Guest guest Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Angelia, You say that 45 carbs at a meal sounds like too much. I was told 45-60 per meal and 15-23 per snack. I don't usually get that much at a meal. Is the 45-60 high for most people with diabetes? The diabetes nurse seems to follow a lot of the research that is going on (GI and such considered, unlike a friend of mine's Dr). I did talk to another friend yesterday and she says she stays at 15-30 a day most of the time. That seems really low to me. Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I have to chime in on this one. I, personally, CANNOT eat more than 20 carbs per meal, or I have to DOUBLE my insulin (I already take 20 units before each meal, plus my long acting one.). Most nurses and doctors tell you exactly what you said they told you. When I first started on insulin, my nurse practitioner really fussed at me because she said I HAD to have 45 carbs per meal at a minimum. I basically said " I DON " T THINK SO " . The thing about diabetes is that NO 2 people are alike. And what the nurses and doctors sometimes don't tell you, that almost all carbs you put into your body are like putting in sugar. Carbs turn to sugar. Now, there are fast acting carbs and slower acting carbs. There are some who can eat oatmeal. If I even look at oatmeal, bread (of any kind), any pasta or milk, my sugars hit the 300 and above range. Diabetes is an individual disease. I read someone put it like this : Diabetics are like scientists......daily performing lab experiments on themselves. The thing is this, you have to play around with what you can and can't eat. Log EVERYTHING that you put into your mouth and check your sugars an hour after you eat it, then you will know what you can and can't eat. It will also depend on how high your sugars are.................are you a diabetic or a pre diabetic. Anyway, I hope this helps.......................... Duckie _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I have to chime in on this one. I, personally, CANNOT eat more than 20 carbs per meal, or I have to DOUBLE my insulin (I already take 20 units before each meal, plus my long acting one.). Most nurses and doctors tell you exactly what you said they told you. When I first started on insulin, my nurse practitioner really fussed at me because she said I HAD to have 45 carbs per meal at a minimum. I basically said " I DON " T THINK SO " . The thing about diabetes is that NO 2 people are alike. And what the nurses and doctors sometimes don't tell you, that almost all carbs you put into your body are like putting in sugar. Carbs turn to sugar. Now, there are fast acting carbs and slower acting carbs. There are some who can eat oatmeal. If I even look at oatmeal, bread (of any kind), any pasta or milk, my sugars hit the 300 and above range. Diabetes is an individual disease. I read someone put it like this : Diabetics are like scientists......daily performing lab experiments on themselves. The thing is this, you have to play around with what you can and can't eat. Log EVERYTHING that you put into your mouth and check your sugars an hour after you eat it, then you will know what you can and can't eat. It will also depend on how high your sugars are.................are you a diabetic or a pre diabetic. Anyway, I hope this helps.......................... Duckie _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I have to chime in on this one. I, personally, CANNOT eat more than 20 carbs per meal, or I have to DOUBLE my insulin (I already take 20 units before each meal, plus my long acting one.). Most nurses and doctors tell you exactly what you said they told you. When I first started on insulin, my nurse practitioner really fussed at me because she said I HAD to have 45 carbs per meal at a minimum. I basically said " I DON " T THINK SO " . The thing about diabetes is that NO 2 people are alike. And what the nurses and doctors sometimes don't tell you, that almost all carbs you put into your body are like putting in sugar. Carbs turn to sugar. Now, there are fast acting carbs and slower acting carbs. There are some who can eat oatmeal. If I even look at oatmeal, bread (of any kind), any pasta or milk, my sugars hit the 300 and above range. Diabetes is an individual disease. I read someone put it like this : Diabetics are like scientists......daily performing lab experiments on themselves. The thing is this, you have to play around with what you can and can't eat. Log EVERYTHING that you put into your mouth and check your sugars an hour after you eat it, then you will know what you can and can't eat. It will also depend on how high your sugars are.................are you a diabetic or a pre diabetic. Anyway, I hope this helps.......................... Duckie _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 It was that asked about all of this... =) I know what I can and cant eat =) Thanks though Angelia (yah, its spelled Angelia) in OR Re: ** I am so frustrated** > Hi Angelina, > > For really good control, some people eat 45 grams in an entire day, as you > have heard. Nutritionists are notorious for telling us to eat wayyyyy too > many carbs. Oatmeal is high GI - most people can't eat oatmeal AT ALL. I > used to have a huge bowl every morning with honey every single day the > year prior to my dx and I miss it terribly but it definitely is not > possible for most. Kiwi is high GI I believe so go easy on that. Cold > cereal will spike most people. Bread - even 100% whole wheat is still > about 15 carbs per slice depending on brand and some will spike from that > (I do). Stay away from pasta -even whole wheat and dreamfields supposedly > net 5 carbs will spike many of us - rice is high GI - even brown rice. > > Some on this list will say they can eat the above foods and maybe you can > but if you really want to lower your numbers, you need to go low carb and > get control, then you can add in some of the items that you may possible > be able to eat (and test after to see). > > Doing these things will greatly help reduce your numbers, and of course > exercise. > > Go for eggs, low fat cheese, meats, nuts, low fat/low carb yogurt. > > Remember - check CARBS on the label not so much sugars as sugars are > calculated into the carbs. > > Sandy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 It was that asked about all of this... =) I know what I can and cant eat =) Thanks though Angelia (yah, its spelled Angelia) in OR Re: ** I am so frustrated** > Hi Angelina, > > For really good control, some people eat 45 grams in an entire day, as you > have heard. Nutritionists are notorious for telling us to eat wayyyyy too > many carbs. Oatmeal is high GI - most people can't eat oatmeal AT ALL. I > used to have a huge bowl every morning with honey every single day the > year prior to my dx and I miss it terribly but it definitely is not > possible for most. Kiwi is high GI I believe so go easy on that. Cold > cereal will spike most people. Bread - even 100% whole wheat is still > about 15 carbs per slice depending on brand and some will spike from that > (I do). Stay away from pasta -even whole wheat and dreamfields supposedly > net 5 carbs will spike many of us - rice is high GI - even brown rice. > > Some on this list will say they can eat the above foods and maybe you can > but if you really want to lower your numbers, you need to go low carb and > get control, then you can add in some of the items that you may possible > be able to eat (and test after to see). > > Doing these things will greatly help reduce your numbers, and of course > exercise. > > Go for eggs, low fat cheese, meats, nuts, low fat/low carb yogurt. > > Remember - check CARBS on the label not so much sugars as sugars are > calculated into the carbs. > > Sandy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 It was that asked about all of this... =) I know what I can and cant eat =) Thanks though Angelia (yah, its spelled Angelia) in OR Re: ** I am so frustrated** > Hi Angelina, > > For really good control, some people eat 45 grams in an entire day, as you > have heard. Nutritionists are notorious for telling us to eat wayyyyy too > many carbs. Oatmeal is high GI - most people can't eat oatmeal AT ALL. I > used to have a huge bowl every morning with honey every single day the > year prior to my dx and I miss it terribly but it definitely is not > possible for most. Kiwi is high GI I believe so go easy on that. Cold > cereal will spike most people. Bread - even 100% whole wheat is still > about 15 carbs per slice depending on brand and some will spike from that > (I do). Stay away from pasta -even whole wheat and dreamfields supposedly > net 5 carbs will spike many of us - rice is high GI - even brown rice. > > Some on this list will say they can eat the above foods and maybe you can > but if you really want to lower your numbers, you need to go low carb and > get control, then you can add in some of the items that you may possible > be able to eat (and test after to see). > > Doing these things will greatly help reduce your numbers, and of course > exercise. > > Go for eggs, low fat cheese, meats, nuts, low fat/low carb yogurt. > > Remember - check CARBS on the label not so much sugars as sugars are > calculated into the carbs. > > Sandy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Each person can handle different ammounts of Carbs at a meal. When someone cannot keep numbers under control, lessening the ammount of carbs per meal is a good Idea. and for many many diabetics 45-60 is wayyyy too many carbs. sounds as though she is doing a great job, but may need to lessen her carb intake, just to see if it helps. I still recomend that she go and see a diabetes specialist... (endo something or other, I dont have one) Angelia in OR Re: ** I am so frustrated** > Angelia, > > You say that 45 carbs at a meal sounds like too much. I was told 45-60 > per meal and 15-23 per snack. I don't usually get that much at a meal. > Is the 45-60 high for most people with diabetes? The diabetes nurse seems > to follow a lot of the research that is going on (GI and such considered, > unlike a friend of mine's Dr). > > I did talk to another friend yesterday and she says she stays at 15-30 a > day most of the time. That seems really low to me. > > Darlene > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Each person can handle different ammounts of Carbs at a meal. When someone cannot keep numbers under control, lessening the ammount of carbs per meal is a good Idea. and for many many diabetics 45-60 is wayyyy too many carbs. sounds as though she is doing a great job, but may need to lessen her carb intake, just to see if it helps. I still recomend that she go and see a diabetes specialist... (endo something or other, I dont have one) Angelia in OR Re: ** I am so frustrated** > Angelia, > > You say that 45 carbs at a meal sounds like too much. I was told 45-60 > per meal and 15-23 per snack. I don't usually get that much at a meal. > Is the 45-60 high for most people with diabetes? The diabetes nurse seems > to follow a lot of the research that is going on (GI and such considered, > unlike a friend of mine's Dr). > > I did talk to another friend yesterday and she says she stays at 15-30 a > day most of the time. That seems really low to me. > > Darlene > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Each person can handle different ammounts of Carbs at a meal. When someone cannot keep numbers under control, lessening the ammount of carbs per meal is a good Idea. and for many many diabetics 45-60 is wayyyy too many carbs. sounds as though she is doing a great job, but may need to lessen her carb intake, just to see if it helps. I still recomend that she go and see a diabetes specialist... (endo something or other, I dont have one) Angelia in OR Re: ** I am so frustrated** > Angelia, > > You say that 45 carbs at a meal sounds like too much. I was told 45-60 > per meal and 15-23 per snack. I don't usually get that much at a meal. > Is the 45-60 high for most people with diabetes? The diabetes nurse seems > to follow a lot of the research that is going on (GI and such considered, > unlike a friend of mine's Dr). > > I did talk to another friend yesterday and she says she stays at 15-30 a > day most of the time. That seems really low to me. > > Darlene > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Darlene, To echo what everyone else is telling , plus add some perspective; Dr. Bernstein, who is very, very aggressive, recommends 6 grams of carb at breakfast and 9 at lunch and dinner. Not easy to do. (Keep this info in mind when other quote him on this site. It is the context for the rest of his comments.) The educator is repeating what he/she has been told. Like the rest of the folks responding, if I have more than 30 grams of carbs in a meal I will need more insulin than I'm comfortable taking at once. Good luck, Jim > > > > I did talk to another friend yesterday and she says she stays at 15-30 a > > day most of the time. That seems really low to me. > > > > Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Darlene, To echo what everyone else is telling , plus add some perspective; Dr. Bernstein, who is very, very aggressive, recommends 6 grams of carb at breakfast and 9 at lunch and dinner. Not easy to do. (Keep this info in mind when other quote him on this site. It is the context for the rest of his comments.) The educator is repeating what he/she has been told. Like the rest of the folks responding, if I have more than 30 grams of carbs in a meal I will need more insulin than I'm comfortable taking at once. Good luck, Jim > > > > I did talk to another friend yesterday and she says she stays at 15-30 a > > day most of the time. That seems really low to me. > > > > Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I just met with an dietician on Tuesday who told me 45 carbs a meal and 15 per snacks. It's been 26 days since my diagnosis and I know through constant testing and trial and error it wasn't going to work for me. I let my meter tell me what I can and cannot eat. When I told her about my approach, she frowned on it. If this is disease works differently on each person, why the cutter cookie approach to treating it? I was expecting her to say okay you're 5'5 " , you need to lose weight, you're just starting to exercise...let's start you off with.... She could have told me what she told me over the telephone. I feel like it was a waste of my time to write down what I typically eat if she was just going to turn around and give me some generic meal plan. Great discussion! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I just met with an dietician on Tuesday who told me 45 carbs a meal and 15 per snacks. It's been 26 days since my diagnosis and I know through constant testing and trial and error it wasn't going to work for me. I let my meter tell me what I can and cannot eat. When I told her about my approach, she frowned on it. If this is disease works differently on each person, why the cutter cookie approach to treating it? I was expecting her to say okay you're 5'5 " , you need to lose weight, you're just starting to exercise...let's start you off with.... She could have told me what she told me over the telephone. I feel like it was a waste of my time to write down what I typically eat if she was just going to turn around and give me some generic meal plan. Great discussion! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I just met with an dietician on Tuesday who told me 45 carbs a meal and 15 per snacks. It's been 26 days since my diagnosis and I know through constant testing and trial and error it wasn't going to work for me. I let my meter tell me what I can and cannot eat. When I told her about my approach, she frowned on it. If this is disease works differently on each person, why the cutter cookie approach to treating it? I was expecting her to say okay you're 5'5 " , you need to lose weight, you're just starting to exercise...let's start you off with.... She could have told me what she told me over the telephone. I feel like it was a waste of my time to write down what I typically eat if she was just going to turn around and give me some generic meal plan. Great discussion! Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 In a message dated 1/27/2006 9:23:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ron42nm@... writes: One more thing: don't make lifetime decisions based on a single meter reading. A food that spikes your sugar one day may not necessarily the next (although a big piece of chocolate cake surely will). There are a lot of factors at work that determine a blood sugar level at any given time. Hi Ron, Thanks for posting this because it is so true. An example, I can eat home made biscuits and never get readings over 120. The other day, I decided to have a biscuit with egg/veggies. I had been on the phone/website with AnthemRX before breakfast and again after breakfast. Two hours later, my numbers were 135. I knew it was stress. We all need to realize that we have diabetes therefore we are going to get high numbers sometimes. Even people without diabetes get high readings occasionally. We need to stop stressing over those occasionally high numbers. Stress can do just as much damage to our body as that once in awhile high number. We need to control our diabetes, but we have to consider our overall health at the same time. hugs Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 In a message dated 1/27/2006 9:23:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ron42nm@... writes: One more thing: don't make lifetime decisions based on a single meter reading. A food that spikes your sugar one day may not necessarily the next (although a big piece of chocolate cake surely will). There are a lot of factors at work that determine a blood sugar level at any given time. Hi Ron, Thanks for posting this because it is so true. An example, I can eat home made biscuits and never get readings over 120. The other day, I decided to have a biscuit with egg/veggies. I had been on the phone/website with AnthemRX before breakfast and again after breakfast. Two hours later, my numbers were 135. I knew it was stress. We all need to realize that we have diabetes therefore we are going to get high numbers sometimes. Even people without diabetes get high readings occasionally. We need to stop stressing over those occasionally high numbers. Stress can do just as much damage to our body as that once in awhile high number. We need to control our diabetes, but we have to consider our overall health at the same time. hugs Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 In a message dated 1/27/2006 9:23:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ron42nm@... writes: One more thing: don't make lifetime decisions based on a single meter reading. A food that spikes your sugar one day may not necessarily the next (although a big piece of chocolate cake surely will). There are a lot of factors at work that determine a blood sugar level at any given time. Hi Ron, Thanks for posting this because it is so true. An example, I can eat home made biscuits and never get readings over 120. The other day, I decided to have a biscuit with egg/veggies. I had been on the phone/website with AnthemRX before breakfast and again after breakfast. Two hours later, my numbers were 135. I knew it was stress. We all need to realize that we have diabetes therefore we are going to get high numbers sometimes. Even people without diabetes get high readings occasionally. We need to stop stressing over those occasionally high numbers. Stress can do just as much damage to our body as that once in awhile high number. We need to control our diabetes, but we have to consider our overall health at the same time. hugs Eunice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 > > I just met with an dietician on Tuesday who told me 45 carbs a meal > and 15 per snacks. > > It's been 26 days since my diagnosis and I know through constant > testing and trial and error it wasn't going to work for me. > > I let my meter tell me what I can and cannot eat. > > When I told her about my approach, she frowned on it. > > If this is disease works differently on each person, why the cutter > cookie approach to treating it? > You're right that your meter should tell you what to eat. It's really a matter of learning to balance a number of factors. You want to obtain normal sugars and maintain, or get to, a proper weight for you. You use a combination of diet (calories and amount of carbs, exercise, and medications. 45 grams of carbs per meal is a reasonable starting point. If your sugars are still too high, you can decrease the carbs, increase the exercise, or increase the medication. The latter may produce a weight gain, which may not be desirable. You may need to go to 30 grams of carbs per meal. Some people find extremely low carb diets unpalatable, others don't. At 26 days from diagnosis, your body is till adjusting. What doesn't give you perfect blood sugars now may work well in another month or two. It's up to you to find a combination that works for you. Remember always that this is a lifelong condition. You need to work out a diet and exercise regimen that you can be happy with, not just one you find tolerable, year in and year out. Don't expect to get everything worked out in 26 days. Changes in diet are more likely to stick with you if you make them gradually. One more thing: don't make lifetime decisions based on a single meter reading. A food that spikes your sugar one day may not necessarily the next (although a big piece of chocolate cake surely will). There are a lot of factors at work that determine a blood sugar level at any given time. What you should make decisions on is consistent patterns. You need a lot more than 26 days of trial and error to do that. At one year I'm still working on it. There are plenty of people still working on it at 5 and 10 years and more. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 > > I just met with an dietician on Tuesday who told me 45 carbs a meal > and 15 per snacks. > > It's been 26 days since my diagnosis and I know through constant > testing and trial and error it wasn't going to work for me. > > I let my meter tell me what I can and cannot eat. > > When I told her about my approach, she frowned on it. > > If this is disease works differently on each person, why the cutter > cookie approach to treating it? > You're right that your meter should tell you what to eat. It's really a matter of learning to balance a number of factors. You want to obtain normal sugars and maintain, or get to, a proper weight for you. You use a combination of diet (calories and amount of carbs, exercise, and medications. 45 grams of carbs per meal is a reasonable starting point. If your sugars are still too high, you can decrease the carbs, increase the exercise, or increase the medication. The latter may produce a weight gain, which may not be desirable. You may need to go to 30 grams of carbs per meal. Some people find extremely low carb diets unpalatable, others don't. At 26 days from diagnosis, your body is till adjusting. What doesn't give you perfect blood sugars now may work well in another month or two. It's up to you to find a combination that works for you. Remember always that this is a lifelong condition. You need to work out a diet and exercise regimen that you can be happy with, not just one you find tolerable, year in and year out. Don't expect to get everything worked out in 26 days. Changes in diet are more likely to stick with you if you make them gradually. One more thing: don't make lifetime decisions based on a single meter reading. A food that spikes your sugar one day may not necessarily the next (although a big piece of chocolate cake surely will). There are a lot of factors at work that determine a blood sugar level at any given time. What you should make decisions on is consistent patterns. You need a lot more than 26 days of trial and error to do that. At one year I'm still working on it. There are plenty of people still working on it at 5 and 10 years and more. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 You need a lot more than 26 days of trial and > error to do that. At one year I'm still working on it. There are > plenty of people still working on it at 5 and 10 years and more. > > Ron > Sound advice, Ron. Thank you :-) Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 You need a lot more than 26 days of trial and > error to do that. At one year I'm still working on it. There are > plenty of people still working on it at 5 and 10 years and more. > > Ron > Sound advice, Ron. Thank you :-) Sheila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 OK, figure it out like this...if you can eat 45-60 carbs at a meal and then when you test 2 hrs later you are at a GOOD bs number, then YOU can eat that many carbs! If YOU are NOT in good control, you can't! It's that simple. Just because a nurse tells you, or a dietitian tells you to eat a certain number, well, that doesn't mean anyting. Period. This disease is different for everybody. And our individual bodies vary as to how we react to the carbs, or the TYPE of carbs. And some of us get more exercise than others. Some have more stress. Don't look at what you SHOLD be able to eat because some dietitain says it is the norm for you. If I ate all the carbs that mine told me, I would be 20# heavier than I am, I would be having a higher A1C, and I would be on more meds. The goal here is to see what is going to work for YOU. Obviously, you are going to have to do a bit of work on trying different foods, testing more, trying to get exercise at different times, etc. You can do it! Tucson Kitty Re: ** I am so frustrated** Angelia, You say that 45 carbs at a meal sounds like too much. I was told 45-60 per meal and 15-23 per snack. I don't usually get that much at a meal. Is the 45-60 high for most people with diabetes? The diabetes nurse seems to follow a lot of the research that is going on (GI and such considered, unlike a friend of mine's Dr). I did talk to another friend yesterday and she says she stays at 15-30 a day most of the time. That seems really low to me. Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 OK, figure it out like this...if you can eat 45-60 carbs at a meal and then when you test 2 hrs later you are at a GOOD bs number, then YOU can eat that many carbs! If YOU are NOT in good control, you can't! It's that simple. Just because a nurse tells you, or a dietitian tells you to eat a certain number, well, that doesn't mean anyting. Period. This disease is different for everybody. And our individual bodies vary as to how we react to the carbs, or the TYPE of carbs. And some of us get more exercise than others. Some have more stress. Don't look at what you SHOLD be able to eat because some dietitain says it is the norm for you. If I ate all the carbs that mine told me, I would be 20# heavier than I am, I would be having a higher A1C, and I would be on more meds. The goal here is to see what is going to work for YOU. Obviously, you are going to have to do a bit of work on trying different foods, testing more, trying to get exercise at different times, etc. You can do it! Tucson Kitty Re: ** I am so frustrated** Angelia, You say that 45 carbs at a meal sounds like too much. I was told 45-60 per meal and 15-23 per snack. I don't usually get that much at a meal. Is the 45-60 high for most people with diabetes? The diabetes nurse seems to follow a lot of the research that is going on (GI and such considered, unlike a friend of mine's Dr). I did talk to another friend yesterday and she says she stays at 15-30 a day most of the time. That seems really low to me. Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 OK, figure it out like this...if you can eat 45-60 carbs at a meal and then when you test 2 hrs later you are at a GOOD bs number, then YOU can eat that many carbs! If YOU are NOT in good control, you can't! It's that simple. Just because a nurse tells you, or a dietitian tells you to eat a certain number, well, that doesn't mean anyting. Period. This disease is different for everybody. And our individual bodies vary as to how we react to the carbs, or the TYPE of carbs. And some of us get more exercise than others. Some have more stress. Don't look at what you SHOLD be able to eat because some dietitain says it is the norm for you. If I ate all the carbs that mine told me, I would be 20# heavier than I am, I would be having a higher A1C, and I would be on more meds. The goal here is to see what is going to work for YOU. Obviously, you are going to have to do a bit of work on trying different foods, testing more, trying to get exercise at different times, etc. You can do it! Tucson Kitty Re: ** I am so frustrated** Angelia, You say that 45 carbs at a meal sounds like too much. I was told 45-60 per meal and 15-23 per snack. I don't usually get that much at a meal. Is the 45-60 high for most people with diabetes? The diabetes nurse seems to follow a lot of the research that is going on (GI and such considered, unlike a friend of mine's Dr). I did talk to another friend yesterday and she says she stays at 15-30 a day most of the time. That seems really low to me. Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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