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Milk powder

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Is there such a thing as a milk powder that can be used in coffee , tea etc that is low in carbs. Cheers
 
I just use cream or milk in coffee. I don’t drink tea.
Others here use unsweetened Soya but I have no wish to give up dairy.
 
I use unsweetened almond milk in my coffee, to be honest I couldn't be bother faffing about with milk powder, I only use almond milk as I like the taste it gives my coffee but for the little amount of carbs in dairy milk it wouldn't be worth worrying as your not going to use a lot in a cuppa (well I don't but seems some people do) xx
 
I just use full fat milk in coffee and I've measured it a few times to check quantity I use and its 2g carbs, I just make sure I have no more than 5 a day keeping it under 10g carbs a day.
Might have pushed 6 mugs one day - what a rebel I am 😉

I would imagine milk powder products would still have carbs - my guess would be more, but only a guess.
 
I measure out 170ml skimmed milk each morning for 8.2gm carbs. This I stretch out over 6 or 7 mugs of tea, so about 1.2gm per mug. When it's gone it's back to plain water!
 
Good God Felinia the idea is to live with your diabetes comfortably - not to have to go to such pernickety details. If you only want to consume X carbs from milk - why deliberately opt for the highest carb milk? (skimmed is higher then semi, semi is higher than full fat)
 
trophywench said:
Good God Felinia the idea is to live with your diabetes comfortably - not to have to go to such pernickety details. If you only want to consume X carbs from milk - why deliberately opt for the highest carb milk? (skimmed is higher then semi, semi is higher than full fat)
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Because my GP and diabetic nurse told me to. I'm managing multiple health issues, not just diabetes, and have been told to follow a very low fat diet to reduce cholesterol (I'm allergic to statins), manage my diverticular disease (fat is a trigger food), and not aggravate my gastritis. I was also told to weigh and measure everything so I knew exactly how many carbs I am putting into my body. My cuppa is one thing I won't stop having, so I make sure it's properly accounted for. I look forward to the day when everything is under control and I won't need to be so rigid.
 
trophywench said:
Fair enough - I just didn't remember why you wouldn't be doing it for 'diabetic' purposes.
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Thanks - it's been hard trying to follow all the different instructions, cater for all the various ailments and keep the carbs down. Not 100% successful yet, but trying.
 
Felinia said:
Thanks - it's been hard trying to follow all the different instructions, cater for all the various ailments and keep the carbs down. Not 100% successful yet, but trying.
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I imagine it is,you're doing well though
 
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