Ellie Jones
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Sadly no ball park figures...
You get the RDA of 210g of carbs for the average females which is something like 15000 calories and 300g carbs for the average male around 2000 calories...
But are you Mr or Mrs average, of height, build, age and activity levels with a average metabolic rate!
You could start from these points, and then use your meter to work out how meals/snacks impact on your system the go through a process of perhaps changing aspects of your diet, such as a grain bread instead of white, lower GI index value.. Reducing the carb portion, 4 potatoes spike you BG, so try 3 then 2... Until you find the sweet point (excuse the pun) where you match carb level with good control and if necessary a medication level you'll happy with..
You get the RDA of 210g of carbs for the average females which is something like 15000 calories and 300g carbs for the average male around 2000 calories...
But are you Mr or Mrs average, of height, build, age and activity levels with a average metabolic rate!
You could start from these points, and then use your meter to work out how meals/snacks impact on your system the go through a process of perhaps changing aspects of your diet, such as a grain bread instead of white, lower GI index value.. Reducing the carb portion, 4 potatoes spike you BG, so try 3 then 2... Until you find the sweet point (excuse the pun) where you match carb level with good control and if necessary a medication level you'll happy with..