent. > > (wsm311@...) > Peace and Carrots Farm > Vermont > http://www.homestead.com/peaceandcarrots/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VermontHomesteaders/join > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2002 Report Share Posted June 21, 2002 I sure agree with you there, Tars. When I was diagnosed and saw a CDE, I asked her if I had to use the exchange program...being " mathematically impaired, " I found it totally confusing. Luckily, she was very much a lowcarb advocate (ahead of her time!) so I did carb counting from the very beginning. What a life saver that was! Vicki In a message dated 06/20/2002 9:53:45 PM US Mountain Standard Time, tarscampbell@... writes: > > I super hated the food exchange, still hate it. > Counting carbs is much faster and easier for me. Also > easier to understand my diabetic log entries later as > I note the total carbs with each meal by each separate > food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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