Re: I need some advice please

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

Those numbers sound about like what I was told when I was in the hospital

and first diagnosed with diabetes. They put me on a 2,200 calorie diet

which included 20 servings of 15 carbs each for the entire day. They said

about 6 carb servings for each meal and about 2 carb servings for a late

night snack before bedtime.

Jim

Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:15:10 -0600

Subject: RE: Re: I need some advice please

Beanie,

If you can believe it, my diabetes educator told me to eat what amounts

to a whopping total of 180 grams of carbs to 270... that's 3 carb servings

at meals and 1 for a snack, 3 times a day. That's 3 to 4 carb servings per

meal and 1 to 2 between meals. Now, I ate that way for 3 years, with no

problem blood sugars, but I can't eat that way now.

I've been noticing on the list that about 100 is a moderate amount. There

are 15 grams of carbs in a carb serving... about what's in a normal slice of

bread or a small piece of fruit. That means that if you try to keep it at

100 grams a day, you could have about 2 carb servings with each meal, as 100

grams divided by 15 is a little more than 6 servings. I find that's too

much for me, so I'm having to go lower. I'm shooting for about 3 to 4 carb

servings, which would be about 45 to 60 grams of carbs. Low would be 30

grams, which I find awfully low.... only 2 carb servings a day.

Sandy

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[Guest guest]

Sandy,

Those numbers sound about like what I was told when I was in the hospital

and first diagnosed with diabetes. They put me on a 2,200 calorie diet

which included 20 servings of 15 carbs each for the entire day. They said

about 6 carb servings for each meal and about 2 carb servings for a late

night snack before bedtime.

Jim

Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:15:10 -0600

Subject: RE: Re: I need some advice please

Beanie,

If you can believe it, my diabetes educator told me to eat what amounts

to a whopping total of 180 grams of carbs to 270... that's 3 carb servings

at meals and 1 for a snack, 3 times a day. That's 3 to 4 carb servings per

meal and 1 to 2 between meals. Now, I ate that way for 3 years, with no

problem blood sugars, but I can't eat that way now.

I've been noticing on the list that about 100 is a moderate amount. There

are 15 grams of carbs in a carb serving... about what's in a normal slice of

bread or a small piece of fruit. That means that if you try to keep it at

100 grams a day, you could have about 2 carb servings with each meal, as 100

grams divided by 15 is a little more than 6 servings. I find that's too

much for me, so I'm having to go lower. I'm shooting for about 3 to 4 carb

servings, which would be about 45 to 60 grams of carbs. Low would be 30

grams, which I find awfully low.... only 2 carb servings a day.

Sandy

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[Guest guest]

Sandy,

Those numbers sound about like what I was told when I was in the hospital

and first diagnosed with diabetes. They put me on a 2,200 calorie diet

which included 20 servings of 15 carbs each for the entire day. They said

about 6 carb servings for each meal and about 2 carb servings for a late

night snack before bedtime.

Jim

Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:15:10 -0600

Subject: RE: Re: I need some advice please

Beanie,

If you can believe it, my diabetes educator told me to eat what amounts

to a whopping total of 180 grams of carbs to 270... that's 3 carb servings

at meals and 1 for a snack, 3 times a day. That's 3 to 4 carb servings per

meal and 1 to 2 between meals. Now, I ate that way for 3 years, with no

problem blood sugars, but I can't eat that way now.

I've been noticing on the list that about 100 is a moderate amount. There

are 15 grams of carbs in a carb serving... about what's in a normal slice of

bread or a small piece of fruit. That means that if you try to keep it at

100 grams a day, you could have about 2 carb servings with each meal, as 100

grams divided by 15 is a little more than 6 servings. I find that's too

much for me, so I'm having to go lower. I'm shooting for about 3 to 4 carb

servings, which would be about 45 to 60 grams of carbs. Low would be 30

grams, which I find awfully low.... only 2 carb servings a day.

Sandy

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