| The short answers: No, not all carbohydrates are the same. You should be doing whatever works for you. I'm assuming that you are type 2; however, it would be nice to know for certain, and also to be sure that your type diagnosis actually was correct. (We've had several type 1 members who were initially misdiagnosed as type 2!)
Whole-grain pasta digests slowly. I have found that black beans and Tinkyada brown rice spaghetti to release glucose more slowly than any other food I've tried, releasing at a fairly-continuous rate over four or five hours. If you feel like a cookie, I've found that Kashi products work well.
Soda, white flour, and processed foods are evil. Processed breaded fish (made with white flour) spikes my BG very quickly, despite protein and fat that supposedly slow the effect.
Be cautious of sweet or starchy vegetables -- in particular, carrots and peas can raise BG faster than you might expect.
I hope that the above at least gives a start. Your questions are rather broad... we'll all do what we can to point you in the right direction, but you'll need some experimentation and testing to hone and tune your regimen. (Don't worry. It's not as daunting as it sounds; just take things a day at a time.)
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Eddy
DXed 2007/04 = advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3
post-DX A1c = 5.4% @ 2008/07; 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
c-peptide = 0.0% @ 2008/07
current BMI = 26.0 (86kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal = NPH and Levemir, ~35U daily (I really should start a thread)
bolus = 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of aspart, human R, human N
not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
last updated 2008/11/03
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