carbohydrates

hi, I’m a type 2 newbie trying to get my head around food labelling. In respect of carbs, if the ‘of which are sugar’ is low, does that mean the over all carbs per portion is ok?? By which I mean, is the ‘carbohydrates of which are sugar’ the important bit. Also are complex carbs better than...

I was wondering how many people are actually doing low carb. (As opposed to managing carbs.) I was told on a carbohydrate awareness session that the minimum was 130g a day. So let's take less than that as being low carb. I know some here have posted that they go as low as 50g or less...

There's a lot of these TED talk things on YouTube. Events with talks exploring ideas. Or something like that. Here an American talks insulin resistance, high BG, LCHF and "not having diabetes anymore".

Hi, Got a shock this morning while making my son's packed lunch with Mission Deli Wheat & White Mini Wraps - the carbs per wrap had supposedly doubled to 30g! I weighed the wrap - it was only 30g so I applied the carb ratio of 50g/100g and came up with a more expected 15 gC per wrap. Major hypo...

Radio 4 The Food Programme (was on 12:30pm today), available online. They talked to a doctor (no idea of the name) who has written on diet (carb loading) and was taken up by runners. He later changed his mind and wrote in favour of high fat and low card. The programme can be played on this...

On Saturday I was on travels and out a lunch time. Visited a new place and ordered a salad with bacon. It came with cheese as standard. No worry about carbs there. I discovered when it arrived it also had apple in it. :eek::rolleyes:o_O