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General Diabetes Discussion: How many grams of carbs can a diabetic have daily?

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    • CommentAuthorKimbo
    • CommentTimeOct 17th 2007
     

    Eveyone is talking about counting carbs, but how much can we have every day?

    I have absolutely no problem cutting out chocolates and cakes etc, I've never had a sweet tooth, but I do have a problem walking past the Lays, I really have to fight hard. :angry:

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      CommentAuthorBestBuddy
    • CommentTimeOct 17th 2007
     

    As I understand it, it depends on the person, the treatment and the amount of energy you are using.

    For example, I inject insulin, and in theory I should count the carbs to ensure that they match the amount of insulin that I inject.
    In practice, I inject insulin before each meal and do a rough estimate as to how much I need to inject - usually I get it right, but I do a blood sugar check 3 hours after eating to see if I am too low. If I am about to do, or have just done, serious exercise, then I adjust accordingly. This works for me and my insulin regime, but others may be injecting just twice a day and using a longer acting insulin - not sure whether it is more or less important for them to count the carbs.

    If you are not on insulin, but taking meds like Metformin or Avandia/Gliclazide, then you may still feel the need to count the carbs, but I guess it is somewhat less important as the risk of going too low is less. Neverthless, it may still be useful to keep a track of how many carbs you are consuming for better blood sugar control and to help you lose weight.

    Does that make sense?

    • CommentAuthorC.W
    • CommentTimeOct 17th 2007 edited
     

    We all need a certain ammount of carbs in our diet. The idea is to use the one that release their energy slowly and so make you feel full up for longer, although I have no idea how many grams we should eat on a daily basis. I found a GI diet book helpfull, although you still have to be carefull. A mars bar for instance is low GI because the fat slows down the rate the sugar is absorbed, but it is also full of fats and sugar...

    Boiled potatoes have a higher GI rating (no fat) than chips and crisps fried in fat! The carbs are easier to absorb without the fat!

    • CommentAuthorKimbo
    • CommentTimeOct 18th 2007
     

    Thank you, it does make a lot of sense. Being diabetic really sucks!!:sad:

    • CommentAuthorC.W
    • CommentTimeOct 18th 2007
     

    You're telling me it sucks. I found out I was diabetic just before Easter last year. I was carefull and did enjoy a little chocolate. Easter this year was different, but I still only had a little choclate. the reason easter was different this year, we adopted a little boy who came to live with us at the end of March. I love him very much, so want to be around to watch him grow up!:rainbow::winkkiss:

    • CommentAuthorKimbo
    • CommentTimeOct 19th 2007
     

    I'm always very careful what I eat and always think twice when I'm offered something, I'm 44, my daughter is 18 and writing her final exams for high school. She starts university next year so obviously it will be quite a while before she gets married and settles down and I want to be around for my grandchildren. My husbands step grandfather lost both his legs because of diabetese and it eventually brought his life to an end. I don't want to end up in the same position.

    I attend my very first diabetic meeting tomorrow afternoon and can't wait.

    I can see you're very proud of your little boy.

    • CommentAuthorC.W
    • CommentTimeOct 19th 2007
     

    it is wise to be carefull. My friends and family know not to offer me sweets or buy them for me, and when there is a celebration at work I get the diet coke and an apple!

    My grown up son is 21 and enjoying life, and although I want to see him settled I know I don't have to worry about him. He has just become a first aider, and has lots of usefull information on how to deal with hypos!

    My little one is wonderful. he even has a lancet minus the sharp bit to use when I do my testing.

    I am very proud of both of my boys!:cheer::swingin:

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      CommentAuthorBestBuddy
    • CommentTimeOct 19th 2007
     

    I normally work from home, but once every two weeks or so have to visit our main company office.

    The guys in the office know that it is best to HAVE sweets lying around for me.

    Because I inject insulin my blood sugar levels can drop too low in a long meeting - sweets solve this problem quickly :)

    • CommentAuthorCaroline W
    • CommentTimeOct 20th 2007
     

    Unless someone else is here with me, I find it more difficult not to eat the sweets when I am working from home.

    At work I am also helped by a colleague with a wheat intolerance. Well we help each other by passing on usefull information!

    • CommentAuthorKimbo
    • CommentTimeOct 21st 2007
     

    My colleagues have become very thoughtful lately, it did take a while though. Every time we have a birthday someone brings cake which I don't have, but the last birthday we had, my friend bought a cake for the team and a packet of diabetic sweets for me, I thought is was the sweetest thought ever. My boss still puts a chocolate on my desk now and then and tells me to take it home for my daughter, he's also a honey.

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