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Insulin to cover legumes, beans n pulses

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Elbram said:
I eat beans and lentils, the dried mixed bag variety, every single day. I make a soup out of them with a decent stock and other veg for my breakfast instead of cereal, and I never seem to get bored of it. They make an amazing difference to my overall control. Back in the 80s, for me, veggies were not counted as part of the carb counting diet. As was explained to me back then, it encouraged us to eat more veg because they was "free". I was growing and constantly hungry so I took anything I could get. I think the easiest way to count beans is, to count the carbs on the packet first off, then work from there, if you feel a bit high after eating a whole meal of beans, double it, if low, half it - it is different for everyone. Also, try to soak the beans for much longer, apparently that deals with the bits in them that causes stomach issues in some people.
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Read that before about soaking them longer to avoid stomach issues, must be some truth in it.
 
Thanks for your post @Elbram. I’m a big fan of beans too, especially chick peas, lentils and borlotti beans - lush! I’m hungry now...😛
 
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