Carb Counting....
another thing I think I need to start to get my head around.
When I was diagnosed I saw the Dietician/Nutritionist and she went through an average day of what I ate and worked out that I did not really need to change what I was eating but the timing of my meals - I would only tend to have one meal a day and she said I would need to have three meals a day.
Everything I was to consume had to be under 10 grams of sugar per 100 grams and under 10 grams of saturated fat per 100 grams. If it was a dairy product I could increase both sets of values to 15 grams and if it was a liquid it was to be under 1-2 grams.
After reading different blogs and forums I keep coming across carb counting and that everyone seems to be doing 'it' this way - it all sounds very confusing to me. As I said another thing to learn and something I will probably have to adjust to once the insulin is reintroduced - time to find some books I think....
When I was diagnosed I saw the Dietician/Nutritionist and she went through an average day of what I ate and worked out that I did not really need to change what I was eating but the timing of my meals - I would only tend to have one meal a day and she said I would need to have three meals a day.
Everything I was to consume had to be under 10 grams of sugar per 100 grams and under 10 grams of saturated fat per 100 grams. If it was a dairy product I could increase both sets of values to 15 grams and if it was a liquid it was to be under 1-2 grams.
After reading different blogs and forums I keep coming across carb counting and that everyone seems to be doing 'it' this way - it all sounds very confusing to me. As I said another thing to learn and something I will probably have to adjust to once the insulin is reintroduced - time to find some books I think....
posted by Carolyn @ 7:02 am
2 Comments:
At 11:05 pm,
julia said…
Two books and two websites that give a ton of useful information about carb counting. Good luck with it - it's a little hard to get your head around at first, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be fine.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1884804853/103-3301558-7780612?v=glance&n=283155
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580402038/103-3301558-7780612?v=glance&n=283155
http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes_food_diet/carb_counting.php
http://www.diabetes123.com/d_08_d00.htm
At 7:22 am,
Carolyn said…
Thanks Julia for the links and the book suggestions. I haven't had much time to look into it yet - work has been extra busy and I am shattered at the moment. I will check them out when I have a moment and let you know how I go - thanks for taking the time to help me out - it is greatly appreciated more than you know :-)
Take Care
Carolyn
~x~
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