Carbs

[Annette&Bert]

We should only be eating full fat. I use butter, full milk and cream ascwell as cheese the latter is great. So called diet foods are loaded with carbs!

 

[Lesleym]

We should only be eating full fat. I use butter, full milk and cream ascwell as cheese the latter is great. So called diet foods are loaded with carbs!

Thank you for your answer so surely high fat is not good for cholesterol I’m confused sorry

 

[Drummer]

Thank you for your answer so surely high fat is not good for cholesterol I’m confused sorry

Unfortunately all the things we are told about cholesterol seem to be dead ends - reducing cholesterol doesn't seem to have any positive consequences. Eating less fat seems to have little impact. Swapping to unsaturated fat can result in inflammation of the joints for some.

 

[SueEK]

Sue pls can I ask you I’m doing LCHF but I think the fats don’t suit me as i have high bp ..Someone said the low fat food is full of sugar how do we get round this

Sue pls can I ask you I’m doing LCHF but I think the fats don’t suit me as i have high bp ..Someone said the low fat food is full of sugar how do we get round this pls ?

Hi have you found your bg readings have increased since going LCHF? With the low fat alternatives really you need to choose those with low carb options, always check on the back of the item and yes some are definitely higher than the higher fat ones eg yoghurts. All I can suggest is that your test both your bg levels with any change or new foods and also regularly check your bp for a while to see if you can find a happy medium. If not a chat with your DN might be in order as she can also refer you to a dietician that might help. They will be others that can offer better advice than me that will come along I’m sure

 

[Newbie777]

Hello,

The choice is yours to carb count or not.

However, what I learned is that carbs are everywhere, I did not realise this.

As a Diabetic you wouldn't eat a cake or ice cream all the time, as you know it's bad for you, however I think carbs is actually worse, as you don't realise how bad it can be.. for a long time I was eating more than 400g of carbs on so called 'healthy foods'.

I checked today full fat Greek yogurt has less carbs than the equivalent reduced fat Greek yogurt!

It is about trial and error and nobody is wrong on there approach or usage, it is what works for you, talking about this is a good first step, then followed by trying things out slowly.

 

[Deleted member 25429]

I am type 1 diagnosed at 52 , whilst I know I can eat anything I decided to go low carb who said less carbs, less insulin, less ups and downs.You soon build a list in your head of the carbs in your favourite foods . I don’t eat prepackaged food,pasta rice or potatoes .We all have to take responsibility for what we eat and how it affects our levels. I have much tighter control of my condition by eating low carb and plenty of exercise, I have also found lots of very tasty alternatives to the higher carb foods

 

[Gwynn]

Oddly, I really enjoy carb counting as I know that every carefully controlled meal drives me further into success...beating my diabetes.

It also gives me a big something to do by creating an extensive App to assist me. What else do you do in lockdown?

If I had to write it all down and work it all out I too would not want to do it. Thankfully there are Apps out there that can take all the slog out of it all.

Success? Oh yes. 27Kg lost. Fitter, healthier, more energy, HbA1c down to non diabetic level, eyes slightly better, no headaches, no meds, enjoying food more, happier, clearer thinking, all diabetic symptoms gone.

Who wouldn't want to try to drive towards all that?

Well, my guess is that all the stresses and strains of life just wear us all down so that extra effort in something (like carb counting) can seem like a very big chore (and bore). And it seems that diabetes too can drain us and make us feel bad. However, looking beyond the now to the healthier, happer future is a great way to push though any block.

I suppose the deeper question might be 'what's the alternative'? Guess? Ignore it? Suffer the consequences of long term diabetes? No thanks.

 

[Lady_Serenity]

Is this the carbs with sugar on the food labels?
I try to have as low as possible for breakfast and lunch.
Then dinner approximately 50-100.

 

[Sally71]

Yes you need to count the “total carbs” on the food labels as they will all affect your blood glucose level. The “of which sugars” bit is useless, that's only some of them!

 

[Leadinglights]

Is this the carbs with sugar on the food labels?
I try to have as low as possible for breakfast and lunch.
Then dinner approximately 50-100.

I think others will chip in to answer but I would have though it better to even out your intake of carbs otherwise you risk having a huge spike for having that many carbs all in one go at one meal. Especially as you are more likely to me more active during the day rather than in the evening, unless of course if you go for a midnight run. The amount you are having in 1 meal is as much or more than many people have in the whole day.

 

[Newbie777]

yes I agree @Leadinglights,

For my 70g a day, I would keep breakfast a around 15g and my two other meals around the 20 to 25g, leaving a small amount for snacks.

 

[Drummer]

I found that I could cope with carbs more in the evening than first thing, so I usually have about 10 gm of carbs in the morning and about 12 hours later up to 30 gm though not every day, that would be if I had fruit for dessert.
I do want my readings to be normal, and so I have tested and kept records to find my own limits - you might have normal readings after more carbs or different foods, but as long as you are getting good results that should do the trick.

 

[Annette&Bert]

every morning, probably just for ease and simplicity, my breakfast is 2eggs, boiled scrambled or poached. Simples. I love porrige, but don’t have it!

 

[pat7762]

thanks everyone for replies,something must be working for me,lost 2lbs in 3 days,was 185lbs now 183lbs,yes i weigh in lbs seems the weight comes off quicker.

 

[Maca44]

thanks everyone for replies,something must be working for me,lost 2lbs in 3 days,was 185lbs now 183lbs,yes i weigh in lbs seems the weight comes off quicker.

I swear weight comes off quicker in Ib's, in kg's it doesn't, I also measure in feet & inches 😉

 

[trophywench]

I do know how heavy I am in kgs, but cannot grasp my height being other than 5ft 2ins.

When my niece was about 7-ish, my sis was telling her where to look for something in the barn, so go up the ladder, then a couple of yards to the right where you can see whatever, it's behind them - I think. How far is a yard, mum? Aaah - tiddly bit less than a metre Tori.

She said she didn't think it was worth saying 3 - 4 inches less than a metre to her!